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Shopping at Giant Foods

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Description for Shopping at Giant Foods Paperback. A fascinating study of the rise and fall of Chinese American supermarkets Series: Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 15 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSL; KNPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.

From the 1930s through the 1970s, Chinese American owned supermarkets located outside of Chinatown, catering to a non-Chinese clientele, and featuring mainstream American foods and other products and services rose to prominence and phenomenal success in Northern California, only to decline as union regulations and competition from national chains made their operation unprofitable. Alfred Yee’s study of this trajectory is an insider’s view of a fascinating era in Asian American immigration and entrepreneurship. Drawing on oral interviews with individuals who worked in the business during its peak and decline, he presents an accessible history that illustrates how this once-thriving business ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295992945
SKU
V9780295992945
Shipping Time
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About Alfred Yee
Alfred Yee is a lecturer at California State University, Sacramento. Previously, he worked in the grocery business for over twenty years as both an employer and employee.

Reviews for Shopping at Giant Foods
"This book provides a revealing insight into a remarkable chapter of American and Chinese American economic history . . . a valuable source on this thread of Chinese American economic and social history."
Benedikt Kohler
China Information
"The unlikely venue of the modern supermarket enables readers to catch glimpses of how Chinese Americans carved out an economic ... Read more

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