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Zine: Ming Hai Takeaway

Object

Art Book

Production date

05/2022

Object number

2022.50

Physical Description

Landscape oriented zine which contains creative contributions from the family who owns the Ming Hai takeaway shop. There is a drawing / collage of the shop on the front of the zine. Inside there are photos, text and drawings about the shop and its history.

Object history

Ming Hai Takeaway is a family run Chinese takeaway business. It was established in 1989 by the Chan family. In 2022, family friend helped to create a zine which tells the history of the takeaway shop.

The Ming Hai zine is a collective effort from all of the family members behind the takeaway - they have written text or made illustrations that tell their stories of what it is like to work and live in a takeaway, whether from an immigrant or second-generation takeaway kid perspective. The zine is a love letter to the Chinese takeaway.

Associated Organisation

Ming Hai Takeaway (Owner)

Material

Paper

Dimension

Width: 210mm
Length: 147mm
Height: 4mm

Credit line

Copyright (C) 2022 Ming Hai Takeaway

On display?

No

Inscription

MING HAI
FISH & CHIPS - CHINESE FOOD to TAKEAWAY

CHINESE TAKE AWAY

Shop front illustration uses an aluminium food tray and plastic lid from the takeaway.
CHINESE TAKE AWAY

THANK YOU TO OUR CUSTOMERS FROM MING HAI TAKEAWAY

First edition, May 2022
Edition of 200
Published by @kamipaperuk

Printers: Print.Work @print.work
Printed in the UK

The Chan family would like to remain anonymous so all the names in the zine have been changed.

Copyright (C) 2022 Ming Hai Takeaway
All rights reserved

www.minghai.co.uk

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Text & Illustrations The Chan Family/Ming Hai Takeaway
Photos & Video Stills: The Chan Family/ Ming Hai Takeaway
Rio Cinema Archive @riocinemaarchive
The Rio Tape/Slide Archive: Radical Community
Photography in Hackney in the 80s (book)
One Day Off in Hackney (documentary)

Special thanks to: Lauren Siobhan
Vivien Chan
Rio Cinema @riocinema
Isola Press @isolapress
Alan Denney