Description
Book SynopsisA study of the rise and fall of Chinese American supermarkets. It demonstrates how Chinese American supermarkets were able to sell American groceries at reduced prices by using the cheap labor of family members and Chinese immigrants whose entry to the United States had been sponsored by their employers.
Trade Review"This book provides a revealing insight into a remarkable chapter of American and Chinese American economic history . . . a valuable source on this thread of Chinese American economic and social history."
-- Benedikt Kohler * China Information *
"The unlikely venue of the modern supermarket enables readers to catch glimpses of how Chinese Americans carved out an economic niche for themselves amidst overt and covert discrimination."
* The Journal of American History *
"Yee's accessible study provides rare insights into the business practices and relationships of Chinese-American enterprises, and their historical legacy. As someone who spent fifteen years in the industry, his passion about the subject, first-hand knowledge, and personal contacts made him uniquely qualified to write this study."
* Left History *
"Yee's ability to bring to the fore differing and often competing perspectives about the supermarket industry makes this work rich and engaging."
* Ameriasia Journal *
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Supermarkets
Community, Employment, and Enterprise
Beginnings
Golden Times
Decline and Passing
Employees and Salesmen
Chinese Management and Labor Unions
Stop-N-Shop
Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
