KwakuseSan Francisco, apho ndahamba emva kwekholeji, apho ndafumana khona incasa yam yokuqala-ngokoqobo- yaseAsia: iSushi, idim sum, iVietnam chao thu , crisp yasePhilippines Imiqolo yasentwasahlobo . Ndifumene incasa yeefilimu zeOzu kunye nezitya zeeraku nazo. Ukuqheleka kwaba yinto ethandekayo: Ndaya eTokyo ndaza ndahlala iminyaka esixhenxe. Kutshanje ndibuyile eMelika, ndaye ndagqiba kwelokuba ndityelele i-Asia yam yokuqala ukuze ndibone ukuba iSan Francisco inyathela njani kwinto yokwenyani.

IChinatown

Emva kweveki & apos, ukuhlala, I & apos; d ndiyilinganisela kakuhle - ngakumbi ukuba umntu akanomdla wokutya kungekuphela kwedada elitshaye iti kodwa kunye nesigqebelo ngokunjalo: kwiChinatown eyilwe ngabayili beCaucasian; yee-cookies ezixabisekileyo, ezazenziwe kwiGolden Gate Park kunye neeapos zaseJapan Tea Garden. Ngamanye amaxesha oku kudibana kweenkcubeko kuyahluka ngokuhlekisayo. Ukuvuka kwigumbi lam lasehotele ngenye intsasa, ndalayita umabonwakude ukuze ndibone uSean Connery omncinci kwitumente yaseTokyo, ecaleni komfazi waseJapan o-sexy owaguqukela kuye wathi, 'Wamkelekile eJapan, Mnu. Bond.' Nditshintshile ndadlula kumdlalo wesepha wasePhilippines kwiTagalog ukuya kumboniso weendaba zalapha ekhaya ogubungela abalwela amalungelo ezilwanyana bekhalazela ukuphathwa kwamasele, amadada kunye neentlanzi kwiimarike zaseChinatown & apos.

'Nina! Niyaphula umthetho ngenxa yenkcubeko yethu,' watsho omnye umthengisi wevenkile waseTshayina. 'Fumana ubomi. Kukutya kweapos! ' wakhwaza omnye (ngakumbi ukuya kwinqanaba, ndacinga).

Ewe eyonanto eyonelisayo apha kukuba iSan Francisco, indawo yangasemva yeziganeko ezihlazo zobuhlanga obuchasene ne-Asiya, ngoku sele ililizwe kunye ne-apos; esona sixeko siseAsia ngaphandle kweAsia- kunye nengxoxo engenakuphikiswa yokufudukela kwelinye ilizwe. Ama-Asiya kunye nee-APA (iiAsia zasePacific zaseMelika, ukuba zezomzuzu ezichanekileyo kwezopolitiko) zenza phantse isinye seSixeko ngabantu baseBay & apos abangama-724,000 kwaye babalulekile kubume bezenkcubeko nezopolitiko. Intloko yamapolisa ngamaTshayina-Amerika; xa uMongameli uClinton ajikeleza edolophini ngexesha lotyelelo lwam ngobuqili wenza iifoto ezingqongwe ziisuphavayiza zedolophu ezimbini zeAPA, emva koko wenza isampulu ikeyiki yenyanga eChinatown & apos; Eastern Bakery, eGrant Avenue. Ukuba yena & ampos; d wayenexesha eloneleyo wayenokuya nakumdlalo womdaniso waseThai, watyelela indawo yaseTenderloin & apos yaseVietnam, wayenengubo yesiko le-cheongsam eyenzelwe uHillary eHung Chong Co, kwisitalato iClay, okanye wenza isifundo sokudlala igubu taiko- ukufumanisa kwinkqubo yokuba iSan Francisco ngoku isondele kwilizwe laseAsia ngokwengqondo nangokwenkcubeko njengeHong Kong ngokwejografi. Ewe kunjalo, zininzi 'ii-asias' eSan Francisco ukuba ukuzama ukubahlola kuzo zonke iintsuku ezisixhenxe kuya kuba kukuphambana. Ke kolu hambo bendindwendwele i-China, i-Japan kunye ne-Philippines kuphela, ndinabahlali abaziwayo abebengabakhokeli bam.

