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Feb. 20th, 2009 03:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
apocalypsos... seeing a sign that says, "Chinese restaurant coming soon!" in an empty shop not three blocks from your house.
Dear God, I know I don't believe in you, but the last time there was a possibility of a Chinese place in town we never got it. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease? *bats eyelashes heavenward*
Dear God, I know I don't believe in you, but the last time there was a possibility of a Chinese place in town we never got it. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease? *bats eyelashes heavenward*
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Date: 2009-02-20 10:33 pm (UTC)http://www.well.com/~indigo/crpintro.html
Your post reminded me of some of the thoughts I've had in the past about the role of Chinese restaurants and American social history. I grew up as the Chinese-American daughter of restaurant owners.
I heard about her project a couple of years ago, and I just googled her now. There is also Jennifer Lee's book--The Fortune Cookie Chronicles--which I think is supposed to be more of history type thing. It's on the to-read list.
Anyway, this was a weird tangent to take your post on, but it's where my head's been lately.