Manizha Kholmatov

Manizha Kholmatov

East Boston is a diverse community with lots of Hispanic, Chinese, and Italian influence. Here I saw something I had never seen before: a translation of a Chinese menu into Spanish. I thought this was a very interesting detail brought on by the demographics of this neighborhood, and an excellent example of how neighborhood indicators can tell you something about the people that live there. Further, there is an entire documentary on the dish called General Gao's Chicken that means many things to many different people. In short, I thought this photograph captured the international nature of Chinese food and East Boston!