AmaTshayina adlale indima ebalulekileyo kwimbali yaseSan Francisco okoko kwaqhutywa igolide kunye nokwakhiwa kweCentral Pacific Railroad (abathe bafumana ikhredithi encinci kuyo). Kwaye iChinatown ihlala ilikhaya lokomfuziselo lesixeko & ii-apos; s 'zasezulwini,' njengoko zazibizwa njalo. I-warren yokuqesha, i-opium kunye neendawo zokungcakaza, iindawo zokuhlamba iimpahla, i-sweatshops, kunye ne-brothels (kunye ne-crisscrossed, kwaxelwa, ngeetoni ezifihlakeleyo), iChinatown yasekuqaleni yahlanjululwa kwinyikima ka-1906, yaza yatshitshiswa ngumzi ngokufuduka-kuphela igcinwe ngabayili bezakhiwo baseCaucasus abayilungisa ngokutsha ngesimbo esilixoki saseTshayina njengomtsalane kubakhenkethi.

Namhlanje, iibhloko zayo ezingama-20 zesikwere zamkela zonke izinto zeHong Kong okanye iTaipei: izihlwele ezixineneyo, ulwimi lweelwimi (kubandakanya isiCanton, isiMandarin, isiCambodian, isiVietnam kunye nesiBurma), amavumba amabi, kunye nemiboniso yedada ebisiweyo, i-squid eyomileyo, ii-eggplants ezikhazimlayo, iimango ezivuthiweyo, kunye namaqoqo e-lychees - ngakumbi kwisitalato iStockton, apho uninzi lweemarike zokutya zikhona. Xa udiniwe yiyo yonke imisebenzi yasesitalatweni, ungangena Inkundla yeeTi zaseImperial (1411 Powell St.; 415 / 788-6080) kwimbiza yokubamba iti ye-oolong; jonga abapheki belayisi, izinti zokutya, kunye neenqanawa zoqalo IGinn Wall Co. (1016 Grant Ave.; 415 / 982-6307) kunye Ivenkile yeWok (718 Grant Ave.; 415 / 989-3797); okanye uxelelwe inhlanhla yakho eneziqhumiso Itempile yaseNorway Buddhist (109 Waverly Place, kumgangatho wesithathu; 415 / 362-1993).

Okanye ungatya. IChinatown yidolophana yaseHong Kong, ngobulumko bokutya, kunye neendawo ezininzi zokutyela. Eyona inyani, ubuncinci ngokomlawuli wefilimu uWayne Wang ( U-Chan ulahlekile , Yitya isitya seti , Iklabhu yovuyo lwethamsanqa ), ihlala igcwele Indawo yokuphumla yeR & G (631 Kearny St.; 415 / 982-7877), apho yena kunye nenkosikazi yakhe, uCora, owayengumlingisi wefilimu, bandithathela isidlo sangokuhlwa ngexesha lokuhlala kwam.

Sahlala sobathathu etafileni isibhozo; Njengoninzi lweendawo zokutyela ezilungiselela abathengi baseTshayina, i-R & G ineetafile ezincinci ezimbalwa. Ngaphandle kwegumbi lokutyela eliphambili, iintsapho zoopopayi kunye namaqela e-10, 12, nangaphezulu belinde ukuhlala. UCora uhlolisise imenyu kwaye wathetha nge-maitre d & apos; ngesiCanton. Ukutya kwamaTshayina ayisiyiyo le nto ikhoyo kwimenyu, ucebise uWayne 'Xa ndibiza ukubhukisha itafile, ndibuza ukuba yeyiphi & apos entsha kwaye ndiyigcine, kuba iyakhawuleza iphele.' Ndasiqonda isizathu sokuba kwakamsinya nje emva kokuba ukutya kwethu kuqale ukufika: i-peking duck enencasa; isipinatshi esinevumba elimnandi lamaqanda atyhidiweyo kunye netyuwa; intlanzi iphelele.

