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Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada's Chinese Restaurants
Chop Suey Nation The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada's Chinese Restaurants
Author: Ann Hui
In 2016, Globe and Mail reporter Ann Hui drove across Canada, from Victoria to Fogo Island, to write about small-town Chinese restaurants and the families who run them. It was only after the story was published that she discovered her own family could have been included?her parents had run their own Chinese restaurant, The Legion Cafe, before sh...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781771622226
ISBN-10: 1771622229
Publication Date: 9/7/2019
Pages: 288
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  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 2
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esjro avatar reviewed Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada's Chinese Restaurants on + 903 more book reviews
This book was okay. It is told in chapters that alternate between profiles of different small town "chop suey" restaurants, and the author's family history. I liked reading about the people who own the restaurants and dishes that are uniquely Canadian Chinese, but honestly the family history sections were kind of boring.


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