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Southern Fried Rice: Life in A Chinese Laundry in the Deep South

 

 

Your book is a joy to read. It has a beautiful flow to it and an enriching quality that is easier to feel than it is to describe. Couched in humor, it deals with the painful and serious matter of day-to-day struggles of existence of a couple who came here with hardly anything more than faith in their hearts and steel in their spines.   Krishan Saxena, Kensington, California

Your book is the one that I had promised myself that I would write one day, but you went ahead and wrote it. You did a wonderful job!      Henry Tom, Frederick, Maryland

Thank you for telling your story in such an engaging manner.  While your story is personal it is also universal because of its working class foundation laced with layers of Chinese ethnicity, family structure and dynamics, and the specificity of the South.      Flo Oy Wong, Artist, Sunnyvale, California

Enjoyed very much reading your family history revealing a unique experience yet sharing many of the same problems of families in Chinese laundries. Yours is one of the few written accounts of the many family-run laundries in the U. S. Thank you for the careful documentation of this history, which would be otherwise forgotten.     Tunney Lee, Boston, Mass.

“Southern Fried Rice” is a well-written and factually documented memoir that gave me insight into the lives of Chinese in the South, especially those living where there were no other Chinese, as you did in Macon. Your move to San Francisco must have been as much of a cultural shock for you as it was for me, an African American moving to the Bay Area from Memphis.    Leatha Ruppert, Cotati, California

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I learned much that will hopefully give me some leads in searching for information on my paternal grandfather… even if I never find anything, your book has allowed me to gain some insight into what his life might have been life, what he might have experienced as the only Chinese in St. Augustine, FL, and how he came to be there. C. M.

I truly appreciated your sharing your personal story. It gave me a window into what life might have been like for my own family even though they like arrived in the 1870s. I devoured your book with great interest!  I was reading with fingers crossed that perhaps a resource might pop up that might aid me in finding additional documentation of my ancestor(s).  J. C.

“Riveting – couldn’t put the book down until it was finished – it mirrored many of my own childhood experiences growing up in New Zealand in the 50s. The Chinese immigrant experience must have been the same the world over.”       Helen Wong, Auckland, New Zealand

I read this book in a week, which is fast for me. I was fascinated in this story of Chinese Americans in the deep south in contrast to my own experiences living in Seattle. There are a lot of similarities but certainly different. This book is scholarly with many sources cited.  Tony Chinn

I very much enjoyed your presentation yesterday in Monterey Park.  I completely understood your sense of “not being Chinese enough.“ Not only was I the ONLY Chinese kid in Baton Rouge, La. (father was a grad student @ LSU), I was also an only child, in a typical Chinese family (be seen but not heard), so I led a very lonely existence.

 

   I read and enjoyed “Southern Fried Rice.”   It is a readable, first-hand account of his life growing up in Macon, with a chapter on the family’s move to San Francisco in the 50s ... Research, footnotes, and photos enhance his story.   Jay

 

Better understanding of the difficult lives of immigrants

This is a very enjoyable book about Chinese immigrant culture. The whole family went through all the difficulties, struggles and isolation, but still managed to pursue their ""American Dream". As a Chinese immigrant, I find a lot of feelings shared in this book and I feel more confident and comfortable after knowing the early Chinese immigrant history. Life is hard to immigrants, but your future is in your own hands.  Aug. 11, 2014

 

This book is definitely a must read!

It examines the struggles of being an immigrant in the United States and how Americanization places a struggle on culture and identity.

 

Good read about the Chinese struggles in America , and how one can achieve their goals .  June 5, 2014

I've always Been curious about the immigrants struggles in America , and this book allowed the reader a glimpse into the world of a business venture of the Chinese , in achieve laundrymat. The Chinese in this book are portrayed as hard working individuals, who struggle with different obstacles , such as racism, coercion, and isolation from other Chinese . This book proves to the reader with hard work, and commitment, as well as determination ones dream is possible.  June 5, 2014

 

 

Rare glimpse into a Chinese-American family in the Deep South!

