Documents tagged with Chinatown

Singapore day trip: Exploring the ins-and-outs of Chinatown

Chinatown, Singapore's most picturesque ethnic quarter, boasts plenty of interesting sights, historic temples and exciting sightseeing spots, which make it a real 'gem'... This mini-guide will tak...
  • Metropolasia published this 01 / 29 / 2012
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How to Explore Singapore's Ethnic Quarters in a Day

Singapore, Asia's most cosmopolitan city, is famous for its multicultural spirit. This mini-guide will take you on a day trip to Singapore's most enchanting ethnic quarters: Little India, Chinatown...
  • Metropolasia published this 01 / 26 / 2012
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Lunar New Year by Magnum Photographers (Zoom in 009)

A pdf variant of similar page from www.slate.com
  • fractalus published this 12 / 26 / 2011
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New Town Bakery and Restaurant, Chinatown Vancouver, B.C. Canada

New Town Bakery and Restaurant Chinatown - Vancouver, B.C. Canada The Bun Nazi and "The Gang of Three". The Turkey Holiday Manifesto!
  • Bob Levin published this 11 / 24 / 2011
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Spring/Summer 2012 Catalog

Take a look at these new titles coming out Spring/Summer 2012!
  • CityLightsBooks published this 11 / 08 / 2011
  • 391 reads
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Spoiled !

How relentless enforcement and $1,000 tickets are ruining Chinatown's largest fruit and vegetable market
  • vendorpower published this 07 / 20 / 2011
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China to Chinatown

This book describes one of the most notable examples of the globalization of food: the spread of Chinese recipes, ingredients and cooking styles to the Western world. Beginning with the accounts of...
  • Adam Jones published this 02 / 28 / 2011
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Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks, And Other Creeps – preface

Having grown up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, I've always been fascinated by my neighborhood's history.
  • joe_bruno published this 02 / 22 / 2011
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Shanghai Girls by Lisa See (Excerpt)

In 1937 Shanghai—the Paris of Asia—twenty-one-year-old Pearl Chin and her younger sister, May, are having the time of their lives. Both are beautiful, modern, and carefree—until the day their fathe...
  • RHPG published this 01 / 19 / 2011
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Book Review - Memories of Growing Up in Little Italy, NY – A Memoir by Guz Petruzzelli

When I first came across the title of this book on Amazon.com, I knew I just had to buy it. The reason? Because I grew up in Little Italy too, and lived in the “neighborhood” for 48 years, before I...
  • joe_bruno published this 12 / 30 / 2010
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Joe Bruno on the Mob –The Vicious Tong Wars in Chinatown (1909-1913)

The On Leong Tong in Chinatown started warring in 1899 with the smaller Hip Sing and Four Brothers Tongs, who had joined forces against the powerful On Leong, in a battle for the immense illegal pr...
  • joe_bruno published this 12 / 22 / 2010
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Joe Bruno on the Mob - Tong Wars- The Murder of Chinese Comedian Ah Hoon

Sometimes a comedian can be dead funny, but after one of his on-stage performances, Chinese comedian Ah Hoon turned up quite dead instead.
  • joe_bruno published this 12 / 18 / 2010
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Joe Bruno on the Mob -Mock Duck

Mock Duck was one of the most vicious Chinese Tong members ever to set foot in America.
  • joe_bruno published this 11 / 04 / 2010
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Find Big Fat Fanny Fast -A Novel

Since the start of the 20th Century, the Italians and Chinese in the Little Italy/Chinatown area in New York City have endured an uneasy truce. In the first three quarters of the century, the Itali...
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  • joe_bruno published this 10 / 12 / 2010
  • 1,311 reads
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RUNOFF - Opening (Ch. 1 - 4)

"Smart, funny, spooky ... often touching, always entertaining romp through ... San Francisco's highways, byways, and alleys of corruption," says James Crumley.
  • Coggins published this 09 / 18 / 2010
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Kreta Ayer.- Singapore Chinatown's Hidden Scars

A true story of the Chinatown in Singapore (non-fiction)and the lives of the early Chinese immigrants during colonial rule in Singapore, through the grey and grim years of Japanese Occupation, high...
  • andrewyip1813136 published this 06 / 28 / 2010
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Bohemian Life

Short hobble from George's North Beach crib to his Chinatown studio to talk painting over coffee, wine and a toke.
  • Arturo Snuze (aka Alfredo de la Rosa) published this 05 / 04 / 2010
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Kreta Ayer

This is a story of Singapore's Chinatown as seen from the eyes of a young immigrant from Chinatown. The book gives a glimpse of the hostory of the Chinese in Singapore, highlighting the mysteries o...
  • andrewyip1813136 published this 03 / 24 / 2010
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Sivalai Place: Sigh Seeing in Bangkok

Sivalai Place offers the peaceful & luxurious living spaces. Enjoy the afternoon dip in Ozone Swimming Pool or keep fit at Fitness Room. Experience the Thai way of living. Getting around the ci...
  • sivalaiplace published this 10 / 21 / 2009
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Dont die before watching these 100 movies

I dont know if this should be a group. I just want to share my favorite movies with the world. I was asked by Dhaka University Film Society to present a session on this topic (i was an active membe...
  • ashek ishtiak haq published this 10 / 17 / 2009
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