Cultural contributions in America society.

As a part of ethnic culture themselves, ethnic restaurants and food have made various cultural contributions in America society. In “‘I’ll take chop suey’: Restaurants as Agents of Culinary and culture change,” Samantha Barabbas illustrates, particularly using Chinese restaurants as Agents of Culinary food, that historically ethnic restaurants have played a major role in cultural and culinary crossing. She notes that although Chinese restaurants did little to eradicate racism, they made it possible for Americans to cross cultural and culinary boundaries (682 – 683). In their article “Putting Mexican Cuisine on the Table: The cultural Dimension of Cuisine as Connecting point,” Patricia Jimenez K wast and Ji Hae Kim argue that although to some people ethnic restaurants may be nothing more than a place to serve food, potentially they can play a role as “facilitator of cross-cultural understanding and interaction” Using certain ethnic restaurants and food, develop an argument about their roles as cultural ambassadors in American society. How do the particular ethnic restaurants and food enable cultural and culinary crossings? How do they bridge cultural gaps between the ethnic group and Americans/ Do they promote a better understanding of the ethnic group and reduce American prejudice against them? Do they help American construct positive images about the ethnic group? Do they help the ethnic group and Americans negotiate and reshape their cultural identities? These are some of the questions you can consider while you are exploring your topic. Using certain ethnic restaurant and food, develop an argument about their roles as cultural ambassadors in American society.            

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