{"product_id":"everything-i-learned-i-learned-in-a-chinese-restaurant-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCurtis Chin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \"vivid, moving, funny, and heartfelt\" memoir tells the story of Curtis Chin's time growing up as a gay Chinese American kid in 1980's Detroit (Lisa Ko, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Leavers\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nineteen eighties Detroit was a volatile place to live, but above the fray stood a safe haven: Chung's Cantonese Cuisine, where anyone--from the city's first Black mayor to the local drag queens, from a big-time Hollywood star to elderly Jewish couples--could sit down for a warm, home-cooked meal. Here was where, beneath a bright-red awning and surrounded by his multigenerational family, filmmaker and activist Curtis Chin came of age; where he learned to embrace his identity as a gay ABC, or American-born Chinese; where he navigated the divided city's spiraling misfortunes; and where--between helpings of almond boneless chicken, sweet-and-sour pork, and some of his own, less-savory culinary concoctions--he realized just how much he had to offer to the world, to his beloved family, and to himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Served up by the cofounder of the Asian American Writers' Workshop and structured around the very menu that graced the tables of Chung's, \u003ci\u003e Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant\u003c\/i\u003e is both a memoir and an invitation: to step inside one boy's childhood oasis, scoot into a vinyl booth, and grow up with him--and perhaps even share something off the secret menu. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book--Israel Fishman Nonfiction Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2024 Michigan Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Nonfiction Books of the Year--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Books of the Year--Apple Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e's Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2023 \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e's Highly Anticipated Books to Put on Your Radar This Fall 2023 - \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e's Books to Read This Fall 2023 - \u003ci\u003eEater\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Food Books to Read 2023 - \u003ci\u003eLambda Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e's October's Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A cofounder of the Asian American Writers' Workshop in New York City, \u003cb\u003eCurtis Chin\u003c\/b\u003e served as the nonprofit's first executive director. He went on to write for network television before transitioning to social-justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over six hundred venues in sixteen countries. He has written for \u003ci\u003eCNN\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBon Appétit\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e's \u003ci\u003eEmancipator\u003c\/i\u003e. A graduate of the University of Michigan and a former visiting scholar at New York University, Chin has received awards from ABC\/Disney Television, the New York Foundation for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and more. He can be found at CurtisfromDetroit.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.18 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987432505645,"sku":"9780316507752","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/FLWIXG8_Gs9780316507752.webp?v=1776178672","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/everything-i-learned-i-learned-in-a-chinese-restaurant-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}