• Folding Joss - Remembering to Shut Up and Fold (2009)

  philadelphia pennsylvania – A loved one has passed. Now it’s time to prepare for the funeral. Everyone comes together, family, close friends, the young and the not so young. We gather around a large pile of Joss. Joss is a smal ... Read more Tags: family chinese funeral joss folding regrets

• The Great Wall, Gateway to America??? (1965)

  philadelphia pennsylvania – The Great Wall, Gateway to America? This statement rang true for many a Fujianese immigrant coming to Philadelphia during the 1960’s and 70’s. My family owned and operated the Great Wall Restaur ... Read more Tags: philadelphia great wall restaurant abc immigrants children

• Afternoon at the Sun Theatre - Monday Marry Me Movie Marathon Matinee (1971)

  new york new york – The "Monday Marry Me Movie Marathon Matinee." When we were younger that’s what my brothers and I would call what we did at least once every summer. It all starts with a wedding invitation. No ... Read more Tags: new york wedding movie sun

• Sticky Rice for Thanksgiving (1975)

  philidelphia pennsylvania – When I was a child my family owned a Chinese restaurant. This meant my parents working sometimes more than twelve hours a day, seven days a week, no vacations or holidays, except for Thanksgiving. My f ... Read more Tags: chinese thanksgiving sticky rice

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