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Downtown Bend: Know China - Chinese Cooks in Oregon

Event Type: Adult Program
Age Group(s): Adult
Date: 9/21/2016
Start Time: 6:00 PM
End Time: 7:00 PM
Description:
 Chinese restaurants were common in Oregon towns and cities beginning in the late nineteenth century. Usually advertising both Chinese and American dishes, they catered to the basic needs of single working men as well as to diners who were attracted by the exotic and the foreign.

Richard Engeman, an archivist, historian and author discusses the history, archaeology, and importance of Chinese businesses in Oregon.

This program is sponsored by The Oregon Historical Society in conjunction with their "Chinese American: Exclusion / Inclusion" exhibit.






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Library: Downtown Bend Public Library
Location: Brooks Room
Contact: Liz Goodrich
Contact Number: 541-312-1032
Presenter: Richard Engeman
Link: Visit Oregon Historical Society