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- Asian American Foodways Project Records
- Asian American Foodways Project Records / Series 1: Neighborhoods with Asian American food businesses
- Sponsor
- This Asian Pacific American Foodways Project received Federal support from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.
- Biographical / Historical
- The main business district in Wheaton, Maryland, is the "Triangle", a 5.6 acre tract bound by Veirs Mill Road, Georgia Avenue, and University Boulevard. Located in Montgomery County, just north of Washington, DC and northwest of Silver Spring, Maryland, the area has changed between the 1970s and 2020s, from a predominantly white, middle-class suburb to a diverse neighborhood of immigrants from Latin America, Africa, and Asia. The 1980s saw an influx of small, mom-and-pop food businesses built by and for local residents, including a prominent Chinese and Southeast Asian population. Redevelopment following the completion of the Red Line Metro station in the 1990s brought further change to the central business district (CBD). Asian American businesses in Wheaton, Maryland include several prominent Chinese and Vietnamese restaurants, Gourmet Inspiration, Mi La Cay Restaurant, and the Wheaton Shopping Center, a popular strip mall with immigrant run restaurants, cafes, and other businesses.
- Date
- 2021
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Asian American Foodways Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Scope and Contents
- This subseries contains photographs, created in 2021, documenting Asian American food businesses located in Wheaton, Maryland.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
- Record ID
- ebl-1694736000760-1694736003028-1
