Chow Chop Suey: Food and the Chinese American Journey

by Anne Mendelson

Book Overview

Chinese food first became popular in America under the shadow of violence against Chinese aliens, a despised racial minority ineligible for United States citizenship. The founding of late-nineteenth-century "chop suey" restaurants that pitched an altered version of Cantonese cuisine to white patrons despite a virulently anti-Chinese climate is one of several pivotal events in Anne Mendelson's thoughtful history of American Chinese food. Chow...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231158602
• ISBN13: 9780231158602
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher