John Jung: Southern Fried Rice
01/19/2006 [Thurs] 7:00 pm
CHSA Wells Fargo Foundation Learning Center
965 Clay Street, San Francisco, CA, 94108, (415)391-1188

What was it like to be a Chinese American child growing up in the Deep South in the 1940s? Retired psychology professor John Jung recounts his youth in Macon, Georgia and the newly-documented history of Chinese American communities in the South in his book Southern Fried Rice: Life in a Chinese Laundry in the Deep South (2005). His parents, both Cantonese immigrants, operated a Chinese laundry in Macon for over twenty years before moving their family to San Francisco. Isolated from other Chinese Americans, the Jung family lived between white-black racial tension, employed in a labor-intensive trade. Jung’s story, crafted from personal memories and archival research, reflects upon the toll of the immigration journey and living in the South on his parents, whom he depicts as strong, resilient individuals.

Following the book reading, Jung will meet guests and sign books, available for sale at the event. Free to the public.

Visit John Jung's website for more information about Southern Fried Rice and his research about Chinese laundries.


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