Chinese‐American Museum: Fortune Cookie Chronicles 8-16

Chinese‐American Museum of Chicago

The Fortune Cookie Chronicles
and book signing
By Jennifer 8. Lee

Free Lecture
August 16, 2009 (Sunday)
1:00 p.m. ‐ 3:00 p.m. at
St. Therese School,
Auditorium
247 W. 23rd Street
Chicago IL 60616

Free Lecture • Donations welcome!

Limited space.
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED AND CAN BE MADE BY:
Calling (312) 949‐1000 or Email: office@ccamuseum.org
Please leave your name, phone number and email address

Have you ever wondered who General Tso is and how he created his famous chicken dish? Why there is such an extraordinary connection between Jewish people and Chinese food? Or what the origin of fortune cookies is? You will be amazed and amused to learn about these topics and many more!

Jennifer 8. Lee is a metropolitan reporter at The New York Times. She harbors a deep obsession for Chinese food, the product of which is The Fortune Cookie Chronicles. Born in New York City, she graduated from Harvard University and then studied international relations at Beijing University for a year.