 

In "Southern Fried Rice", John Jung recounts growing up in Macon, Georgia during the first fifteen years of his life (1937-1952). The Jungs were the only Chinese family in the city. Jung's parents operated a laundry for twenty years. Not only were they the only Chinese in town, they also stood out as being neither white nor black, "neither fish nor fowl". The family operated the laundry business on the ground floor and lived on the second floor. Jung provides a rich historical account of his parents' immigration to America and the rampant case of his father's status as a "paper son". In one chapter, Jung describes the racial segregation of the Jim Crow era. Being Chinese, he was regarded as his own race, although he was allowed to use facilities and services delegated to whites. From an early age, Jung was perceptive of this social injustice. Although Jung and his family felt isolated from other Chinese, the exposure to white and black communities made him more open to multicultural experiences later in life.

 

In 1952, Jung moved to San Francisco with his mother and sisters while his father stayed behind in Macon to work another four years to support his family. While Jung welcomed the exposure to Chinese culture afforded by San Francisco's Chinatown, he also felt out of place because he did not grow up in Chinatown. His peers studied Chinese language when they were toddlers. Jung had difficulty acquiring Chinese characters at age fifteen and dropped out of Chinese school. While his older sisters charmed their classmates with their Southern drawl, Jung's Southern drawl did not have the same effect on his classmates. They thought he sounded like a hillbilly. Jung learned that looking Chinese did not automatically induct one into Chinese community in San Francisco. Jung attended City College of San Francisco for one year. He found the college uninspiring. His older sister Jean encouraged him to apply to the University of California, Berkeley, which he found more intellectually stimulating. Jung received his bachelor's degree in psychology and then went to Northwestern University where he received his doctorate in psychology. After retiring from a teaching career at California State University, Long Beach, Jung developed a passion for the study of Chinese history. "Southern Fried Rice" is the first in a series of books about Chinese Americans. Most books on Chinese Americans focus on the big Chinese ethnic enclaves -- San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York. We rarely read about isolated Chinese in other areas of the country. John Jung provides us with a precious first-person account of his family's experience in Macon, Georgia. "Southern Fried Rice" is both a memoir and a valuable source on the history of the first Chinese immigrants to America and the families they raised during the first half of the twentieth century. This book explores issues of ethnicity, inter-generational conflicts among Chinese immigrants, and racism in America. "Southern Fried Rice" is a rare gem. I look forward to reading his other books on Chinese Americans!

 

 

Sheabody Butter   October 25, 2017

 

 

It is the great story of immigration and the American dream

 

Just finished reading Professor's Jung first book, a memoir of his life.As the son of a paperson and also the son of a laundryman I can really relate to his experiences growing up and adjusting to living in two different cultures. Although I did not grow up in the South, our experiences in San Francisco have many parallels. Both our parents were in the laundry business. We even attended the same high school, junior college, and university. It is the great story of immigration and the American dream. Both my parents were really peasants from southern China who came to America seeking a better life. My father entered the country illegally as a paper son as did Professor Jung's father. He was fortunate that his mother was able to come to the U.S. to join her husband in Macon, Georgia. Because of the immigration laws my mother waited almost 15 years to rejoin her husband. Yet despite great prejudice and within one generation most of the kids acquired college educations and became professionals. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the Chinese American experience.

 

This is the second book of Professor's Jung that I have read. I also read his excellent history of the Chinese laundry.

 

William W. Yee   May 18, 2017

 

Very informational and interesting. Could not book this book down.

Nov. 1, 2017

 

 

Thanks for taking the time to write this book John Jung.

Being born in Macon, GA and a lifelong resident of central Georgia, I enjoy reading histories of the region and particularly well written memoirs. John Jung's memoir is that and more. In telling his straightforward story, he reveals so much of his Chinese roots in his words as well as how he describes his parents approach to life.
I learned of his book from a group of people reminiscing about their school years in the 40's and 50's.

 

Ann Bennett  Feb. 4, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chinese Laundries: Tickets to Survival on Gold Mountain

I have to admit I was fascinated with both books,_the text, and particularly the pictures, brought back memories of my younger days and my parents.  I grew up knowing only the few Chinese laundries in the Washington DC area, and some of our cousins_ in New York.  But I never thought much about the common threads until I started looking through your books. Thanks for the education and the enlightenment!  I would certainly like to hear about your future works and other Chinese American heritage pursuits that you believe are of interest.  Get M.  

