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- Asian American Foodways Project Records
- 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.
- Date
- 2021
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Identifier
- ACMA.01-007.22, Series 2
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Asian American Foodways Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
- Arrangement
- Materials in this series are arranged by specific Asian American producer or distributor.
- 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 series contains photographs, oral history interviews, cultural objects, and archival materials documenting Asian American-owned and/or -operated producers and distributors throughout the greater Washington, DC region. These businesses deliver, produce, grow, and cultivate foods and ingredients, some of which are unavailable in mainstream supermarkets. Farms and wholesale merchants supply culturally significant ingredients from Asia and other parts of the world and the United States, while cottage food producers introduce new products and test new modes of delivery and service. Businesses represented include Blue River Farm in Syria, Virginia; Annandale Catering in Annandale, Virginia; the meal kit delivery service Sobann, in Vienna, Virginia; the Chinese Street Market cooking collective in Washington, DC; kimchi producer Tae-gu Kimchi of Washington, DC; Young Won Trading in District Heights, Maryland; Rhee Bros. Inc of Hanover, Maryland; Best Kitchen Supply in Washington, DC's Union Market; and the National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC). Materials were created or acquired in 2021.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
- Record ID
- ebl-1694736000760-1694736003099-0
