My siblings and I are known as ABCs, American-born Chinese. Jennifer Lee abcamericanbear Change image and share on social
Broccoli is not a Chinese vegetable; in fact, it is originally an Italian vegetable. It was introduced into the United States in the 1800s, but became popularized in the 1920s and the 1930s. Jennifer Lee 1800s1920s1930s Change image and share on social
Headline writing is tough because often times you are given a predetermined number of spaces and words depending on the layout and the type of the story. Jennifer Lee dependheadlinelayout Change image and share on social
Chinese restaurants have long been a weekly or monthly ritual for many Americans. Jennifer Lee americanchineselong Change image and share on social
In deference to American traditions, my family put our oven to rare use at Thanksgiving during my childhood, with odd roast-turkey experiments involving sticky-rice stuffing or newfangled basting techniques that we read about in magazines. Jennifer Lee americanbastechildhood share on social
The Chinese use every spare bit of an animal: cow lungs, pig ears, chicken feet, duck blood. Jennifer Lee animalbiteblood Change image and share on social
People often think that reporters write their own headlines. In fact, they almost never do. The people who do write headlines are the copy editors who are the front and last lines of quality-checking in a newspaper before it goes to print. Jennifer Lee checkcopyeditor share on social
Chinese cooking is noisy - a multitasking activity that requires constant vigilance. There is no downtime. Jennifer Lee activitychineseconstant Change image and share on social
With wok cooking, you chop things up into little pieces for maximum surface area, so they can cook in minutes, if not seconds. Sauteing is energy efficient; baking is not. Jennifer Lee areabakechop Change image and share on social
You know, search has never been a strong suit of Facebook. Jennifer Lee facebooksearchstrong Change image and share on social
