Sweet and Sour: Life in Chinese Family Restaurants

Nonfiction, History, Americas
Cover of the book Sweet and Sour: Life in Chinese Family Restaurants by John Jung, Yin and Yang Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: John Jung ISBN: 9781386280316
Publisher: Yin and Yang Press Publication: April 2, 2018
Imprint: Language: English
Author: John Jung
ISBN: 9781386280316
Publisher: Yin and Yang Press
Publication: April 2, 2018
Imprint:
Language: English

Sweet and Sour examines the history of Chinese family restaurants in the U. S. and Canada. Why did many Chinese immigrants enter this business around the end of the 19th century? What conditions made it possible for Chinese to open and succeed in operating restaurants after they emigrated to North America? How did Chinese restaurants manage to attract non-Chinese customers, given that they had little or no acquaintance with the Chinese style of food preparation and many were hostile toward Chinese immigrants? The goal of "Sweet and Sour" is to understand how the small Chinese family restaurants functioned. Narratives provided by 10 Chinese who grew up in their family restaurants in all parts of the North America provide valuable insights on the role that this ethnic business had on their lives. Is there any future for this type of immigrant enterprise in the modern world of franchised and corporate owned eateries or will it soon, like the Chinese laundry, be a relic of history? 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Sweet and Sour examines the history of Chinese family restaurants in the U. S. and Canada. Why did many Chinese immigrants enter this business around the end of the 19th century? What conditions made it possible for Chinese to open and succeed in operating restaurants after they emigrated to North America? How did Chinese restaurants manage to attract non-Chinese customers, given that they had little or no acquaintance with the Chinese style of food preparation and many were hostile toward Chinese immigrants? The goal of "Sweet and Sour" is to understand how the small Chinese family restaurants functioned. Narratives provided by 10 Chinese who grew up in their family restaurants in all parts of the North America provide valuable insights on the role that this ethnic business had on their lives. Is there any future for this type of immigrant enterprise in the modern world of franchised and corporate owned eateries or will it soon, like the Chinese laundry, be a relic of history? 

More books from Americas

Cover of the book Military Memoirs Of A Confederate: A Critical Narrative [Illustrated Edition] by John Jung
Cover of the book Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave by John Jung
Cover of the book Great Architecture and The Grand Hotels by John Jung
Cover of the book African Voices of the Atlantic Slave Trade by John Jung
Cover of the book George B. McClellan and Civil War History by John Jung
Cover of the book One Continuous Fight by John Jung
Cover of the book Crucible of Freedom by John Jung
Cover of the book Las constituciones de Venezuela (1811-1999) by John Jung
Cover of the book Early American Criminals: An American Newgate Calendar, Chronicling the Lives of the Most Notorious Criminal Offenders from Colonial America and the New Republic by John Jung
Cover of the book The Invisible Harry Gold: The Man Who Gave the Soviets the Atom Bomb by John Jung
Cover of the book The Truth About Slavery in the United States and Around the World by John Jung
Cover of the book Pirates & Patriots of the Revolution by John Jung
Cover of the book The Murder of the Century by John Jung
Cover of the book The Real Story of Billy the Kid by John Jung
Cover of the book Youngstown Postcards From the Steel City by John Jung
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy