Chinese American

Introduction:

There seems to be a lot going on in the Chinese American
community these days. The California State Senator Leland Lee is accused of
being involved with San Francisco weapons smuggling ring, even though he has
big proponent of weapons.  Ramon Shrimp
Boy Chow is said to be the senators link to criminal underworld.

The Chinese American community has been well established in

San Fransico since the gold rush. They are just now getting a foothold in
public office. Now they have an Asian American Mayor. Many people feel that
Leland Lee’s actions put a blemish on the Chinese American community.

Book:

Earlier this year, I wrote about a book by Amy Tan: The Valley of Amazement . I find it interesting that part of the book links back to San Fransco, where Violets mother is from. The book describes how Violets mother left the US to follow a man to China. You can read more  about this book on my previous blog on China's Arbor Day.

Documentary:

Saturday, I was listening to NPR and they had an interview with the documentarian of, “Seeking Asian Female”. Debbie Lum is an Asian American, and she often sees Anglo men who are interested in Asian women. She herself is married to a white man. She followed pre-married couples to see what relationships between the two were really like. She had wanted to be objective,

but during her interview, Debbie Lum talks about how she felt too involved with the subjects of her documentary. http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=299132586&m=299140390

Food:


This past week I ate at PF Changs with my dad. My dad and I

shared vegetable dumplings, and I had Coconut Curry Vegetables. It came with
pan fried tofu. As far as the dumplings are concerned, I think that noodles and
company make dumplings better.  The curry
tasted like it contained mustard, which was not something I particularly enjoyed,
but the vegetables themselves were cooked well.

Work Cited:

Gonzales, Richard. “The Story of Calif. Senator’s Arrest

Reads Like Pulp Fiction”. http://www.npr.org/2014/03/29/296022715/the-story-of-calif-senators-arrest-reads-like-pulp-fiction.
Published: April 5, 2014. Retrieved: April 8, 2014

Gonzales, Richard. “San Francisco's. "Chinatown Hurt By Yee Scandal”April 08, 2014 http://www.npr.org/2014/04/08/300477868/san-franciscos-chinatown-hurt-by-yee-scandal

“Seeking Asian Female”. Snap Judgement. NPR Published April 5, 2014. http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=299132586&m=299140390.

Retrieved: April 8, 2014.