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Chinese Introduced to Fortune Cookies
As the century of the China dawns, real Chinese encounter the fakery that has been passed off as Chinese culture in the West. Whether it be chop suey or the mythical New York egg roll, this eye-openin… more →
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Police Rescue a Deer on Governors Island
Alex wrote 2 weeks ago: Updated, 3:48 p.m.| The Associated Press reports that the deer swam to Governor’s [sic] Island from … more →
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food
joyceandnorm wrote 3 weeks ago: The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food by Jennifer 8 Lee 2008 291 pa … more →
64. "The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food," Jennifer 8 Lee
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Eli wrote 2 months ago: I liked this book. Like most “a cultural history of [a noun]” books, it would have benef … more →
Tips For Adulthood: Five Ways To Feel Beautiful
delialloyd wrote 2 months ago: Every Wednesday I offer tips for adulthood. This week’s topic is drawn from a recent spread in … more →
[218] The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food - Jennifer 8. Lee
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Matthew wrote 4 months ago: “Chinese food has become an American comfort food in part because it is so predictable.” … more →
New York Times social media editor off to a sociable start
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Steve Buttry wrote 6 months ago: First tweets tend to be pretty lame (mine was), often something like “trying to figure out thi … more →
Jennifer 8. Lee
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@kengeorge wrote 8 months ago: Jennifer 8. Lee One year and change ago, Here & Now’s Emiko Tamagawa broke fortune cookies … more →
NPR says the darndest things (about Chinese food)
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laurflem wrote 9 months ago: Speeding home from my internship to class on Wednesday afternoons I almost always seem to come acros … more →
asia society
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A massage parlor full of librarians??
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hornytimetraveler wrote 9 months ago: One of the advantages of being middle-aged is that some of the horny time-traveling I do can involve … more →
Chinese-American Food Demystified
Mish wrote 10 months ago: Did you know that fortune cookies were first made by Japanese bakers in Kyoto, but popularized in Ch … more →
Jennifer 8. Lee on Chinese-American Cuisine
Dan wrote 10 months ago: I found this to be surprisingly fascinating: … more →
Message in your fortune cookie
Carleton Place Public Library wrote 11 months ago: Looking for crafts for my Valentine’s Craft Night coming up, I came across one of Martha Stewa … more →
Chinese Food: The Open Source McDonald's
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Dana wrote 11 months ago: Jennifer 8 Lee gave a TED talk on the rampant spread of Chinese food throughout the US and the world … more →
Jennifer 8. Lee: Who was General Tso?
operationitch wrote 11 months ago: From TED more in Arts & Culture Reporter Jennifer 8. Lee talks about her hunt for the origins … more →
White American culture is General Tso's Chicken and Chop Suey.
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Restructure! wrote 11 months ago: Finally, somebody summarized the myths that non-Chinese Americans have about Chinese food. Most of w … more →
Chinese Introduced to Fortune Cookies
rachelroh wrote 1 year ago: As the century of the China dawns, real Chinese encounter the fakery that has been passed off as Chi … more →
UPNA Book Club Reads Their Fortune!
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blogando wrote 1 year ago: Left side, front to back: Kim Kreicker, Karen Acosta, Arla Jones and Richard Cole. Right side, front … more →
What Will You Be Doing on Aug. 8, 2008 at 8:08 p.m.?
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Monica wrote 1 year ago: I’m not very knowledgeable about numerology, but evidently the number 8 is considered to be qu … more →