 

Jung traces about one hundred years of Chinese-American history in an excellent memoir that is inspiring yet told with a great underlying sense of humor.  Students of Chinese language and culture will find the Cantonese references and photos spread throughout to be fascinating easter eggs. For example, one of the more interesting, subtle things I noticed was the picture of a homework exercise from the author's mother's English composition book on p191 where various English words were "sounded out" using Chinese characters as a Cantonese phonetic basis which is precisely what someone learning such a different and unfamiliar writing system as the Latin alphabet would do. Regardless of one's background with Chinese, fans of history will find this a fascinating, fun read that is hard to put down: I myself read it in one sitting. Jung bats a 1.000 with this one, bravo!

 I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and haven't come across such an interesting and well-researched book on American Chinese history since "The Mississippi Chinese" by Loewen.  Well done!  One question I do have deals strangely enough with the cover which shows various images of the price list from Joe's Laundry. Some of those words (such as yau4saam1 oil+clothing for "overalls") I've never seen before though semantically they make sense. Are some of those words from another Cantonese dialect (e.g., Sei Yap rather than HK/GZ) or are they special two character laundry jargon or shorthand?

...am now reading your second book on "Chinese Laundries." I understand that you are working on your third book "Chopsticks in the Land of Cotton".... I like your writing style. It is clear and easy to read.  J. T.

I appreciated that you wrote this book, because it has given me a deeper perspective in what it means to be a second generation Chinese American of emigrant parents who operated a Chinese laundry. I understand that all minorities that emigrated to the United States in search of a better life had their struggles with survival and discrimination, this makes me not only value and respect my parents, but for other emigrant parents who desired their children to be prosperous.

It is fabulous that you have compiled stories of Chinese laundry life within North America,  It is amazing to learn how others grew up with similar experiences…the excerpts made me both laugh and cry. One thing for sure is that growing up in a Chinese laundry is colourful and interesting. Working class ethnic culture is so sur-real.  Elwin Xie, Vancouver

Congratulations on a landmark achievement. We know how much work you put into this volume and I am highly honored to be a small part of your accomplishment. Thank you so much for preserving this part of history. I think you will be long remembered for your work.  Ken Lee, Ohio State University.

 

I have just now finished reading your books and it was a delightful ambience down memory lane. Southern Fried Rice evoked many memories of when we lived in Athens (Ga),.. Chinese Laundries is a very readable history of a people who could endure and overcome any hardships...  Tommy Nakayama

I appreciated that you wrote this book, because it has given me a deeper perspective in what it means to be a second generation Chinese American of emigrant parents who operated a Chinese laundry. I understand that all minorities that emigrated to the United States in search of a better life had their struggles with survival and discrimination, this makes me not only value and respect my parents, but for other emigrant parents who desired their children to be prosperous.

The fascination is that I too am Chinese American born in the deep south of Miami, Florida where my mother & father started out with a Chinese Laundry ending up with a grocery store. Margaret

 

After reading personal and brilliantly written accounts of the blood, sweat, and toil that Chinese Americans endured in the development of the laundry empire in America, you will never feel the same way about the mundane chore of loading and unloading your washer/dryer again. This book doesn't just take you through the historical trajectory of the occupation oft-times associated with Chinese immigrants; it's the story of a people--of families who believe in the value of hard work and determination, and the undying hope of a brighter future. This book is an absolute must-read for anyone of Chinese decent; more importantly, it is for anyone who has a dream.    Kathy W.

Must Read For ALL!!!

 

John Jung's two books, "Chinese Laundries- Tickets to Survival on God Mountain", and "Sweet and Sour- Life in Chinese Family Restaurants" have important relevance to our understanding of the immigration story of our country at a time of polarizing political discourse regarding the closing of our national borders, racial profiling, and the deportation of undocumented immigrants. America has always been seen as a land of opportunity to better oneself. Abraham Lincoln called it..."the last hope of earth"; the Chinese called it "Gumshan" or Gold Mountain, and many other names spoken by those seeking freedom and opportunity from political and economic oppression.

