From Farm to Canal Street : : Chinatown's Alternative Food Network in the Global Marketplace /

From Farm to Canal Street : : Chinatown's Alternative Food Network in the Global Marketplace / / Valerie Imbruce.

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On the sidewalks of Manhattan's Chinatown, you can find street vendors and greengrocers selling bright red litchis in the summer and mustard greens and bok choy no matter the season. The neighborhood supplies more than two hundred distinct varieties of fruits and vegetables that find their way...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package
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Imbruce, Valerie,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2016]
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (232 p.) :; 12 halftones, 13 tables, 7 charts
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Situating Manhattan's Chinatown
  • 1. Greengrocers and Street Vendors
  • 2. The Social Network of Trade
  • 3. Okeechobee Bok Choy
  • 4. Bringing Southeast Asia to the Southeastern United States
  • 5. Growing Asian Vegetables in Honduras
  • 6. Chinese Food in American Culture
  • 7. Chinatown's Food Network and New York City Policies
  • Conclusion: Diversity and Dynamism in Global Markets
  • Appendix A: Produce Vendors in Chinatown
  • Appendix B: Fresh Fruit, Vegetables, and Herbs Sold in Chinatown
  • Appendix C: Food Plants Found in Southeast Asian Homegardens in Miami-Dade County, Florida
  • Appendix D: Research Methods
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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