Chow Chop Suey: Food and the Chinese American Journey (Anne Mendelson) New Orleans and dive headfirst fearlessly into

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Chow Chop Suey: Food and the Chinese American Journey (Anne Mendelson) New Orleans and dive headfirst fearlessly intoChinese 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 Chop Suey