Mna noWayne sasela iti, kodwa uCora wasela amanzi ashushu kuphela. Ndifundile ngokusela iti eninzi. Ngoku ndisela iti kuphela ekhaya. ' Ingcebiso yakhe? 'Yinukise ngaphambi kokuba uyithenge. Izinto endizithandayo nguJade Fire kunye noJasmine Pearls. Kwaye iti yeTikuanyin - inuka nje ngeChanel No. 19. '

Bobabini uWang nenkosikazi yakhe bafuduka eHong Kong-yena xa wayefikisa, kamva. Ngeefilimu zakhe uWang uphonononge ngoburharha bethenda ukungavisisani kunye nezithethe zobomi baseTshayina naseMelika, ngakumbi kwisixeko sakhe esamkelweyo. Kodwa yayiyeyona bhanyabhanya yakhe yaphumelela kakhulu, Iklabhu yovuyo lwethamsanqa , iguqulelwe ku-Amy Tan & apos; yabhiyozela inoveli yokuqala yesihloko esifanayo, ebeka iSan Francisco & apos indawo yaseTshayina kwimephu yamanye amazwe.

UTan, oyinzalelwane yaseSan Francisco, naye unezimvo zakhe ezomeleleyo xa kufikwa kwisixeko kunye nendawo yokutya yamaTshayina. 'Kum, ukuba liTshayina kuthetha ukudibana nosapho kunye nokutya, utshilo xa ndiqala ukumfowunela. Emva koko waqinisekisa ubungqina bakhe ngokumemela isidlo sangokuhlwa kunye namalungu osapho ali-12 kunye nabahlobo kunye neenja ezimbini ezincinci (ezazilala nomphathi ngeenyawo zakhe) kwindawo yokutyela ayithandayo yaseShanghai, i Inkundla Yomthombo (354 Clement St.; 415 / 668-1100), kwisithili saseRichmond.

Njengokuba befumba izitya ze-jellyfish, inyama yenkomo, yenkuku, kunye ne-lobster zivela kwi-susan eyonqenayo, umama we-Tan & apos; wandijonga enexhala, eyala intombi yakhe ukuba 'iqinisekise ukuba owasemzini wondlekile.' Akudingeki ukuba abe nexhala. Izinti zam zokutya zange ziphumle ngelixa u-Tan endichazela ezinye zezinto azithandayo kwindawo yakhe 'yama-chinese': ukubukela iingcali ze-tai chi eWashington Square Park; ukuthenga amakhubalo amathamsanqa kwi Sam Bo Ukurhweba Co. (14 Ross Alley; 415 / 397-2998) - 'Ungachitha naphi na ukusuka kwidola enye ukuya kwikhulu' - nokuthenga ukutya kunye nezinto zokupheka Ivenkile enkulu evuyayo (400 Clement St.; 415 / 221-3195).

I-Tan & apos; Ingcebiso yokugqibela-ye-offbeat, ukhenketho lwe-quintessential lwaseChinatown- yayikukulandela ibhendi yokuhamba yobhedu edlalela imingcwabo yaseTshayina. 'Nabani na wamkelekile,' ucacisile; ngakumbi, ngcono. Zama ukuya emngcwabeni wangoMgqibelo, xa bonke abantu bethenga evenkileni kwaye nezitalato zigcwele ngabakhenkethi. ' Qala kwindawo yokugcina izidumbu eGreen Street, kwaye ulandele ibhendi njengoko idlala iingoma zamaKrestu kuyo yonke indawo yokuhlala. Abantu baseTshayina ababukeleyo bagoba kwaye banxiba iminqwazi yabo, kwaye abakhenkethi beme bagwaze. (Imingcwabo yaseTshayina ihlala icwangciselwe iveki ngaphambi kwexesha; tsalela iGreen Street Mortuary, 649 Green St., 415 / 433-5692, amaxesha.)

