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SI-FP-1987-CT-339 LOGGER'S SHEET LOGGER: Kathleen Boyce REEL NUMBER: 1, Tape 1 STAGE: C.C. Marketplace DATE: 6/27/87 11:45am-12:30pm PRESENTOR:[[strikethrough]] Chan Shek Yu [[/strikethrough]] Charlie Camp GROUP NAME: Chan Chek Yu REGION/STYLE:Chinese- American Community Market PERFORMER(S) INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION Chan Shek Yu- New East Broadway Market New York, New York Proprietor CONTENTS 1. Workshop discussion on Chinese-American Community Market 2. Mr. Yu discussed his father's Broadway Market in N.Y. Chinatown. Holds over 2000 items. Customers mostly Mainland Chinese before. More Americans now. 3. more [[strikethrough]] s [[/strikethrough]] 4. grocery stores in Chinatown now geared to ethnic groups such as Vietnamese, Thai, etc. 5. Imports 90% of foodstuffs 6. Discuss display of foodstuffs - inside display - canned goods wrapped goods outside display - vegetables 7. Chinese brands - differences exist in brands customers request new items 8. Imports of foodstuffs - what can he import what can he not import - ex. some ag products seasonal goods he imports for Chinese festivals 9. 10. Social aspects of store - knows 50% of customers 11. his background & his father's in setting up the grocery market 12. products he had [[strikethrough]] imported [[/strikethrough]] adapted that are [[strikethrough]] packaged [[/strikethrough]] new in packages (a) products he has adapted & are now made in U.S. (b) products such as tofu he has packaged to interest the general public [[strikethrough]] 13. [[/strikethrough]] 13. products that would appeal to Americans - attempts to retail Chinese food in large markets 14. Chinese grocery store vs. supermarket 15. questions from audience - does he advertise? N.Y. vs D.C. stores? differences in rices? Chinese eat for breakfast?