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May 29

The History of Chinatowns in the United States

Join the UMGC community for a fascinating conversation and moderated Q&A session with Grace Young, who is on a mission to save America's most iconic Chinese communities.

Growing up in San Francisco, Young spent many happy hours in that city's Chinatown, where the small neighborhood atmosphere and cultural richness helped to inspire her career as a celebrity culinary guru. In recent years, however, Chinatowns in many cities have struggled to survive and the economic realities of the pandemic have caused many businesses to close and populations to plummet.

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That's why Young has added another title to her already impressive resume: "the accidental voice for Chinatown." Partnering with a broad range of food industry, educational, and media organizations, she is fostering support and positive exposure for Chinatowns throughout the country by focusing on how they came to be, their impact on the community, and the challenges of preserving them.

About the Speaker



Grace Young is a multi-award-winning cookbook author, culinary historian, and filmmaker. Among her many accolades, she has received the Julia Child Award and the James Beard Foundation's Humanitarian of the Year Award, and was also a USA Today Women of the Year honoree. Often called the "poet laureate of the wok," Young has devoted much of her career to demystifying and preserving the traditions of the ancient iron cooking utensil for use in contemporary kitchens.