From farm to Canal Street : Chinatown's alternative food network in the global marketplace / Valerie Imbruce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Imbruce, Valerie, 1977- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Produce trade--New York (State)--New York.

Produce trade.

Food supply--New York (State)--New York.

Food supply.

Food habits--New York (State)--New York.

Food habits.

Chinese Americans--Food--New York (State)--New York.

Chinese Americans.

Chinese Americans--Food.

Chinatown (New York, N.Y.).

New York (State)--New York.

New York (State)--New York--Chinatown.

Physical Description:

xix, 208 pages : iliistrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2015.

Contents:

Introduction : situating Manhattan's Chinatown

Green grocers and street vendors

The social network of trade

Okeechobee bok choy

Bringing Southeast Asia to the southeastern United States

Growing Asian vegetables in Honduras

Chinese food in American culture

Recognizing Chinatown's food network in New York City politics

Conclusion : diversity and dynamism in global markets

Appendix A, produce vendors in Manhattan's Chinatown

Appendix B, 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:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780801454042

0801454042

9780801456862

080145686X

OCLC:

909025659