 

The Chinese first entered this country in 1842 lured by dreams of quick riches from the California Gold Rush, but as Professor Jung points out, California passed discriminatory legislation similar to the "Black Codes" enacted by other states against blacks to deny Chinese the right to a decent livelihood. They had no alternative but to accept low-paying menial work; they provided cheap labor whenever there was work others did not want to or needed to do. As both books point out, it was first laundry work and later restaurants. It was both amusing and a sad commentary when I read Stephen E. Ambrose's book, "Nothing Like It In the World", the building of the transcontinental railroad,that when the Chinese began to settle in California, white men compared them with another subordinate group in the 19th century, white women. Like women, Chinese men were small, had delicate hands, no facial hair, and wore their hair in long braids and, as women, were only good to do laundry or become domestic servants.

 

My father also entered the United States as a "paper son", as many who told their stories in these books, and operated a laundry. We lived in a loft about the laundry with no bathroom. My father provided a large galvanized bucket filled with water and disinfectant for us to use at night; in the morning he carried it down the stairs to empty. I cannot tell you the number of times people would enter the store to say, "No tickee... no laundry". My sister and worked in the laundry growing up until we graduated from high school. It was hard work, sorting out dirty, smelly laundry, starching shirts, collars and ironing. My father did this every day except Sundays from the time he entered this country until he closed his laundry in 1978. My parents were hard workers and never complained at least not openly, as I did whenever I felt we were being taken advantage of because we were Chinese. Years later I asked my father why he had come to the United States despite opportunities denied him because of his race. His answer was, to find a better life for himself and for us, and that America was "the land of opportunity".

 

Professor John Jung's books interweave historical and sociological facts of the Chinese immigration and experience in America, their struggles to survive to find a niche in society even if menial, with personal stories of laundry and restaurant owners, to tell a poignant story of how generations of Chinese would toll 24/7 under conditions that would have broken many people's bodies and spirits in order to provide for their families and a better future for their children. Isn't this what all immigrants to this country hope for if given a chance?

 

Irving D. Moy   July 17, 2016

 

 

 

A story of an American Icon: The Chinese Laundry

 

Growing up working in my mom and dad's laundry made me uniquely who I am. It is often difficult tell my kids about my experiences as a the son of immigrant parents and the conflict of living between two cultures. One of my bucket list goals was to honor my parents by writing a history of the Chinese laundry and producing a PBS documentary. Professor Jung beat me to the punch. He has writing a well researched history of the Chinese laundry suppled with oral histories of people who actual grew up and worked in laundries. This is a must read for anyone interested in understanding the Chinese American experience. By the way you don't have to be Chinese to love this book, it is really about the immigrant experience and the pursue of the American dream. After all we are all the children of immigrants so Professor Jung's book is really about the experiences of our ancestors. Well maybe one day I can still get that PBS documentary made.

 

William W. Yee   May 18, 2017 

 

 

I lived in a Chinese laundry

 

I lived the stories Dr Jung presented in Chinese Laundries. It brought back memories of how hard my parents toiled daily in their laundry and dry cleaners to give me the life they believed was deserved. I am indebted to my parents and appreciate Dr Jung's insight into my childhood. Read it to appreciate your life and thank your parents and grandparents for their sacrifices.

 

|bl-atlga   February 20, 2017

 

 

 

Chopsticks in the Land of Cotton: Lives of Mississippi Delta Chinese Grocers

 

 

Thanks for all your hard work and research that has gone into writing and publishing this book. It has been quite interesting seeing the work develop and finally come into full fruition. I know that there has been much thought and rethinking on what and who to include in this work. I think you have a unique perspective, being Chinese and growing up in the south, but not in the MS Delta. I trust that your journey through the Delta this past Fall was beneficial in gaining insight into the place and the people of this area. Gilroy Chow

 

I liked your style of writing and I thought your book was an accurate history of the Chinese in the Delta region.  Even though I grew up in Arkansas , my family knew many Chinese that did live in Mississippi and their struggles.  I think the Chinese in Arkansas faired much better than the Chinese in Mississippi. I was indeed pleased that you presented a very accurate view of what struggles the Chinese did endure but ultimately they were able to triumph over their difficult circumstances.  I appreciated that the ending of your book left the reader with a very positive view of the new generation of Chinese in America . M. G. 

"... your book presents the most definitive and accurate account of the Chinese in the Ms Delta--what it was like to be Chinese and growing up in the segregated South during that time. Thanks for all your time and effort in researching and telling the story of the Ms Chinese Grocers in the Land of Cotton." Peter Joe

"Thank you for writing this book especially so that current and future young people with roots in the South will know about their roots..."

