https://diasporainateacup.com/the-blog daily 0.75 2026-04-02 https://diasporainateacup.com/the-blog/lotus-garden monthly 0.5 2026-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/9d5c7185-8947-48d0-a7ae-ef5634695954/Screenshot+2026-04-02+at+12.14.57+PM.png The Blog - Lotus Garden - Make it stand out Text ad from Daily Oregonian, June 13, 1954. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/f7e92035-da57-4729-bc88-8a02e41e6d11/Screenshot+2026-04-02+at+12.12.15+PM.png The Blog - Lotus Garden - Make it stand out May 8, 1959 Article from The Oregonian describing the poorly executed theft of a safe from the Lotus Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/529a681c-9720-42d9-8602-46df486d5923/Screenshot+2026-04-02+at+12.05.56+PM.png The Blog - Lotus Garden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/9e7a1f3a-bcca-4a6d-b1fb-01233dccf398/Screenshot+2026-04-02+at+12.13.18+PM.png The Blog - Lotus Garden - Make it stand out Advertisement describing the new location for the restuarant. https://diasporainateacup.com/the-blog/high-hat monthly 0.5 2026-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/353b4dae-30c5-47b3-a441-70e454278434/Screenshot+2026-02-17+at+4.07.17+PM.png The Blog - High Hat - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/0b2d48c7-2ce8-4ad5-8029-cb53c8f64b88/Screenshot+2026-02-16+at+4.55.14+PM.png The Blog - High Hat - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/091f369a-2133-443a-9fad-9a1c953a4505/Screenshot+2026-02-16+at+4.49.08+PM.png The Blog - High Hat - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/85ce82d9-bb67-425d-9de3-53d3fcd83042/Screenshot+2026-02-16+at+4.44.19+PM.png The Blog - High Hat - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://diasporainateacup.com/the-blog/silk-hat-portland monthly 0.5 2026-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/60337d52-5102-4d62-8ba7-91cc15fc0e3d/Screenshot+2026-02-17+at+4.06.19+PM.png The Blog - Silk Hat, Portland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/1003c292-ea38-4284-91d9-385703904199/Screenshot+2026-02-16+at+4.40.24+PM.png The Blog - Silk Hat, Portland - Make it stand out Frank Choo and Henry Louie pose in the Aquarium lounge of the Silk Hat Restaurant in an August 1955 photograph. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/36dec0b4-11b3-4646-bdf0-2bb27e5326da/Screenshot+2026-02-16+at+3.26.49+PM.png The Blog - Silk Hat, Portland - Make it stand out A Shenango Pottery version of the Silk Hat tablewares, dating to before 1948. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/96a51c81-8ae3-48fc-a828-413366b3d1ac/Screenshot+2026-02-15+at+5.41.39+PM.png The Blog - Silk Hat, Portland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/b217eae3-204e-4ad4-b336-ecb191d6f42f/Screenshot+2026-02-15+at+5.29.13+PM.png The Blog - Silk Hat, Portland - Make it stand out A newspaper article shows how the local press could sensationalize crimes that took place in or near Chinese American restaurants. https://diasporainateacup.com/the-blog/50xg6zys1a06s3rttfx60g4yygw7a9 monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/f6e9c6cd-77f1-4b98-85e8-fa0c8f179aff/Screenshot+2026-02-06+at+5.11.10+PM.png The Blog - Foo Chow, Portland - Make it stand out Photograph showing the exterior of the Foo Chow Cafe from the Sunday Oregonian, November 6, 1960, accompanying an article about the shooting, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/abce6f07-a198-42ff-8ad6-d5452c4c1317/Screenshot+2026-02-15+at+4.54.23+PM.png The Blog - Foo Chow, Portland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/0c545c00-ba5d-4ef3-840c-3c56df1d67f8/Screenshot+2026-02-06+at+5.11.35+PM.png The Blog - Foo Chow, Portland - Make it stand out From Sunday Oregonian, November 6, 1960, only interior photograph of the restaurant available. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/6cbc5702-ba40-4295-825b-b5aaaeab8863/Screenshot+2026-02-15+at+5.03.44+PM.png The Blog - Foo Chow, Portland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://diasporainateacup.com/the-blog/the-new-republic-cafe monthly 0.5 2025-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/6d1beb44-9fca-4704-9ebd-592af8bed282/Screenshot+2025-11-18+at+3.18.46+PM.png The Blog - The (New) RePublic Cafe - Make it stand out September 30, 1955 advertisement for the Republic Cafe and Ming Lounge, providing the adress, phone number, hours opened and showing a tree, possibly a Chinese Scholar tree? