Sergeant_Fancypants

I haven't seen your film yet but I am very interested. Does it touch on the phenomenon of Chop Suey at all, or did you keep your research mostly to recent history?

I have done a lot of research on pop culture of the early-mid 20th century. Chop Suey Parlors were the Chipotles and Starbucks of that era---they were cheap, trendy and ubiquitous. I am curious if their incredible popularity had any effect on modern American's perception of and embrace of Chinese food?

I will def be seeing this movie and if I can get it on my kindle, I'm getting your book as well. :)

Just in case you're interested, this is the angle that I have come to learn about Chop Suey: In the 1920's Chop Suey Parlors were incredibly trendy among the Lost Generation. I have read dozens of interviews with silent era movie stars that took place in Chop Suey Parlors; busy stars would often do interviews on their lunch breaks, and the local Parlors were very popular. It was widely reported to be Clara Bow's favorite food, which upped its popularity even more among her fans. Pop novels of the time also often featured scenes of coeds eating at Chop Suey Parlors while on dates.

Thanks so much for the informative reply!