"What a juicy read! The hard work, the social isolation, the networking, the solutions of problems such as education in a segregated society which never had them in mind - it's mind-boggling! And the similarities and differences in the Chinese relationships with whites as opposed to blacks - fascinating! Your books are a significant contribution to the social history of this nation."   Nan McGehee

"Wow!  Impressive!  I think it takes an outsider to truly appreciate it.  We're too close to it to really appreciate what a great social history it is."

I am a friend of most of the people you interviewed in your book.  I now reside in San Francisco.
I recently finished reading your book and felt I was right among the people you interviewed. 
It's the best book written about the Chinese in the Mississippi Delta. 

"Thanks for all you have done for Chinese Americans. I know that if my father were still alive, he would be devouring all your books and research."

Great way to learn family history

A very good read. As a granddaughter of store owners, this book was a fascinating look at what life was like for my grandparents and mother. Indirectly, I learned a lot about my family. I felt that I knew very little about my mother's childhood, but now I have a rich context with which to insert the stories I have heard.  C. Acharya

Great Expectations

   As a 1st generation Chinese-American who grew up in the Mississippi Delta during the 50's, I was disappointed to find John Jung's book similiar in theme to Jim Lowen's book, "Mississippi Chinese, Between Black & White." I had hoped to find in more detail, in narrative, the struggles of the early Chinese; instead, I sense their comments got lost in translation, i.e., absent was the emotional dimension. 
   Kathryn Stockett's book, "The Help," although fiction, would have been a perfect avenue to depict the Chinese in Mississippi. Except for pull-out quotes from Bobby Moon and others, I didn't get the real sense of struggle, prejudice, frustration -- or any of the emotive characteristics confronting the Chinese. The events were a recitation of...the events.  
    This is not to say that "Chopsticks," is not a good read. I commend Jung for his efforts to capture this fading corner of American society. In the next few years, little of the original voices will be left to speak of the Chinese and the making of America. And for this I congratulate him for adding another bookmark on behalf of Chinese in Mississippi. 

Frank Lee Shaw, MS ('46-60) 

John Jung Hits a Home Run,

(I was Dr. John Jung's primary consultant for this book about my community in the Mississippi Delta.) 
When Dr. Jung contacted me after having read my internet story entitled "Pilgrimage to China" on [...] to tell me of his plans to write a book about my community I was more than eager for someone of Dr. Jung's stature and reputation to do such a project. I had already read his two books about the North American Chinese hand laundries and was familiar with his works. His final product, in my opinion, was a home run because he went to great lengths to gather so many accounts from many, many sources to present a wide spectrum of differing views about life in the Mississippi Delta. The views presented were not always the most flattering to the Delta Chinese either but he tried to be even-handed in the presentations. On balance this is the best study to-date of my community and I will be forever grateful for his wonderful  work which  exceeded all of my expectations.  Bobby Joe Moon ( Boyle/Cleveland MS 1944-1965)

Since I grew up near the Mississippi Delta and am of Chinese descent, I knew many of the families that were included in this book. This brought back a lot a fond memories for me and was very informative. Some things I did not know about the families mentioned. I will treasure this find.  M. Rice

"Popsicles in the land of Cotton"

I was born and grew up in Forrest City, Arkansas during the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. Blacks were not allowed in any white grocery stores. So how did they eat??? Chinese, like my family, ran grocery stores in black neighborhoods to feed the “colored folks”. Whites would not allow blacks in their stores. And there was prejudice against Chinese too. Professor John Jung’s book about this slice of American life accurately presents the society dynamics of black, white and us Chinese, who just quietly worked in our stores, saved money for tomorrow and for our kids’ education. As one who grew up as the only Chinese in his own hometown in Georgia, Prof. Jung’s words, and the words of those he interviewed, have the soul and truth of shared personal experience. “Chopsticks in the Land of Cotton” and Prof. Jung’s series of books are now and will henceforth be among the definitive works about Chinese Americans in the South and of their lives in that era. I lived it. John Jung wrote it. I trust you will read it

–Jeu Foon

How did I miss this part of Americian History? Thats what I ask myself before starting to read this book. I guess I took it for granted, that my schooling included all the history I ought to know. Was I wrong by 100%! I highly recommend this book for those interested in knowing the details of those stories not so often told. True stories - worth knowing and repeating. Q. Huang

I have learned a great deal from this book ! Thank you;

 

 

I highly recommend this book for those interested in knowing the details ...