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/255c9d84-f11b-4bc3-b084-8f5ac9478a18/Screenshot+2025-11-18+at+3.28.05+PM.png The Blog - The (New) RePublic Cafe - Make it stand out Image of a scholar tree in a Qing Dynasty era painting, the tree looks very similar to the image used by the republic in its advertising, and evokes the roots of the democratic Chinese Republic in the values of modernity and appreciation of arts and culture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/c9d69949-29a1-43a3-b679-3bfddf7239c1/Screenshot+2025-11-18+at+3.35.42+PM.png The Blog - The (New) RePublic Cafe - Make it stand out January 9, 1912, front page of Portland Oregonian showing a gathering of young Chinese American men sitting in front of a sign reading “The Young China Association Portland, OR in English, and Chines characters below. A pair of small flags are mounted from the top of the sign, both being flags of the new Republic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/3be56a8a-b2d7-420d-b8fb-37a6acd19d1d/Screenshot+2025-11-18+at+3.40.44+PM.png The Blog - The (New) RePublic Cafe - Make it stand out The famous neon sign of the Republic Cafe at 222 NW 4th Ave, Portland’s Old Chinatown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/ad176c78-3535-40ad-ae6a-9743730d1e58/Screenshot+2025-11-18+at+3.45.49+PM.png The Blog - The (New) RePublic Cafe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/ed3e1d62-aa58-4bcb-a1d0-212c81767610/Screenshot+2025-11-19+at+8.53.33+AM.png The Blog - The (New) RePublic Cafe - Make it stand out Image showing a FS Louie teacup for Republic Cafe, the cafe’s name appears in a “Chop Suey” font, whereas the address is in a san serif font. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/84988aba-c03c-4832-9de2-bb9b53d2cb1c/Screenshot+2025-11-19+at+8.44.50+AM.png The Blog - The (New) RePublic Cafe - Make it stand out Undated photo, Louie Armstrong performing in Portland. https://www.facebook.com/groups/296569815544787/posts/950008653534230/ https://diasporainateacup.com/the-blog/student-spotlight-the-god-of-longevity monthly 0.5 2025-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/1763091434333-QXWCURII2M4SYUGZ5IGT/RiceBowl.jpg The Blog - STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: “The God Of Longevity” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/1763092033370-KCMFD964JR13AEWWPX2X/Screenshot+%28125%29.png The Blog - STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: “The God Of Longevity” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/2d5da981-1dc1-41cd-af0c-06b686078da9/Immigration_4.jpg The Blog - STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: “The God Of Longevity” - The Rejection of Traditional Chinese Cuisine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/81954206-0ad5-466d-9b19-d10ad42d9199/ChinaDollAC1212-0000015-2.jpg The Blog - STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: “The God Of Longevity” - Make it stand out Yeh, Cedric. “Your Chinese Menu Is Really a Time Machine.” What It Means to Be American https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/850df980-78f7-4120-bebc-c0b7ab6c132c/Screenshot+%28126%29.png The Blog - STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: “The God Of Longevity” - “Let Us Have No More Chinatowns in Our Cities.” Oakland Enquirer, April 1906. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/56cef9ac-fdd1-4ac8-9f88-5554ccd24559/Screenshot+%28122%29.png The Blog - STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: “The God Of Longevity” - Make it stand out This diagram shows the average longevity of a restaurant in each state featured in our data from restaurants represented in the FS Louie collection. While this is a helpful visualization, it is skewed and limited by the number of restaurants from each state, with some states that were more frequent FS Louie customers (California and Washington) that were had significantly more data in the set compared to other states that only had one restaurant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/1763093156726-KVLMHYTOHXYYEKVDO33X/Screenshot+%28124%29.png The Blog - STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: “The God Of Longevity” This diagram of restaurant cuisine shows the cuisine types of shorter lived restaurants (under 30 years), notably including Mexican- Chinese and Chinese cuisines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/1763093396075-G1ZGYEWHMAABHR9E6B1Q/Screenshot+%28123%29.png The Blog - STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: “The God Of Longevity” This second diagram, which features the cuisine types of the restaurants with greater longevity (over 30 years) features a notable majority of Chinese- American cuisine. https://diasporainateacup.com/the-blog/student-spotlight-roots-of-resilience