A food history that illuminates a community¿s struggle for survival.
A food history that illuminates a communityââ¬â¢s struggle for survival.
AcknowledgmentsA Note on Romanization and TerminologyIntroductionPrologue: A Stroke of the PenPart I1. Origins: The Toisan–California Pipeline2. The Culinary "Language" Barrier3. "Celestials" on Gold Mountain4. The Road to ChinatownPart II5. The Birth of Chinese American Cuisine6. Change, Interchange, and the First Successful "Translators"7. White America Rediscovers Chinese Cuisine8. An Advancement of Learning9. The First Age of Race-Blind ImmigrationPostscript: What Might Have BeenNotesGlossaryBibliographyIndex