Cover of Southern Fried Rice: Life in a Chinese Laundry in the Deep South

Southern Fried Rice: Life in a Chinese Laundry in the Deep South

This memoir conveys the experiences, first of my parents and subsequently of our family, the only Chinese people living in Macon, Georgia between 1928 and 1956. It describes our family's isolated existence running a laundry, enduring loneliness as well as racial prejudice for over 20 years, why and how it moved across the continent to live in a Chinese community, and how each family member adjusted to the challenges and opportunities of their new lives.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 240 pages

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