Njengoko isizukulwane sesibini kunye nesesithathu isiTshayina siphumile eChinatown, isithili saseRichmond sivele njengesixeko kunye neApos's's Chinatown entsha. Indawo yokutyela kunye neempawu zevenkile ngesiTshayina, isiKorea, isiThai kunye nezinye iilwimi zaseAsia zichaze imbonakalo yomhlaba; Kwiminyaka yakutshanje, ezifanayo ziye zaqala ukubonakala nakwisithili seSunset. Ngelixa le mimandla inganiki namnye kubakhenkethi abangaqhelekanga eChinatown, batsala abantu abadla ngokutya kakhulu kunye neeresityu ezigqwesileyo nezingacwangciswanga. Kwenye yazo, i Uyolo olungapheliyo (4401 Cabrillo St., kwi-45th Ave.; 415 / 386-7538), umbhali wokutya uShirley Fong-Torres wandazisa kwindlu ekhethekileyo: inkukhu ekrwada enedayisi efakwe irayisi emnandi (ukuba i-odolwe kwangaphambili). Ungaze ubuze isiTshayina esibhityileyo ukuba utye phi, utshilo uShirley xa endinika izinto ezimbini zokunceda irayisi - isabelo esiphindwe kabini kunye nesiko lesiTshayina, ucacisile, ukuze umntu angabonakali ngathi uyadumbana. Kodwa ubungqingqwa abuyongxaki kuLonwabo olungafiyo. Emva kokuba indawo yokutyela icociwe, abasebenzi bahlala phantsi kwisidlo sangokuhlwa. Xa babona mna noShirley sijonga iimbatyisi zabo ezazibhalwe amagama, ngobubele basinika omnye nomnye umntu wasekhaya.

EJapantown

AmaJapan afika kuqala eSan Francisco embindini wenkulungwane ye-19, ahlala eChinatown nakumazantsi eSitalato saseMarket (ngelo xesha ayisiyondawo ifashoniyo namhlanje). Emva kwenyikima yonyaka ka-1906 baphuma besiya kwi-Western Addition kwindawo eyayibizwa ngokuba yiJapantown. Bahlala apho de banyanzelwa ukuba bafudukele kwiinkampu zoqeqesho ngexesha leMfazwe yesibini (II) yeHlabathi. Abanye babuya emva kwemfazwe, kodwa amanani amaninzi afudukela kumadlelo, enciphisa isixeko kunye ne-apos; ubukho baseJapan. Ukanti iJapantown isala- kwaye yiyo loo nto apho ndandiye khona ukuyokuzenzela yonke 'imini eJapan.'

Ekuboneni kuqala kukho into engamenywanga malunga neJapantown, entliziyo yayo iziihektare ezintlanu, iZiko laseJapan elinqatyisiweyo, ingqokelela yeevenkile, iivenkile zokutyela, iithiyetha, iivenkile ezithengisa iincwadi kunye neehotele. Ngokungafani neJapan yokwenyani- eyaziwa ngezitalato zayo ezixineneyo- iJapantown inokushiywa ngaphandle, ngakumbi ngeentsuku zeveki. Ndalingwa, ngenxa yeminqweno, ngenxa yesidlo sasemini kwikona yakwaDenny & apos, kuba loo ndawo yokutyela yaziwa kakhulu eJapan (bekukho enye ngaphaya kwesitalato ukusuka kwindlu endihlala kuyo eTokyo). Endaweni yoko ndikhethe esona sidlo sinyani saseJapan eJapantown, e UMaki (IKinokuniya Bldg., IZiko laseJapan, i-1825 Post St.; 415 / 921-5215). IMaki ayinakutya kuphela, kodwa ikwindawo efanelekileyo yokutyela eTokyo: ubungakanani obufanelekileyo (ikhabhathi yokuhamba enekhawuntara encinci kunye neetafile ezincinci ezithandathu); umhombiso omncinci; kunye nabafazi abanomtsalane nabanobuhlobo kwiifaskroni bebaleka, bethatha iiodolo kwaye begalela iti eshushu. Okwam ishumi don isidlo sasemini- itempura ngaphezulu kwesitya esikhulu selayisi, kunye nesuphu kunye nesobho se-miso- ukungcamla kanye njengeyona nto yokwenyani.

