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Jan.16.2013
My 2012 and 2013 talks at the Torrance CA library have been very well attended, with over 100 each time. The audiences are involved and interested in the topics of the two books I discussed, Sweet and Sour, about the history of Chinese restaurants in 2012, and Chopsticks in the Land of...
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Nov.17.2012
I had the opportunity to meet with an Asian American Studies class taught by Dr. Linda Maram at Calif. State University, Long Beach, to discuss my memoir, Southern Fried Rice, that they read for the class. It was a pleasure to share my family's history with the younger generation.
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Aug.23.2012
The past year has been a busy one with several book talks across the country, success in obtaining a literary agent, a visit to the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D. C. where I donated a set of Yin and Yang Press Books to Ambassador Zhang Yesui and had several interviews on television and radio....
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Aug.08.2012
This is a link to the homepage for a website about the history of Mississippi Delta Chinese grocers, the subject of my book, Chopsticks in the Land of Cotton.
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Apr.18.2012
I'll be speaking in Portland, Oregon about my Sweet and Sour book, a social history of Chinese restaurants at 5:30 p.m. in the Oregon Department of Transportation Building, 123 N. Flanders, Portland at a free event on May 3 to raise funds for scholarships for...
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Apr.18.2012
On Sat. April 28, I will speak on the value of learning and teaching about important aspects of Chinese American history that I was never taught in my school history books. The event is sponsored by local chapters of the Organization of Chinese Americans, National Council of Chinese Americans, C.A....
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Apr.18.2012
I am looking forward to attending the national seminar of this national organization that promotes cultural exchange and good will between the U. S. and China, a goal of great importance in today's world. The exact time is not known but will be in the morning of April 25...
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Apr.13.2012
I have had the opportunity to speak to over 50 audiences all over the United States about my four books on Chinese American history. The positive feedback has been encouraging and motivates my efforts to continue to share my findings with new readers and audiences. ...
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Mar.28.2012
You can't control when you get opportunities to do book signings, so you grab them when you get good opportunities. But it may be a bit crazy (for me at least) to do 5 events from coast to coast within 2 weeks. On April 22, I get to do one close to home for a fundraiser for the Long...
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Jan.26.2012
Flavor and Fortune, Jacqueline M. Newman's authoritative but readable quarterly journal on cultural, nutritional, and gastronomical aspects of Chinese food, published a nice review of my book, Sweet and Sour. on Chinese family restaurant history.
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Jan.26.2012
A variant of a talk about my adventures after retiring from college teaching in writing and speaking about Chinese American history that I first presented in April at California State University, Long Beach. My audience consisted primarily of college students, and...
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Sep.02.2011
This link will give you more details and evaluations of all Yin and Yang Press books.
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Aug.01.2011
This was an opportunity for me to present a different kind of talk about "Sweet and Sour,' and the social history of Chinese family restaurants at a different type of venue and audience. My past audiences for this book have consisted of Chinese who had some direct experience with Chinese...
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… a significant contribution to the history of Chinese laundries…best told by someone like Jung who experienced a ‘laundry life,’ and understands its psychological impact on the Chinese laundrymen and their families...
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—Murray K. Lee, Curator, San Diego Chinese Historical Museum
About John
Born in Macon, Georgia, where his immigrant parents from China, the only Chinese in the city, owned a laundry. After moving to California, he majored in psychology at U. C. Berkeley and went on to earn a Ph.D. at Northwestern University. Author of several...
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