Chinese Laundry Origins In California Boom And Labor Shift
Immigrants from China arrived during the California gold rush era pursuing wages higher than in China. Railroad and mining labor drew thousands, then decline hit as mining faded and railroad work plummeted. Many Chinese adapted as cooks, domestics, and laundrymen, with Wah Lung of San Francisco pioneering lowpriced laundering that sparked a broader Chinese laundry industry.
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China
Middle Kingdom
United States
America
California
Golden Gate
West
Hong Kong
Cantantine
Union and
Central Pacific
Wah Lung
San Francisco
The Bread of Persia and Balkan Breakfast Antics
A Persian bread tale recalls large yard long flatbreads likened to leather aprons and discusses breakfast scenes with butter on the table in Meshed and Sarakhs. The piece contrasts eastern fare with British tastes and mentions Governor of Khorassan’s cook and Ali Mardan's delicacies. In Vienna carnival gossip a beggars ball features thieves costumes and a prize for a two woman display with revolvers.
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Persia
Rind
Illaus
Khorassian
Meshed
Ali Mardan
Sarakhs
Dover
England
Afghanistan
London Daily News
Vienna
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Jasti
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Marston Remedy CO
U. S
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