Chinese Takeaway Kids

Episode 10: Unveiling the chronicles of restaurant customers

On this episode, I sit down for a raw talk with my sister, Jen, about our crazy encounters with restaurant customers. We talk about various things from witnessing fights, armed robberies, working during hurricanes, and etc. Tune in to hear us talk about our customer icks and favorite customers, hope you all enjoy!  … and that’s a wrap to season one. I’m so grateful for being able to share the stories of hardworking families in the restaurant industry and the people that I’ve gotten a chance to connect with along the way. Thanks for listening and supporting this podcast. See y’all next season!🥠🥢 Follow Chinese Takeaway Kids on instagram for new episode releases https://www.instagram.com/chinesetakeawaykids/ [https://www.instagram.com/chinesetakeawaykids/]

Episode 9: Running a Chinese takeout in the Midwest

On this episode I chat with Yan about her family’s experience running a Chinese takeout in Midwest. Yan talks about what it was like growing up in a predominately white area and being the only one of two Chinese restaurants in her small town. Hope you all enjoy this episode! Follow Chinese Takeaway Kids on instagram for new episode releases https://www.instagram.com/chinesetakeawaykids/ [https://www.instagram.com/chinesetakeawaykids/]  Send me a message! I would love to hear your thoughts and inquiries: cz.zheng1@gmail.com [cz.zheng1@gmail.com]

Episode 8: 1970s/80s Gen X restaurant kid

On this episode I chat with Cedric Yeh about his experience growing up at his family’s Chinese restaurant in the 1970s/80s. As a 80s kid without a smart phone, Cedric created interesting adventures for himself at the restaurant. Also, Eisenhower’s grandson and Nixon’s granddaughter who were dating at the time reportedly hung out at his family’s restaurant and was frequented by the secret service. He shares many more anecdotes on this episode, hope you all enjoy! Follow Chinese Takeaway Kids on instagram for new episode releases https://www.instagram.com/chinesetakeawaykids/ [https://www.instagram.com/chinesetakeawaykids/]  Send me a message! I would love to hear your thoughts and inquiries: cz.zheng1@gmail.com [cz.zheng1@gmail.com]

Episode 7: The history of Chinese food in America

🥡 fun fact: according to the Chinese American Restaurant Association, there are over 45,000 Chinese restaurants currently in operation across the United States. This number is greater than all the McDonald’s, KFCs, Pizza Huts, Taco Bells and Wendy’s combined. On this episode I chat with Professor Yong Chen about the history of Chinese food in America and how the industry preserved through racial injustice and became mainstream in American culture. Hope you all enjoy this episode!🥠🥢 Learn more about Professor Yong Chen's book here: ⁠http://cup.columbia.edu/book/chop-suey-usa/9780231168922 ⁠ [http://cup.columbia.edu/book/chop-suey-usa/9780231168922 ]  Follow Chinese Takeaway Kids on instagram for new episode releases: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/chinesetakeawaykids/⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/chinesetakeawaykids/] Send me a message! I would love to hear your thoughts and inquiries: ⁠cz.zheng1@gmail.com [cz.zheng1@gmail.com]

Episode 6: Life lessons from growing up in my family’s restaurant

There’s always that one incident that happens at the restaurant that makes a takeout kid go “damn, I really screwed up” and leaves a imprint in our life that we’ll never forget. On this episode I chat with Will about the life changing moment for us at the restaurant and the life lessons learned (and things we had to unlearn) from our family restaurant. Hope you all enjoy this episode! Follow Chinese Takeaway Kids on instagram for new episode releases https://www.instagram.com/chinesetakeawaykids/ [https://www.instagram.com/chinesetakeawaykids/] Support the podcast: https://anchor.fm/chinese-takeaway-kids/support [https://anchor.fm/chinese-takeaway-kids/support] Send me a message! I would love to hear your thoughts and inquiries: cz.zheng1@gmail.com [cz.zheng1@gmail.com]