Imidlalo yesizwe yaseJapan, nanjengoko nabani na okhe waba khona angakuxelela, ayisiyonto kodwa uyokuthenga. Emva kwesidlo sasemini ndithathe isigqibo sokuzilolonga. Kukho izitro ezilishumi elinambini ngaphakathi nakwindawo ejikeleze iZiko laseJapan (inani elikhulayo elinabanini baseKorea), kwaye ungathenga nantoni na ukusuka kwinkulungwane ye-19 yokhuni lokuprinta ukuya kwingxowa yeerayisi engama-20. Eyona nto ndiyithengileyo ndiyifumene, nokuba ngubani, ibloko ezimbalwa kwiMpuma yeJapantown eKiku Imports (1420 Sutter Street; 415 / 929-8278.) Le ndawo inkulu, intle izaliswe yifenitshala yaseJapan kunye nezinto zakudala, zonke zibuyiselwe kakuhle kwaye zixabiso lixabiso. Abakhenkethi baseJapan bathenga apha kwaye bathumele ekhaya. I-Kiku & apos; ezizodwa zizifuba zeTansu, enye yazo ngoku ekholisa ikhaya lam.

Ukubuyela kwiZiko laseJapan, ndamisa ikomityi yekofu ngokukhawuleza KwiBhulorho (1581 Webster St.; 415 / 922-7765), ivenkile yokutya okuthengisa ngokungakhathaliyo 'ukutya kwaseJapan naseYurophu.' Ukuba ufuna ngokwenene ukwazi ukuba abantu abatya ntoni eJapan, iyalela irayisi, okanye ispaghetti natto (iimbotyi zesoya ezixubileyo), okanye, ukuba wena & ampos; ukhaliphile kakhulu, igratin yesonka esimhlophe-konke njengeJapan eyiyo njengo-Hello Kitty kunye no-Sony Walkman.

Ubume obungaqhelekanga benkcubeko edumileyo neyesiko yinto ebisoloko indonwabisa ngeJapan. Ke, emva kokundwendwela eBhulorho, abanye babahlobo kunye nam saya kumnyhadala weti apho Umbutho waseJapan waseMelika (Ngo-1759 iSutter St.; 415 / 921-1782). Ngobuso bakhe obuvulekileyo, ebukekayo, UNksk Sekino, utitshala wethu kunye nomamkeli zindwendwe, wayelingqina eliphilayo ngezibonelelo zetiyi eluhlaza, kuba wajonga kwaye wenza amashumi amathathu eminyaka engaphantsi kweminyaka yakhe engama-86. Sihleli kwiitagi zetatami, saphuza iti, satya iilekese, sancokola ngesiJapan nangesiNgesi njengoko uNksk.Sekino wayedlala ngokungagungqiyo iintshukumo zomsitho.

Siphume emva kwemini sihlaziyekile lilanga, kwaye sigqibe kwelokuba siziphumze ngakumbi nangakumbi ngokundwendwela i Intwasahlobo yeKhabuki eshushu (Iziko laseJapan, i-1750 Geary Blvd .; 922-6000). EJapan, indlu yokuhlambela yenye yeendawo ezimbalwa apho abantu ngokoqobo nangokomfuziselo behlisa iinwele zabo. Nangona uninzi lwamaJapan ngoku luneendawo zokuhlambela emakhaya, uninzi lusandwendwela iindawo zabo zokuhlambela ukuze bahlalise kunye nokuhleba okuqinisekileyo. Kodwa ngaphakathi kwiSpic-and-span Kabuki Hot Spring, neeshawari zayo, iiphuli ezibandayo nezishushu, i-sauna, kunye negumbi elinomphunga, bekukho shh! imiqondiso kuyo yonke indawo, kwaye abaxhasi (bonke abantu baseCaucasus) babethe cwaka. Indoda enye ehamba ze icamngca kwi-lotus pose ibijongeka ngathi yenye yeedololi ze-poly-poly ezibuyisa umva xa uzinkqonkqoza, nangona ndikrokrela ukuba wayecinga ukuba ufana noBuddha. Emva kokuba mna nabahlobo bam 'shushe' kabini ngenxa yokuthetha, sahlamba ngokukhawuleza sahamba, siphoxekile. Bangayifumana njani ngokungalunganga kangaka?

