Praise From Audiences At
Book Talks
Southern Fried Rice: Life in A
Chinese Laundry in the Deep South
I
really enjoyed your presentation at NAAAP. Southern Fried Rice
tells a very unique and interesting story. Everyone in
my family (my wife, my 9-year-old daughter, and myself) really
enjoyed reading the book. J. F.
Thank you for a wonderful evening as
a speaker at the Chi-Am Circle dinner. Your speech and life
in the South typify some of the members in our group.
My husband went through a lot when he was a child in
Mississippi. C. F.
You had the audience in the palm of your hands
at the luncheon today! Thank you so much for taking
the time to come up and share some of your experiences
with us. Several people came up to me later to
tell me how much they enjoyed your talk. G. I.
I was pleased to be in your audience in Phoenix, and purchased both books from you. I thoroughly enjoyed reading So. Fried Rice and to know Chinese-Americans all over the US of our generation all felt the same about ourselves, no matter the parents_ occupation, or our lifestyles. J. Yen
Thank
you
again for coming to Houston last weekend and for giving us
such an interesting talk. I enjoyed reading your first
book, "Southern Fried Rice" before the talk and 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.
Thank you so much for a wonderful
presentation. It was a great evening for all of us.
Our MCCA members and friends all enjoyed learning about
Chinese American history and your life in Macon, GA. Lots of luck on your talk in Berkeley
tomorrow. Jean Bee Chan, Marin Chinese
Cultural Association
You were a hoot! Thanks for
coming to speak at Sacramento Chinese Culture Foundation, the greatest
testimonial is no one left after dinner! The audience was
mesmerized by your style and candor. Even the Chinese-born
audience said they learned something new. Eileen Leung
It
was a pleasure meeting you today @ Delta State U & well
worth the 2-hr drive. I am look'g
forward to read'g your books
and will share them among our 3 college-age daughters. Your
time and patience in document'g
grow'g up in America in the
early years will help visualize to the younger generation
what our ancestors went through. My humble thanks, Linda
Thank
you
for agreeing to come to the Mississippi Delta and sharing
your stories with us. It was such a pleasure meeting
you. We are all anxiously awaiting the release of
CHOPSTICKS and your return to the Delta. Please know that you have a strong
fan base here in the Mississippi Delta, and at Delta State
University. Georgene
...The author, who still retains a bit of
a Southern accent, touched on a handful of themes.
Isolation is a common one for immigrants, his own made worse
by the fact they were the only Chinese people living in Macon
(Georgia) between 1928 and 1956. ... Jung spoke not as a
bitter man, and in fact revealed a sense of humor on several
occasions. Nevertheless, he drew on a reservoir of
stories that pointed out injustices, cruelty, and ignorance
directed at him and his family.
Chinese
Laundries: Tickets to Survival on Gold Mountain
We
were honored to have you visit (Chinese American Museum of
Chicago). Everyone really enjoyed your presentation
and company-one of the best comments was _he was so down
to earth and engaging. We thank you for sharing your
family story and spending time with us. Soo Lon Moy
On behalf of Chinese American Museum Of
Chicago and myself, I want to thank you very much for
spending so much of your time with us while you were
attending the AAAS conference here the past
week. Your lecture yesterday was most
interesting and with the most attendance for us so
far. I know that there would be more exchanges
if time permitted. I hope that you were well pleased
and will grant us future visits. We certainly were
delighted to have you. I have been away most of today, but sat
down and read thru "Southern Fried Rice" in one
sitting this evening. That says a lot
about your book. Margaret Larsen
The Berkeley
Chinese Community Church Senior Center have been twice
blessed with your presentations, last year on "Chinese
Laundries" and this year on "Southern Fried Rice." You have
a way of telling your stories that bring back so many
memories of our own lives as we all grew up as 2nd
generation Chinese Americans. We look forward to a
presentation on your 3rd book "Chopsticks in the Land of
Cotton" with great anticipation. Thank you
again. Warren Chinn
Thanks! I bought four of
your books already… I did enjoy your lecture on Chinese
laundries. Miranda
I just wanted to tell you how
much we enjoyed your lecture on Chinese laundries. Thank
you for coming to Arizona State University and giving us a
most enjoyable time.
What an informative and enjoyable talk on
the history of Chinese laundries in America, and what at
honor it is to meet author John Jung. I recommend everyone
try to catch any of John Jung's talks! Victoria Moy
Chopsticks in the Land
of Cotton: Lives of Mississippi Delta Chinese Grocers
Thanks
for
the informative and educational presentation at Berkeley
CCC. It was very well received. … The southern
friends were delighted to meet you and hear the lecture.
Rachel Wong
I
very much enjoyed your presentation yesterday in Monterey
Park. I completely understood your sense of "not being
Chinese enough." Even today, when I am in a room full of
Chinese adults, I feel like a foreigner, too much "white"
attitude to be Chinese. Not only was I the ONLY Chinese
kid in Baton Rouge, La... I was
also an only child in a typical Chinese family (be seen but
not heard) so I led a very lonely existence. I did not
make a Chinese friend until I was in the 4th grade, when
we moved back to New Orleans…
I am
grateful for your willingness to share your story with us
last Saturday in Washington, D.C. I felt like you
overwhelmed the audience and left them wanting to hear
more... We have heard nothing but positive comments
from many of the folks who attended. Stan Lou
I thoroughly enjoyed the presentation
and the opportunity to meet you in Foster City. Mary Chu
Sweet and Sour: Life in Chinese
Family Restaurants
The
Sweet
Taste of History
I
really enjoyed your presentation and look forward to reading
Sweet and Sour…thank you for your work in the unique
experience of U. S. Chinese in the diaspora.
Bravo! Wonderful
talk on my favorite of all of
your books! Thank YOU for
being the object of our
overwhelming attendance and I
hope you sold a few books to the
attendees! The food was
good at the Forbidden City,
the ambience was great,
and you proved
that you were the "man of the
hour"! Thank you for "being" our
event.
Hazel Wallace, Past
President, U.S.-China Peoples Friendship
Association-Long Beach.
Thank
you
for making the trip to Chicago for this very special
event. Everyone had great compliments for your powerppoint and presentation!
There were 45 people at the event plus 2 from the Chinese
media. Soo Lon
Moy
We, the younger generation of Chinese Americans, all appreciated your presentation of Sweet & Sour. The story is full of laughter and tears for the audiences. Dan Huynh
John Jung spoke about the history of Chinese immigrants, but he told it through the stories of Chinese restaurants and the families that operate them. He managed to work the Chinese Exclusion Act and chop suey into one sentence! (Chop suey is most certainly an American dish, but it helped popularize Chinese restaurants among whites, who were leery of the Chinese and their food.) ... If more people could have a teacher like Dr. Jung, maybe fewer people would run from history..."
