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Recommended Reading List | dek kreung

Selected by Athena Intanate to accompany her dinner series:


"I wrote my final International Studies thesis on Asian-American foodways. Throughout the research process, I got to interview restaurateurs and chefs, which was what initially sparked my interest in restaurants. These are some articles from that time in my life. I found that these readings continue to shape my own work, even outside of a formal academic environment."

— Athena


Please find PDFs for each reading at the bottom of the page.

Reading List

Annessa Ann Babic • Importing and Exporting the Ethnic: Thoughts on American Chinese Cuisine, Global (pdf)Download
Sangmee Bak • Exoticizing the Familiar, Domesticating the Foreign: Ethnic Food Restaurants in Korea (pdf)Download
Ghassan Hage • Migration, Food, Memory, and Home-Building (pdf)Download
Soleil Ho • Let’s Call It Assimilation Food (pdf)Download
Heather R. Lee • A Life Cooking for Others: The Work and Migration Experiences of a Chinese Rest... (pdf)Download
Ligaya Mishan • Why Do American Diners Have Such a Limited Palate for Textures? (pdf)Download
Clarissa Wei • The Struggles of Writing About Chinese Food as a Chinese Person.” (pdf)Download

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