edited by Hasia R. Diner and Simone Cinotto From the publisher: The history of the Jewish people has been a history of migration. Although Jews invariably brought with them their […]
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Anti-Chinese Immigration Laws Encouraged Growth of Chinese Restaurants
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 barred the entry of Chinese laborers into the United States, yet also ended up stimulating the formation of certain Chinese businesses through a system […]
Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America
by Gustavo Arellano From the publisher: Nationally syndicated columnist and bestselling author of ¡Ask a Mexican! Gustavo Arellano presents an entertaining, tasty trip through the history and culture of Mexican […]
K’Oben: 3,000 Years of the Maya Hearth
by Amber M. O’Connor and Eugene N. Anderson From the publisher: K’Oben traces the Maya kitchen and its associated hardware, ingredients, and cooking styles from the earliest times for which […]
Ethnic American Food Today: A Cultural Encyclopedia (2 volumes)e
edited by Lucy M. Long From the publisher: Ethnic American Food Today introduces readers to the myriad ethnic food cultures in the U.S. today. Entries are organized alphabetically by nation […]
Halal Food: A History
by Febe Armanios and Bogac Ergene From the publisher: Food trucks announcing “halal” proliferate in many urban areas but how many non-Muslims know what this means, other than cheap lunch? Here […]
We Are What We Eat: Ethnic Food and the Making of Americans
by Donna R. Gabaccia From the publisher: Ghulam Bombaywala sells bagels in Houston. Demetrios dishes up pizza in Connecticut. The Wangs serve tacos in Los Angeles. How ethnicity has influenced American […]
Planet Taco: A Global History of Mexican Food
by Jeffrey M. Pilcher From the publisher: As late as the 1960s, tacos were virtually unknown outside Mexico and the American Southwest. Within fifty years the United States had shipped taco […]