San Francisco's Chinatown is the oldest such neighborhood in North America. It is also one of the most well-known and culturally significant Chinatowns in the world. The origins of its story go back over a century and a half. Life was not easy for Chinese citizens...

Only a generation or two ago, Americans and other Westerners had a skewed, inaccurate view of Chinese food. They wrongly associated the cuisines with the cheap, greasy, imitation dishes found mostly in chain restaurants and malls. That began to change when President Richard Nixon visited China...

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