Nangona ndichithe iminyaka esixhenxe eJapan ndiphepha ikaraoke, kukho, ndafunda, ixesha kunye nendawo yebhiya nokucula kakubi. Sinoku engqondweni, kamva ngorhatya sangena Shinjuku (Iziko laseJapan, i-1581 Webster St.; 415 / 922-2379), ibar yekaraoke ngakwindawo yokutyela iMaki. Ukukhethwa kweengoma zombini zaseJapan nezesiNgesi kubandakanya 'Hey Jude,' 'Teenager in Love,' kwaye, ewe, 'Ndayishiya Intliziyo Yam eSan Francisco' - konke oko kwenzeka ngedola. Ukuba u & apos; uthambile, iishuni ezimbalwa kunye nebhiya ende yeSapporo zenza indlela entle yokuphelisa 'usuku eJapan.' Hlala kude ngelixa & ampos; m kwimakrofoni.

Manila omncinci

'Isizathu sokuba inkungu eDaly City kukuba bonke abantu bakwiiPhilippines bapheka irayisi,' wahleka uWilma Consul, ephinda isiqhulo sendawo esixeliweyo. Sasibhekisa emazantsi siphuma eSan Francisco ngebhanki yenkungu eshinyeneyo saze sayokufika edolophini elilelona khaya likhulu lamaPhilippines ngaphandle kweManila.

Ikota yeSixeko saseDaly kunye nabapos basePhilippines-American. Iivenkile zokutyela zasePhilippines naseAsia kunye neeresityu zilawula indawo yokuthenga, elona likhulu liziko laseSerramonte, ivenkile enkulu eye yaba yi 'Little Manila,' isikwere selali sabemi basePhilippines-baseMelika kunye nabaphambukeli. Umculo wakwiiPhilippines waphuma uphuma ezivenkileni njengoko mna noWilma sasijikeleza. EManila Bay Cuisine nakwezinye iindawo ezithengisa ukutya okukhawulezileyo, abasebenzi baphake iadobo kunye nezinye izitya zakwiiPhilippines. Iqela lamadoda athathe umhlala-phantsi lihleli kwiivenkile kunye ne-apos; inkundla kwaye baxoxa ngomsindo ngezopolitiko zalapha ekhaya-zasePhilippines, oko kukuthi.

'Wonke umntu olapha unomdla kwezopolitiko eManila kunakwipolitiki eSan Francisco,' uWilma wandixelela xa sibuyela kuhola wendlela. Baqhubeka nazo zonke iindaba kwisiteshi se-TV seePhilippines seyure ezingamashumi amabini anesine. Esi sesinye sezizathu zokuba sisale sinesikhundla esiphantsi kwisixeko nakwindawo yenkcubeko, nangona abantu bakwiiPhilippines belapha. '

UWilma, owayeze eSan Francisco evela eManila eneminyaka eli-14 ubudala, wayengumhleli wephephancwadi lakwiiPhilippines ngoku osebenza kwirediyo. Wayethe uza kundithatha ndiye kudla kunye nokudanisa kwindawo yokutyela yaseSolita kunye nePhilippines (120 Hazelwood uGqirha, eSan Francisco; 415 / 952-8769), malunga nemizuzu eli-10 xa uhamba ngemoto usiya ezantsi edolophini kwiNdlela engu-280. UWilma wazi wonke umntu eSolita, igumbi eline-hangar eligcwele iitafile ezinde kwaye zihonjiswe ngezibane zeKrisimesi. Kukho umculo ophilayo kunye nokudanisa ubusuku ngabunye kunye nezifundo zasimahla zokudanisa ibhola ngeLwesine. Ukufika kwethu, izibini zabo bonke ubudala bebefunda ngokudlala i-cha-cha. Olunye olungelolwabantu bakwiiPhilippines endibabonileyo yayilulutho olwalulingana netanki likaSherman kunye nendoda eneminyaka ephakathi isela ibhiya nabahlobo bayo bakwiiPhilippines. Kodwa ndithembe: naluphi na undwendwe luya kuziva lisekhaya.

'Ufana nomtshato wakwiiPhilippines,' UWilma uphawule njengoko singena kunye neqela labahlobo bakhe besitya iimbaza zegalikhi, i-soft-shell-crab omelette, kare-kare (iinxalenye zenyama yenkomo kwisauce yamandongomane), ii-noodles ezinamaqhuqhuva kunye nemifuno, kunye ne-halo-halo, isilo sasendle, iTechnicolor parfait eyenziweyo (I & apos; ndithembele kuWilma ngale) ice cream, iimbotyi eziswiti, ibhanana, iJackfruit, i-yam, ikhokhonathi, i-ice echetyiweyo, kunye nobisi olumphunga.

