#328 Chop Suey City: A History of Chinese Food in New York
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In 19 65, president lindenby johnson signed the immigration and nationality act. Now millions of people could emigrate to the united states from countries that had up until this point, very minute representation. This meant people from different regions of china introducing new variations of quisine. New enclaves began sprouting up all over the city. The upper west side was particularly eager for new tastes in the 19 sixties. Two decades later, becoming the home of so many seshuon restaurants that the new york times dubbed the neighborhood seshon valley. With so many options on the menu, now you had general chows, chicken cong paw, chicken, orange beef
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