Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. A Note on Romanization and Terminology xiii
5. Introduction xv
6. Prologue: A Stroke of the Pen 1
7. Part I
8. One. Origins: The Toisan–California Pipeline 7
9. Two. The Culinary “Language” Barrier 24
10. Three. “Celestials” on Gold Mountain 41
11. Four. The Road to Chinatown 72
12. Part II
13. Five. The Birth of Chinese American Cuisine 99
14. Six. Change, Interchange, and the First Successful “Translators” 138
15. Seven. White America Rediscovers Chinese Cuisine 165
16. Eight. An Advancement of Learning 191
17. Nine. The First Age of Race-Blind Immigration 233
18. Postscript: What Might Have Been 261
19. Notes 263
20. Glossary of Chinese Terms 291
21. Bibliography 297
22. Index 315