From farm to Canal Street
Subtitle: Chinatown's alternative food network in the global marketplace
By: Valerie Imbruce
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780801456862; 9780801454042
Subjects: Food; Chinese Americans; Food habits; Produce trade; Food supply
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-199) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : situating Manhattan's Chinatown; title: Green grocers and street vendors; title: The social network of trade; title: Okeechobee bok choy; title: Bringing Southeast Asia to the southeastern United States; title: Growing Asian vegetables in Honduras; title: Chinese food in American culture; title: Recognizing Chinatown's food network in New York City politics; title: Conclusion : diversity and dynamism in global markets; title: Appendix A, produce vendors in Manhattan's Chinatown; title: Appendix B, fruit, vegetables, and herbs sold in Chinatown; title: Appendix C, food plants found in Southeast Asian homegardens in Miami-Dade County, Florida; title: Appendix D, research methods.