Andrea Lita Rademan
Andrea Rademan es vicepresidenta de la Asociación Internacional de Escritores de Viajes, Vinos y Gastronomía. Sus escritos se publican en todo el mundo y trabaja en la radio y como juez en festivales culinarios internacionales. Cubre una amplia gama de temas, todos los cuales se relacionan con su principal interés: las culturas del mundo. Está infinitamente fascinada por Japón, un pequeño país que es, al mismo tiempo, la sociedad más antigua y más moderna del mundo.
Actualizado en septiembre de 2007
Historias de Este Autor
Japanese Heritage in Vancouver, B.C.
2 de enero de 2009 • Andrea Lita Rademan
Japantown, J-town, Little Tokyo, Nihonmachi, or Little Japan. Call them what you will, most of these enclaves sprang up in North America during the Meiji period (1868-1912). These were neighborhoods with small businesses, Japanese language schools, Buddhist and Christian churches, and even Japanese hospitals. In Vancouver, the neighborhood, which lay north of Chinatown, was attacked in September 1907 by the Asiatic Exclusion League. They rioted in Chinatown before moving on to the Japanese area. During World War II, the area …
Hollywood's A-List Finds a Home at Hamasaku
5 de octubre de 2007 • Andrea Lita Rademan
When Toshi Kihara left his home in Kyushyu, Japan, he was young and determined and hungry for success. He had studied cooking in Fukoka and moved on to Osaka, Japan’s “eating town” before setting his sights on Los Angeles. He brought only a suitcase, a dream, and a few words of English. But his is not the usual immigrant tale of hardship for Toshi also had a pocket full of money. The scion of a prominent family, when he left …
Donut Man Runs Rings Around the Competition
7 de septiembre de 2007 • Andrea Lita Rademan
Some days it seems as if all of Los Angeles is lined up in front of the Donut Man’s modest shack in Glendora, an outlying suburb of this sprawling city. People crowd the two rickety wooden benches on the tiny front porch and snake around the building, sucking in the aromas of ripe fruit, sugary glaze and yeasty dough. Regulars include local college students, young mothers wheeling strollers, road-weary truck drivers, and the occasional celebrity (Roy Rogers and Elvis loved …
