Curtis Chin > Quotes

“The influx of the religious right changed how they conducted politics. You were either right or wrong, good or evil. That call to arms may have worked for a church, but a democracy requires a balance, even a debate. It needs compromise,”
― Curtis Chin, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir

“At least the sinners had more compassion than the saints.”
― Curtis Chin, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir

“Their reminders reinforced my love for America, not so much because of the opportunities the country had given us, but because of our contributions to this work in progress. Yes, my family succeeded because of America, but America also succeeded because of us.”
― Curtis Chin, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir

“It was Saturday, so that meant making the filling for our egg rolls, which we called chun guen. This involved shredding a dozen cases of cabbage; mixing in the meat, a brown and orange blend of ground pork, chicken, and shrimp; and adding her secret ingredient, a whole tub of Jif peanut butter. Our egg rolls were so popular that we sold over four thousand every week. (This amounted to ten million over the restaurant’s six decades.)”
― Curtis Chin, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir

“Other parents may have warned their kids not to talk to strangers, but my dad encouraged it. Thanks to him, I learned not to be afraid of people who were different from me.”
― Curtis Chin, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir