Artist Flo Oy Wong describes her experiences working in Ai Joong Wah, the family restaurant in Oakland Chinatown at a 2010  book talk by John Jung at the  Main Library, San Francisco. 

Julie Wong Hornsby shares her memories from New Shanghai, her family's Chinese restaurant in Lodi, Ca., at a presentation by John Jung on his "Sweet and Sour" book at the Chinese Community Church, Berkeley. Jan. 25, 2011. 

"Noisy Jim" of the New Outlook Cafe, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. Part 1 of 4 of a documentary by Tony  Chan of rural Chinese cafes.

Bill Tong shares memories of growing up in his family restaurant, Tong's Tea Garden, at a book event with John Jung at the Chinese American Museum of Chicago, June 2011. 

 On March 21, 2014 Bill informed me about an impending "redevelopment" of the area around Tong's Tea Garden's site because Northeastern Illinois University wants to expand  even at the cost of destroying vibrant old neighborhoods. Here is a  summary from Bill  of the long history of the Tong Tea Gardens family restaurant that may soon be nothing but history:    

Panama Cafe, a 3 generation Chinese restaurant in Victoria, B. C. Canada.  Part 1 of 4 segments of Tony Chan's documentary.

Wadena Cafe Memories, Wadena, Sasketchewan, Canada

 Frances Hwang recalls, " Wadena Café has special memories for me and my family. I fondly remember going on road trips as a child to visit my Grandma and Grandpa Yee and my Uncle David who lived upstairs the restaurant. .. The Wadena Café and the Yee family connected with their regular customers over the food. My Uncle David remembers one regular customer who liked to eat Western and Chinese cuisine of the restaurant. The café served western food and Canadianized Chinese food. But the Yee family ate authentic Chinese food in the back of the restaurant.

Wadena Café has special memories for me and my family. I fondly remember going on road trips as a child to visit my Grandma and Grandpa Yee and my Uncle David who lived upstairs the restaurant.

Wadena Café has special memories for me and my family. I fondly remember going on road trips as a child to visit my Grandma and Grandpa Yee and my Uncle David who lived upstairs the restaurant.

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