American Chinese Restaurants

This edited volume is a significant addition to the thriving Chinese food studies in America. Readers will gain inside stories of Chinese restaurants in the Midwest, East and West coasts, as well as Chinese restaurants in Mexico, Uyghur, Chile, and Canada. - Min Zhou, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology & Asian American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles The anthology provides contemporary and historical lived experiences of what it is like to work in an American Chinese restaurant.It is an innovative anthology that includes a historical and contemporary view of American Chinese restaurants in terms of culinary histories, comics, visual analyses, person centered narratives and interviews. This book is a great contribution to Asian Studies, Asian American Studies, Anthropology, Global Studies and Food Studies. - Professor Xiao-huang Yin, American Studies; East Asian Languages and Cultures; Affiliated Faculty, History Occidental College American Chinese restaurant is not just stories of social injustices but many tales of opportunities as well. This book is unique because it includes a diverse narrative collection of essays that tells what goes on inside, front, and behind the restaurant. This book has scholars' contributions as well as perspectives from chefs like Ming Tsai and Martin Yan. - Professor Xiaojian Zhao, University of California, San Diego