GASA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: 1950 United States Census, Soy Sauce, Chop Suey

• School: UTSC
• Department: Global Asia Studies
• Course: GASA01H3
• Professor: Jayeeta Sharma

Document Summary

Haming liu: chop suey as imagined authentic chinese food: the culinary identity of. Chinese migration to the united states: 1849 the first wave of chinese immigration began shortly after the california. Census data: 1920 census: approximately 1/3 of employed chinese immigrants worked in restaurants, (cid:1005)9(cid:1007)(cid:1004) (cid:272)e(cid:374)sus: 6% of califor(cid:374)ia(cid:859)s chi(cid:374)ese (cid:373)ale populatio(cid:374), (cid:1006)(cid:1004)-25% east coast. Chinese males worked in restaurants: 1940 census: approximately 4300 chinese restaurants in u. s. (7% of americans frequented these restaurants, 1950 census: approx. Cultural and culinary exchange and negotiation: (cid:862) (cid:373)igratio(cid:374) is ofte(cid:374) a pro(cid:272)ess of (cid:374)egotiatio(cid:374) (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) (cid:272)ultures. (cid:863, (cid:862)d(cid:455)(cid:374)a(cid:373)i(cid:272) i(cid:374)tera(cid:272)tio(cid:374) (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) chi(cid:374)ese food a(cid:374)d a(cid:373)eri(cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:272)usto(cid:373)ers (cid:449)as a(cid:374) interesting process of cultural negotiation. Chinese food: soy sauce was a key element, chop ue(cid:455), fortu(cid:374)e (cid:272)ookies, ge(cid:374)eral tsao(cid:859)s (cid:272)hi(cid:272)ke(cid:374) = (cid:374)e(cid:449) to. A(cid:373)eri(cid:272)a(cid:374)ized (cid:858)chi(cid:374)ese(cid:859) food (cid:271)ut (cid:449)ere (cid:374)ot authe(cid:374)ti(cid:272)all(cid:455) chi(cid:374)ese ingredients/dishes. Literal meaning of chow chop suey stir fried animal intestines. Ingredients (cheaper in efficiency) in american chop suey dishes changed.