Ngo-9: 45, izibane zacima, ibhola yedisco ebonisiweyo yaqala ukujika, kwaye iqela labetha 'Intombazana yaseIpanema.' Kwaye uWilma- ewe, wanyamalala kumgangatho wokudanisa, akazange aphinde abonwe.

Ngaba yayibubudenge ukuzama ukuyila kwakhona iAsia eSan Francisco? Kodwa xa iveki isondela esiphelweni ndaye ndayiqonda into yokuba iSan Francisco ayisiyo-faux Asia kodwa, endaweni yoko, yi-Asiya entsha. Umhlobo wam uCorey Tong - noyili loyilo kunye nomyili wemveliso, kunye nomphathi we-San Francisco International Asia-American Film Festival - luphawu olugqibeleleyo lwale Asia intsha. Isiqingatha saseJapan nesiqingatha samaTshayina, uvela kusapho oluhlala eHawaii kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana.

Mna noTong sidibene sasemini kwivenkile yokutyela ayithandayo yaseVietnam, iSlanted Door (584 Valencia St.; 861-8032). Ngelixesha bendisebenzisa iwayini, ibhiya, kunye noluhlu lweeyi kwaye ndibone izitya ezinuka kamnandi, ezinje nge-caramelized shrimp kunye ne-lemon-grass chicken, ephuma ekhitshini, ndimamele u-Tong aphawula uluhlu lweendawo angena kuzo Ukuqhagamshelana nemihla ngemihla: 'i-India, iJapan, i-China, i-Hong Kong, i-Taiwan, i-Malaysia, i-Cambodia, i-Vietnam, i-Laos, i-Burma, i-Indonesia, i-Singapore, i-Philippines, i-Guam, i-Micronesia-kuyo yonke indawo.' Kwaye ndandisazi ukuba ngelixa ndandingabuyelanga e-Asiya endandiyazi, ndandibona nje-kwaye oku kwakungcono, ngakumbi nangakumbi-i-Asia entsha, endifuna ukuyazi.

Iinyani

Ngu-Ian Baldwin

Uninzi lweedolophu kunye neeapos zibekwe zijikeleze umanyano lwesikwere. I-Chinatown kukuhamba okufutshane, kodwa kuya kufuneka uqhube uye kwezinye iindawo zaseAsia, ke ngoko qesha imoto ngexesha lokuhlala kwakho. Kwaye wenze ugcino lwerestyu kwangoko.

UbuGcisa
Imyuziyam yaseAsia Ipaki yeGold Gate; 415 / 379-8801. Elona ziko lolondolozo lwembali likhulu kwihlabathi laseNtshona elinikezelwe kuphela kubugcisa baseAsia. Imisebenzi emalunga ne-12,000 evela kumazwe angaphezu kwama-40 aseAsia.
Inkampani yaseAsia American Theatre , I-1840 Sutter St., Suite 207; 415 / 440-5545 . Imisebenzi yakudala neyangoku ye-APA playwrights.
IZiko leNkcubeko laseTshayina Ihotele yeHoliday Inn, 750 eKearny St., kumgangatho wesithathu; 415 / 986-1822 . Izifundo, imiboniso, imidlalo, kunye neendibano zocweyo.

