London Chinatown

Why, for British-Chinese author exploring Chinese food and identity, community is No 1

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Why, for British-Chinese author exploring Chinese food and identity, community is No 1

For Jenny Lau, a London-based musician, writer and creator of Celestial Peach – a platform dedicated to stories about Chinese identity, food and culture – community is the driving force behind her literary debut. “I’ve never subscribed to a very traditional lifestyle and that’s when I realised how much community has fallen by the wayside … Read more

How Hong Kong migrant in London’s Chinatown built Asian supermarket and restaurant empire

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How Hong Kong migrant in London’s Chinatown built Asian supermarket and restaurant empire

Tse is the first Chinese person to be awarded a green plaque and the fourth to be honoured with a plaque in Britain; blue plaques dedicated to novelist Lao She, poet Chiang Yee and statesman and philosopher Sun Yat-sen are displayed in London’s Notting Hill neighbourhood, the city of Oxford and the county of Hertfordshire … Read more