Forbidden City, USA
Subtitle: Chinese American nightclubs, 1936-1970
By: Arthur Dong [and Lorraine Dong ; foreword by Lisa See]
Contributors: Dong, Lorraine; See, Lisa; Forbidden City (Nightclub: San Francisco, Calif.); San Francisco Public Library
Publisher: DeepFocus Productions
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Los Angeles, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780991573301
Subjects: Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.); Interviews; Asian Americans; Entertainers; Chinese Americans
Other titles: Forbidden City, U.S.A.; Chinese American nightclubs, 1936-1970
Description: Features interviews with nightclub performers, histories of individual clubs and illustrations of memorabilia.
Notes: "Forbidden City, USA was published in coordination with an exhibition about Chinese American nightclubs curated by Arthur Dong for the San Francisco Public Library's Jewett Gallery (April 12-July 6, 2014)"--Colophon.

"List of clubs": page 210.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

American Book Award winner, 2015
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Lisa See; title: Preface / by Arthur Dong; title: Chinese American nightclubs, 1936-1970 / by Arthur Dong and Lorraine Dong; title: Interviews. Charlie Low ; Dottie Sun ; Frances Chun ; Ivy Tam ; Jackie Mei Ling ; Jade Ling ; Jadin Wong ; Larry Ching ; Mary Mammon ; Noel Toy ; Tony Wing ; Toy and Wing (Dorothy Toy; Paul Wing) ; Toy Yat Mar ; Walton Biggerstaff; title: The clubs. China Doll ; Chinese Sky Room ; Club Shanghai ; Forbidden City ; Kubla Khan ; Lion's Den ; Oakland clubs (Club Oakland; New Shanghai Cafe; New Shanghai Terrace Bowl) ; Shangri-la; title: Memorabilia. Matchbook covers ; Menus ; Cocktail napkins ; Photo folder covers.