1. “One Night in Bangkok”: Food and the Everyday Life of Empire

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction: From Thailand to Thai Town 1
6. 1. “One Night in Bangkok”: Food and the Everyday Life of Empire 24
7. 2. “Chasing the Yum”: Food Procurement and Early Thai Los Angeles 56
8. 3. Too Hot to Handle? Restaurants and Thai American Identity 85
9. 4. “More Than a Place of Worship”: Food Festivals and Thai American Suburban Culture 118
10. 5. Thailand’s “77th Province”: Culinary Tourism in Thai Town 147
11. Conclusion: Beyond Cooking and Eating 174
12. Notes 191
13. Index 239