Iindawo zokutyela
Indawo yokuphumla yeR & G Isidlo sangokuhlwa ezimbini zeedola.
Uyolo olungapheliyo Isidlo sangokuhlwa ziidola ezingama-35.
UMaki Isidlo sasemini ngeedola ezingama-20; isidlo sangokuhlwa $ 50.
KwiBhulorho Isidlo sasemini ngeedola ezili-15.
Iqela leSolita kunye nerestyu yasePhilippines iidola ezingama-30.
Umnyango oTyunjiweyo Isidlo sasemini ngeedola ezingama-20.
Ihotele yaseKyoya Palace , 2 iNew Montgomery St .; 415 / 392-8600; Iibhokisi zesidlo sasemini zebento ezimbini zeedola ezingama-36, isidlo sangokuhlwa esiyi- $ 100 I-Tokyo chic, kunye ne-sushi entsha.
Iingxaki zeCafe , 3300 iGeary Blvd .; 415 / 668-1783; isidlo sangokuhlwa ngeedola ezingama-35. Indawo yokutyela engaphambili kwivenkile eguqulwe indawo yokutyela yaseSingapore, igcwele isidlo sasemini 'segqabi lebhanana'. Imenyu yokuvela iyaphambuka kukutya okucocekileyo kwaseSingapore, kodwa iziphumo ezintle kakhulu.
Irestyu yeLali yaseLwandle Iziko le-4 le-Embarcadero; 415 / 781-8833; idim sum kwiidola ezingama-35, isidlo sangokuhlwa esiyi- $ 70. Indawo yokutyela yase-Mammoth yaseHong Kong idunyiswa kakhulu ngokudibanisa kwayo kunye nokutya kwayo kwaseCanton.
Yank Cula , Ibhetri eyi-427; 415 / 781-1111; idim sum kwiidola ezingama-30. Indawo yokutyela ecocekileyo neyala maxesha kwisithili semali. Abanye bathi yeyona nto iphambili esixekweni.
Khan Toke Indlu yaseThai, I-5937 Geary Blvd., phakathi kwe-23 kunye ne-24 Aves .; 415 / 668-6654; isidlo sangokuhlwa ngeedola ezingama-30. Ukufudumala kunye nomoya, kunye nokukhanya kwekhandlela, iimpawu zaseThai, abasebenzi abaqhelekileyo beendleko, kunye nokutya okuqinisekileyo. Zilungiselele ukususa izihlangu zakho kwaye uhlale kwii-cushion.

Ukuthenga
Iziko laseJapan , Post St phakathi kweLaguna kunye neFillmore Sts.
Iincwadi zase-Eastwind , 1435 eStockton St .; 415 / 772-5877. Izihloko ezibini kwi-China, Hong Kong, nase China yaseMelika.
Ivenkile yeKinokuniya Iziko laseJapan, 1581 Webster St .; 415 / 567-7625. Iincwadi kunye neemagazini eJapan naseAsia ngesiNgesi nangesiJapan.
Ifenitshala yaseTshayina yee-Antique , 381 IHayes St .; 415 / 255-1815. Amaxabiso aphezulu, kodwa kunjalo nomgangatho.
IJaponesque , 824 iMontgomery St .; 415 / 391-8860 okanye 415 / 391-3530. Indawo yegolari epholileyo enobugcisa beJapan kunye nezinto zakudala.
—A.B.

Iincwadi ezigqwesileyo
Isikhokelo saseMelika seCompass: ISan Francisco kunye neNdawo yeBhayi , NguBarry Parr ( Fodor Isingeniso esithobekileyo esixekweni, ukusuka kwiindawo ezidumileyo ukuya kwiikona ezingaziwayo, kunye neefoto zemibala engamakhulu.
ISan Francisco Chinatown: Ukhenketho lokuhamba , NguShirley Fong-Torres ( Iincwadi zase China kunye namaxesha -Ukukhangela ngaphakathi kwiinoksi kunye neekhenana ezihlala zingajongwa ngabakhenkethi, kubandakanya iifektri zecookie-fortune, iitempile zembali yaseTaoist, izitudiyo zokubhala, iimarike zokutya, kunye neevenkile zemifuno. Kubandakanya iiresiphi.
—UMartin Rapp

• KwiWebhu
• I-Consulate General yaseJapan eSan Francisco ( http://www.infojapan.com/cgjsf -Le ndawo inekhalenda yemicimbi ebanzi kunye neapos ekufuneka ifundelwe iJapanophiles.
• IZiko leNkcubeko laseTshayina iSan Francisco ( http: // www.c-c-c.org Indawo encinci eyilelwe umtsalane echaza iziko kunye nemiboniso kunye neminyhadala.
• Ukubonisa kwiPhilippines kwi-Intanethi ( http: //www.filipinoexpress. com - -Iindaba ezivela kwiphephandaba lasePhilippines-American. (Ayikhawulelwanga kwi-Bay Area, kodwa yindawo elungileyo ukuqala ukuhamba ngenqwelomoya kwiindawo ezinxulumene neePhilippines kwihlabathi liphela.)