{"product_id":"everything-i-learned-i-learned-in-a-chinese-restaurant-a-memoir-9780316507752","title":"Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15908050\"\u003eCurtis Chin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 5.52w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316507752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031650775X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO031000\"\u003eLGBTQ+\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO002020\"\u003eAsian \u0026amp; Asian American\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Curtis Chin is the author of the award-winning memoir \u003ci\u003eEverything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a Stonewall Honor Book and a 2024 Michigan Notable Book. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Chin has received awards from ABC\/Disney Television, New York Foundation for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, and more. Chin has written for CNN, Bon Appetit, the Detroit Free Press, and the Boston Globe, as well as for comedy shows on network television. He is a co-founder of the Asian American Writers' Workshop in New York City and served as the non-profit's first Executive Director. His essay in Bon Appetit was selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023 and his documentary short, \"Dear Corky,\" premiered on American Masters (PBS). He is currently working on a new docuseries on the history of Chinese restaurants in America. He lives in Los Angeles, CA. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380266856587,"sku":"9780316507752","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_cf402696-237d-4dc6-8c14-d1ef8139e470.jpg?v=1760539269","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/everything-i-learned-i-learned-in-a-chinese-restaurant-a-memoir-9780316507752","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}