UNIDENTIFIED CAST: (Singing) Chop suey. Chop suey. Good and bad... CHANG: This Broadway show tune dates back to the 1950s, when chop suey was a more common menu item. Eventually, it became a Chinese ...

Joaquin “Jocko” Fajardo, 39, grew up in Tempe, Ariz., in a large family. Mexican food was an integral part of his upbringing. And yet, the dish that reminds him of home and family is a distinctly ...

Before its fall from grace, chop suey was a holiday tradition for families who don't celebrate Christmas, even being immortalized in songs and film. The journey of chop suey, from Ming Dynasty to a ...

I’m traveling this week and in light of my destination, here’s a postcard. In 1849, Norman Asing, the self-appointed spokesperson for Chinese Californians, opened an all-you-can-eat buffet called ...

AT Mission 261, in the century-old building that once served as San Gabriel’s first city hall, waiters in suave gray suits are taking orders for steamed chicken breast rolled around bamboo pith and ...

Dozens of chop suey houses operated in Chicago as early as 1905. Today, the Chinese food scene has expanded and diversified. Chicago Stories is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...

Chop suey was once a classic Chinese American dish enjoyed on December 25 — a day when most other restaurants were closed — by Jews and other non-Christians. These days, we tend to think of chop suey ...

Joaquin "Jocko" Fajardo, 39, grew up in Tempe, Ariz., in a large family. Mexican food was an integral part of his upbringing. And yet, the dish that reminds him of home and family is a distinctly ...