Imogene Lim Restaurant Menu Collection
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The collections below represent selected restaurant menus and ephemera from the collection of Imogene Lim. The majority of these items are associated with Chinese restaurants, primarily in Canada and the United States, but also other locations.
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Many items from the collections below were featured in the Museum of Vancouver's exhibition "All Together Now: Vancouver Collectors and Their Worlds" [2016-2017].
A video overview of the menu collections entitled, History Through A Chinese Menu Collection (Where You Live)" is available via YouTube
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