Who remembers the shirts from Abercrombie a few years ago that caught a lot of heat for their slogan "Two Wongs can make it white" speaking of Chinese laundries. I had never actually heard of a stereotype of Chinese laundries so this all just seemed like clever rhyming to me. But lo and behold, in Berkeley, I see this. I think that's "Bing Wong Wash......" And Chester uses that place for his laundry...AND there are actual Chinese people working there.
Maybe I'm missing something, but was there a time in history when these laundries were all run by Chinese folks? I mean I get the Korean dry cleaner and the Vietnamese nail lady...I just haven't run across this stereotype before.
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