October 15, 2017

 

 

 

Sweet and Sour: Life in Chinese Family Restaurants

You've made some amazing observations, wrote them down with sincerity, and I wholeheartedly support you on it.  You've brought back some fond memories and I'm sure it will touch other folks like myself that have gone through it.  Dave  Chow

This retired psychology prof. is devoting himself to Chinese American history. Met him at a talk in Vancouver. Brings back childhood memories as most of the people interviewed are from Toisan like my family. We could always go into a new town, drop in at a Chinese restaurant and be welcomed. Dad would run out and say, "they're cousins!" Now I know he meant they were from Toisan.  It also is a nice little account on the history of restaurants in America and changing trends.   Rosemary Eng

"When reading Sweet and Sour, I was struck by how it is both a work of scholarship and a documentation of the experience of Chinese restaurant workers. It serves to teach us about their experiences on multiple levels."   Heather Lee,  Brown University

 

I am reading your delightful book, Sweet and Sour.  I especially like the "Insider Perspectives" section.  Those first-hand experiences can generate a lot of potentially testable hypotheses about how the Chinese were able to provision their remote restaurants with exotic ingredients while other ethnic groups could not.
Susan B. Carter, University of California, Riverside

 

John Jung was hilarious in his frankness of the Chinese way of not adorning their restaurants and adapting whatever building they rented.

I bought two books (Chinese Laundries  ,… Sweet and Sour: Life in Chinese Family Restaurants) that night, then ordered the 3rd  one online (Southern Fried Rice)  later on.  Haven’t been able to put them down.

 

 

 

history of Chinese restaurants in America

 

Really informative, particularly the middle section-- I liked learning the history of Chop Suey and how it was such a craze in America in the 50s, how Chop Suey restaurants sprung up across America, and how chop suey made its way in regular white American households as a dish housewives would prepare. Also enjoyed reading about white Americans making trips into dangerous Chinatowns in the early 1900s for exotic adventures.  Vinny Wolf  Feb. 11, 2015

 

 

Keeping History Alive

John Jung delivers an excellent recounting of one if the ways immigrant Chinese families survived. His stories bring history to life.

Peggy Lore, June 25, 2016

 

Historian by Chance and Passion

I am currently President of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, i have all of John's books and been dozens of his lectures. His talent is only exceeded by his willingness to share these stories, in person, across the nation. Gordo  Aug. 9, 2016

 

 

A Chinese American Odyssey: How A Retired Psychologist Makes a Hit as a Historian

 

 

 

Enjoyable, Informative, and a Pleasure to Explore

 

Considering writing a memoir or a collection of memories? Treat yourself to John Jung's A CHINESE AMERICAN ODYSSEY before you start outlining. Not only does Jung give the back-story of his earlier books (Southern Fried Rice; Sweet and Sour; and more), but he also provides insight into the research, writing, and publishing process for independent authors in particular. And he shows how a deep interest in a topic and a willingness to gather others' experiences can lead to fresh insight in contemporary history. Makes a good gift, too!  E.Kanell

 

 

His Odyssey Is My Journey On Gold Mountain.

 

Dr. John Jung's "A Chinese American Odyssey" is wonderful work of our Chinese American experience in Gold Mountain. He offers many historical and ancestral gems of the Chinese in America. His writing style is folksy as well as intimate. His memoir truly reflects my similar journey as a Bamboo on Gold Mountain.

Another literary masterpiece by Dr. John Jung, a true giant.  Raymond D. Chong

 

"Soul" and passion oozes from Dr. John Jung' writings . His recollection of his yesteryears is remarkable and well documented with detailed references that supports his entries.

 

His work is indeed a vicarious journey as I discovered the subtle, but overt vicissitudes affecting the culture and mores of the Deep South through his "eyes." Our lengthy friendship allowed me to have cursory glimpses of southern living from the perspective of a family who was neither black or white.......a non-discussed sociological anomaly manifested during my formative youth when south meant south of Market street.  

Read his works and experience a cultural revelation. He remains to this day, humble, unpretentious, brilliant, and funny to the bone..

 

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