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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?