Racism, Chinese Restaurants, and Immigration in Early-20th Century US

Fascinating story on the history and proliferation of Chinese restaurants in the United States, and their link to immigration and limitations on immigration.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/02/22/467113401/lo-mein-loophole-how-u-s-immigration-law-fueled-a-chinese-restaurant-boom?utm_content=buffer5925e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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N.Y. Chinatown Family Finds Roots In Early Chinese Cinema by HANSI LO WANG/NPR

http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/10/27/240730206/n-y-chinatown-family-finds-roots-in-early-chinese-cinema