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Our Small But Perfectly Formed New Vintage Chinese Menu Collection

American Chinese Food Chinese Restaurants David R Chan Forbidden Palace Los Angeles New York Port Arthur Rice Bowl

Heading into the first days of 2013, we’d like to introduce you to our small but perfectly formed vintage Chinese menu collection. It’s a colorful and fascinating set of menus, characterized by great illustrations and striking graphics. We have selected three to whet your appetite - with more to come. Chinese immigrants came to the United States in 1840s and they were merely regarded as cheap labor. Thousands worked in the mines during The Gold Rush, helped build railroads and toiled in the agricultural industry. They suffered harrowing racial discrimination and opposition to the “yellow peril” became so strong that...

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