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Growing up in San Francisco's Chinatown : boomer memories from noodle rolls to apple pie
- Title
- Growing up in San Francisco's Chinatown : boomer memories from noodle rolls to apple pie / Edmund S. Wong.
- Author
- Wong, Edmund S.
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2018.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 18-9021 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121 |
Details
- Description
- 190 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits; 23 cm
- Subject
- Chinese Americans > California > San Francisco > History
- Chinese American families > California > San Francisco > History
- Chinese American families
- Chinese Americans
- Manners and customs
- Social conditions
- Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) > History
- Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) > Social life and customs
- Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) > Social conditions
- California > San Francisco
- California > San Francisco > Chinatown
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-188) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Dual cultures and identity: "I was totally confused" -- Showtime and movie nights: "Someone got the brilliant idea to set off some firecrackers in the balcony." -- The loneliness of being gay: "I could have been a dutiful Chinese son and faked it" -- Expectations and discipline: to be beaten is a sign of affection, to be scolded is a sign of love -- Working in the family store: "I always kept weapons close by" -- Home cooking, restaurants and takeout: great memories of yummy food and love -- Frances and Cheryl: discovering Chinatown through marriage -- Chinese new Year: "Gung Hay Fat Chow!" -- On growing up as a second-generation ABC: "I enjoyed being different and unique"
- Call Number
- JFE 18-9021
- ISBN
- 1467139351
- 9781467139359
- LCCN
- 2017958369
- OCLC
- 1007844200
- Author
- Wong, Edmund S., author.
- Title
- Growing up in San Francisco's Chinatown : boomer memories from noodle rolls to apple pie / Edmund S. Wong.
- Publisher
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2018.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-188) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-9021