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A Banquet for Cecilia
How Cecilia Chiang Revolutionized Chinese Food in America
Contributors
By Julie Leung
Illustrated by Melissa Iwai
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Relish in the savory, tangy, and sometimes spicy dishes of Cecilia Chiang, a revolutionary who changed the way Americans viewed Chinese food.
From an early age, Cecilia Chiang could be found delighting in the sounds and smells from her favorite room in her home—the kitchen. Little did Cecilia know that she would one day have to escape war and travel to a faraway country, destined to change Chinese cuisine in the United States forever.
Experience the dishes Cecilia Chiang enjoyed throughout her life as the seventh daughter in a large family to the owner of the famous Mandarin restaurant in San Francisco.
From an early age, Cecilia Chiang could be found delighting in the sounds and smells from her favorite room in her home—the kitchen. Little did Cecilia know that she would one day have to escape war and travel to a faraway country, destined to change Chinese cuisine in the United States forever.
Experience the dishes Cecilia Chiang enjoyed throughout her life as the seventh daughter in a large family to the owner of the famous Mandarin restaurant in San Francisco.
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"A Banquet for Cecilia is a visual and textual feast for the senses and an important story of yet another way immigrants contribute to society."Booklist
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"Interspersed with images of Cecelia’s life and travels, loosely rendered mixed-media artwork places dishes atop maps to situate their origins. The result is a lively food atlas that spotlights care as the finest ingredient."Publishers Weekly
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"Words and illustrations provide an excellent introduction to how one woman brought her love of fine Chinese food to the United States."School Library Journal
- On Sale
- Apr 29, 2025
- Page Count
- 40 pages
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- ISBN-13
- 9780759557413
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