How Chop Suey Saved San Francisco’s Chinatown [Chinese Food: An All-American Cuisine, Pt. 1] | AJ+

Chinese-Americans have a long history of facing exclusion in the U.S. As a means of survival, many first-wave Chinese immigrants opened restaurants and catered Chinese food to American tastebuds. Want more? Check out this similar video from AJ : Watch Part 2: The Untold Story Of America’s Southern Chinese Watch Part 3: Inside The Chinese Food Mecca Of Los Angeles #SanFranciscoChinatown #ChopSuey #AmericanChineseFood Resources: “From Canton Restaurant to Panda Express: A History of Chinese Food in the United States” by Haiming Liu “Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States” by Andrew Coe “The Chinese in America” by Iris Chang Special Thanks: Albert Cheng Museum of Food and Drink Subscribe for more videos: Like us on Facebook: