Autor: Yong Chen

Yong Chen, raised by his food-loving mother in China, is professor of history at the University of California, Irvine, and served as the institution”s associate dean of graduate studies. Among his numerous publications are Chinese San Francisco, 1850–1943: A Trans-Pacific Community. He co-curated a museum exhibit on the history of Chinese restaurants in the United States, and his commentaries on food, immigration, and Sino-American relations appear frequently in the media in four languages.