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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
- 2020-2022
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Identifier
- ACMA.01-007.22, Series 4
- 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 restaurant, cafe, or carryout. There is also a subseries containing menus from a variety of Asian American restaurants in the Washington, DC region.
- 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 includes photographs, oral histories, and menus documenting Asian American food-service businesses. Materials were collected between 2020 and 2022. Asian Americans own and/or operate a range of food-service businesses in the greater Washington, DC region. These businesses serve a large and diverse clientele, introducing new flavors and expanding palates one dinner-plate or carry-out package at a time. Businesses represented include legacy restaurants that have served diners for decades; new establishments carving out a place in the market; take-out or carry-outs that provide tasty convenience; and alternatives such as ghost kitchens, which offer delivery-only meals without a storefront. These restaurants and other food-service institutions operated by Asian Americans serve not only as sources of physical sustenance, but also as sites of community, placemaking, and cross-cultural connection.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
- Record ID
- ebl-1694736000760-1694736003197-1
