Chinese in San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley
Chinese in San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley

Author: Lillian Gong-Guy

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9780738547770

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The fertile Santa Clara Valley--once called the Valley of Heart's Delight and later Silicon Valley--has long been home to a substantial Chinese population. Like other immigrants, they arrived seeking opportunity and armed with survival instincts and the ability to persevere, but the struggles they faced were unique. From 1866 to 1931, five distinct Chinatowns existed in San Jose, each one devastated by mysterious fires or stifled by unjust laws. Early Chinese in the region labored relentlessly, building railroads and levees and toiling as laundrymen, grocers, cooks, servants, field hands, and factory workers. In the 20th century, new industries replaced agriculture, and an influx of Chinese invigorated the valley with innovative ideas, helping it emerge as a leader in technology.

Sensations
Sensations

Author: Sam Leong

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Cuisine

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 9789814351126

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Sensations A Tasting Menu of Chinese-inspired Flavours is award-winning Chef Sam Leong's second book, showcasing more of his culinary genius and creativity. Drawing inspiration from the Japanese kaiseki meal and French dégustation menu, Sam has changed the face of modern Chinese cuisine and taken it to a new level of excellence. Heighten your senses with this exciting collection of 70 thoughtfully created and beautifully presented dishes.

Home Cooking with Sam and Forest
Home Cooking with Sam and Forest

Author: Sam Leong

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd

Published: 2011-07-15

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 9814484997

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Singapore’s favourite chefs, Sam and Forest Leong are well-known proponents of simple yet wholesome home-cooked meals. The culinary couple’s latest cookbook, Home Cooking with Sam and Forest, is a collection of their favourite dishes that are easy to replicate at home but are not short on taste. Featuring 50 dishes that range from noodles and seafood to soups and desserts, this cookbook will inspire beginners as well as cooking enthusiasts to whip up dishes such as Wok-fried Chicken with Basil, Tofu Scallops with XO Sauce, Rice Cooked in Chicken Consommé with Seafood, Sweet Sago with Durian and Steamed Green Tea Cupcakes at home. The carefully considered recipes from the authors’ vast culinary knowledge reflect their Chinese and Thai backgrounds and feature ingredients easily sourced from local markets and supermarkets. With Sam and Forest’s cooking expertise and their love for home-cooked family meals, cooking at home is not only easy but satisfying as well. About the Authors Sam and Forest Leong are co-founders of Sam.Leong@Forest Cooking School. The couple has more than 25 years of experience between them and started out working as chefs before branching out into culinary education and writing cookbooks. Sam was previously the Corporate Chef and Director of Kitchens for the Tung Lok Group and has been awarded numerous accolades in prestigious culinary events. He was named Best Asian Ethnic Chef of the Year at the World Gourmet Summit Awards of Excellence in 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2009 (Regional), and Executive Chef of the Year and Chef of the Year in 2005. He was also named Chef of the Year at the Hospitality Asia Platinum Awards (HAPA) 2006/2007. He also received the 2008 Five-Star Diamond Award from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences. Today, Sam continues to shape the culinary landscape in the region as a consultant to top restaurants and appearing as guest chef in various establishments. Forest established her culinary calling at a young age as an apprentice to her chef father in the kitchen in Thailand. The professionally trained chef has since become one of the most prominent cooking instructors in Singapore. Her role as a cooking instructor at community centres has not only taught budding cooks the intricacies of Thai home cooking but has also encouraged home cooks that whipping up delicious and wholesome meals on a daily basis is not as daunting as it sounds

Singapore Street Names (4th edition): A Study of Toponymics
Singapore Street Names (4th edition): A Study of Toponymics

Author: Victor R. Savage

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd

Published: 2022-10-15

Total Pages: 1180

ISBN-13: 9815009230

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Place names tell us much about a country — its history, its landscape, its people, its aspirations, its self-image, The study of place names called toponymics unlocks the stories that are in every street name and landmark. In Singapore, the existence of various races, cultures and languages, as well as its history of colonization, immigration and nationalism has given rise to a complex history of place names. But how did these places get their names? This revised and expanded 4th edition of the book incorporates additional information, from archival research as well as interviews that have come to light since the last edition. Also included are many new entries that have presented themselves as Singapore’s built environment undergoes redevelopment. Expanded by over 100 pages.

Los Angeles Magazine
Los Angeles Magazine

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2000-08

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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Los Angeles magazine is a regional magazine of national stature. Our combination of award-winning feature writing, investigative reporting, service journalism, and design covers the people, lifestyle, culture, entertainment, fashion, art and architecture, and news that define Southern California. Started in the spring of 1961, Los Angeles magazine has been addressing the needs and interests of our region for 48 years. The magazine continues to be the definitive resource for an affluent population that is intensely interested in a lifestyle that is uniquely Southern Californian.

Residues of Death
Residues of Death

Author: Tamara Kohn

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-05-16

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 0429851626

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This book provides a critical overview of the changing ways people mourn, commemorate and interact with the remains of the dead, including bodies, materials and digital artefacts. It focuses on how residues of death persist and circulate through different spaces, materials, data and mediated memories, refiguring how the disposal of the dead is understood, enacted and contested across the globe. The volume contains contributions by scholars from a number of disciplines and includes a diverse range of case studies drawn from Asia, Europe and North America. Together they reveal how rapidly changing practices, industries and experiences around death’s remains involve the entwining of digital technologies with other material and ritualised forms of commemoration, as well as with shifting boundaries between the sacred and the profane, the institutional and the vernacular, the public and the private.

A General History Of The Chinese In Singapore
A General History Of The Chinese In Singapore

Author: Chong Guan Kwa

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2019-06-21

Total Pages: 1002

ISBN-13: 9813277653

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A General History of the Chinese in Singapore documents over 700 years of Chinese history in Singapore, from Chinese presence in the region through the millennium-old Hokkien trading world to the waves of mass migration that came after the establishment of a British settlement, and through to the development and birth of the nation. Across 38 chapters and parts, readers are taken through the complex historical mosaic of Overseas Chinese social, economic and political activity in Singapore and the region, such as the development of maritime junk trade, plantation industries, and coolie labour, the role of different bangs, clan associations and secret societies as well as Chinese leaders, the diverging political allegiances including Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary activities and the National Salvation Movement leading up to the Second World War, the transplanting of traditional Chinese religions, the changing identity of the Overseas Chinese, and the developments in language and education policies, publishing, arts, and more.With 'Pride in our Past, Legacy for our Future' as its key objective, this volume aims to preserve the Singapore Chinese story, history and heritage for future generations, as well as keep our cultures and traditions alive. Therefore, the book aims to serve as a comprehensive guide for Singaporeans, new immigrants and foreigners to have an epitome of the Singapore society. This publication is supported by the National Heritage Board's Heritage Project Grant.Related Link(s)

Discover Singapore
Discover Singapore

Author: Susan Tsang

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 9789812613653

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Veering away from the usual tourist information, Discover Singaporeprovides an insight into the history and culture of the Lion City. Each of the entries is well researched and reveals little known facts and interesting nuggets that will appeal to both locals and visitors. For instance, did you know that the tombstone of Joseph Conrad's Lord Jim is supposed to be at Bidadari Cemetery in Upper Serangoon? Singapore is also known for its campaigns but before the advent of the Courtesy and Speak Mandarin campaigns, there was Stop at Two and Eat More Wheat! Read the book and find out what was the country's first public campaign and lots more. With specially commissioned photographs that capture the essence of the text, the reader will be thrilled and fascinated by interesting and little known facts about Singapore!