monthly 0.5 2025-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/1b6cdd84-7625-45ed-9bb1-93cf8ed1f337/Screenshot+%28118%29.png The Blog - Student spotlight: "Roots of Resilience” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/1763089486426-TKEQIKJFSYULHJFIT9G4/Screenshot+%28119%29.png The Blog - Student spotlight: "Roots of Resilience” - Figure 1 An Act to Enforce Certain Treaty Stipulations Relating to the Chinese, May 6, 1882; Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, 1789–1996; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/1763089589932-Z3QLU8RVYLUQRAMLJ9T5/Screenshot+%28120%29.png The Blog - Student spotlight: "Roots of Resilience” - Figure 2 A Chinese butcher and grocery store in San Francisco, circa 1895. Photograph by Wilhelm Hester, University of Washington Collection. https://diasporainateacup.com/the-blog/hb7kry8s1ryws5hthraw1l5tao1i4s monthly 0.5 2025-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/4fb988d1-72f4-4825-b886-1dd36ad79054/Screenshot+%28112%29.png The Blog - Student Spotlight: "Ceramics of Identity” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/23281299-d0cc-4722-b838-dad5774ccdbd/Screenshot+%28116%29.png The Blog - Student Spotlight: "Ceramics of Identity” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/c4fb9721-076e-4173-a010-9d232cf8c67d/Screenshot+%28117%29.png The Blog - Student Spotlight: "Ceramics of Identity” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://diasporainateacup.com/the-blog/xndh9yabm9x5ejynbfhzr9w5gltihz monthly 0.5 2025-11-14 https://diasporainateacup.com/the-blog/introducing-student-spotlights monthly 0.5 2025-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/92e7f61f-3462-42a0-93e1-f74588a8e069/Screenshot+2025-10-15+at+11.59.04+AM.png The Blog - Introducing Student Spotlights - Make it stand out The Mock Dig excavation used in the fall of 2024 to introduce introduction to archaeology students to the process of manufacturing restaurant porcelains. The FS Louie projects were part of a larger emphasis on objects traveling from creation to use. https://diasporainateacup.com/the-blog/p73uyxar4rdi5z75uyrlkbkasuvys8 monthly 0.5 2025-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/7d9396c0-0474-467e-a073-25d11459388d/Screenshot+2025-10-15+at+11.53.04+AM.png The Blog - Route 66: Peoria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/47035e18-1233-4ef1-871c-bcac7b707fea/Screenshot+2025-10-15+at+11.51.42+AM.png The Blog - Route 66: Peoria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://diasporainateacup.com/the-blog/route-66-chicago monthly 0.5 2025-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/dbfb9ad1-6a91-44af-9ff1-f623066d4f63/Screenshot+2025-10-14+at+4.25.40+PM.png The Blog - Route 66: ChiCAGO - Make it stand out This image shows a rice paper and wood fan from Chiam’s first restaurant location, proclaiming it “Chinatown’s Most Modern Restaurant”. The top of the fan features a series of red, pink, and white roses with green leaves on an airbrushed pink background. The lettering is in black. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/ef88d889-40b9-4c1d-acdb-eb18128da042/Screenshot+2025-10-14+at+4.16.08+PM.png The Blog - Route 66: ChiCAGO - Make it stand out FS Louie Ashtray from Chaim from its first location at 2251 So. Wentworth Ave. The ashtray features under the name “CHIAM” in a chop suey style font, the explanation “…means chinese-american.” This ashtray dates sometime between 1952 to 1966. Note that the phone number uses the old exchange style of number, “CA-5-4766” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/8df4ba6a-d855-4721-9ebe-696791f791eb/Screenshot+2025-10-14+at+4.47.57+PM.png The Blog - Route 66: ChiCAGO - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/00e61647-389b-4f25-9517-4d467584828c/Screenshot+2025-10-14+at+4.51.36+PM.png The Blog - Route 66: ChiCAGO - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/0e946eab-88bd-42c6-82ef-a48b4cd7fc26/Screenshot+2025-10-14+at+4.53.01+PM.png The Blog - Route 66: ChiCAGO - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/d0d334c9-70c4-4bf1-ba5c-0e8e8472caef/Screenshot+2025-10-14+at+4.54.03+PM.png The Blog - Route 66: ChiCAGO - Make it stand out A postcard photograph from the second location shows the banquet room with the tables all set with F.S. Louie’s “Two Women/Characters” pattern dinner plates and handled cups and saucers. https://diasporainateacup.com/the-blog/route-66-st-louis-mo monthly 0.5 2025-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/6d4d36cb-0ab1-4233-b80a-990de60a3a44/Screenshot+2025-09-26+at+5.08.48+PM.png The Blog - Route 66: St Louis, MO - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/8ef0c86b-fd27-421b-8555-b52ea6def400/Screenshot+2025-09-26+at+11.49.21+AM.png The Blog - Route 66: St Louis, MO - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/f5f5e34d-3201-44f2-8923-ff55e5c0b6c6/Screenshot+2025-09-26+at+5.26.45+PM.png The Blog - Route 66: St Louis, MO - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/cedf19df-5702-400d-b602-1e5ce85a634f/Screenshot+2025-09-26+at+6.52.46+PM.png The Blog - Route 66: St Louis, MO - Make it stand out 1959 advertisement; no sign of a log or specialized branding for the restuarant. The Restaurant and lounge is advertised in simple block letters with no illustrations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/249cd58d-f026-42a7-a5ae-19d22de5c248/Screenshot+2025-09-26+at+6.57.04+PM.png The Blog - Route 66: St Louis, MO - Make it stand out THe little server first shows up in a mother’s day advertisement in a local Jewish newspaper. The restuarant only advertised when it was holiday occasions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/bd22e3f9-26e6-4b97-bc33-4208e394fcdc/Screenshot+2025-09-26+at+8.20.29+PM.png The Blog - Route 66: St Louis, MO - Make it stand out 1974 advertisement for the restaurant, now featuring the “traditionally clothed” server. In his hands he carries two trays, one with pineapple tiki drinks, the other with food. This matches the figure on the matchbook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/e0db64d4-727b-4f09-a1dd-83fe35c75307/Screenshot+2025-09-26+at+8.59.59+PM.png The Blog - Route 66: St Louis, MO - Make it stand out Photograph taken between 1896 and 1911 showing three Chinese immigrants in traditional work gard and shoes, teding to three small children. The men’s dress is clearly of the sort evoked in the ashtray image. Intriguingly, none of the men have a visible queue, a feature of hair style from the imperial period. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/a82ce317-b88a-4d86-87e1-370ad78a44b2/Screenshot+2025-09-26+at+9.24.40+PM.png The Blog - Route 66: St Louis, MO - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/88ee1b96-cb65-40dd-8b1b-b9844e36ed06/Screenshot+2025-09-21+at+11.29.09+AM.png The Blog - Route 66: St Louis, MO - Make it stand out An 1916 photograd of Sit Hom Yuen casting his presidential vote for Woodrow Wilson, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/a1b4d386-61f3-45cf-8f5a-64819a1c5590/Screenshot+2025-09-13+at+10.30.41+PM.png The Blog - Route 66: St Louis, MO - Make it stand out An early advertisment for the Peach Garden that ran in 1942. Note that the restuarant advertised an After-theater special. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/6bd04933-1cf5-464b-832c-f804ba7f600f/Screenshot+2025-09-26+at+9.34.57+PM.png The Blog - Route 66: St Louis, MO - Make it stand out 1958 Advertisement placed by St Louis’ chapter of the Committee of Racial Equality, showing that Peach Garden was open to all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/83c5b063-bb5c-46ed-9199-e9a5f71b9e07/Screenshot+2025-09-26+at+9.38.16+PM.png The Blog - Route 66: St Louis, MO - Make it stand out Sue Sit, granddaughter of Sit Hom Yuen, covered in the local newspaper as “Girl Saturday”, a weekly feature in the paper. https://diasporainateacup.com/the-blog/route-66-kansas monthly 0.5 2025-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/d3166eec-0a45-4472-9d3d-08645b7680ed/Screenshot+2025-09-25+at+9.31.00+PM.png The Blog - Route 66: Kansas - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f02b7b02a5ae789840176c/33da19b8-4c96-4945-a7c2-021e05a352b7/Screenshot+2025-09-25+at+9.38.33+PM.png The Blog - Route 66: Kansas - Make it stand out Post card showing four views of the Waconda Motel complex. All of the buildings show are in a blonde brick and single story. The Image in the upper right shows the 24/66 Cafe Sign which is on a tall post and bright red with white letters nd a white star projecting on the top. The upper ecenter is a close up of the motel sign. “Motel” is in white lit letters on a red background, but the word Waconda is written in cursive below it on a brick pillar sign base. The upper right is a Phillips gas station located next to the motel. The has station features red pumps and neon red letters spelling out Phillips. The bottom of postcard shows the motel. It is a low building comprised of a series of compartmental rooms and adjoining parking in a half square arrangement. There are flowers against the building and lawn across from the parking lot. 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