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  1. Peking Duck ... and Chips

    10/10In the early days, the idea of sweet and sour food was enough to make British diners laugh

  2. Screen Beginnings

    9/10A 1958 Ingrid Bergman movie was a major boost for the British Chinese community.

  3. Artistic Pursuits

    8/10Two Chinese writers living in Britain became widely known in the 1930s and 40s.

  4. Mixed Blessings

    7/10Chinese men arriving as sailors and laundrymen usually married local women.

  5. Feet Unbound

    6/10Anna Chen hears of one young woman who walked all the way to Britain from Hubei.

  6. Educated in Britain

    5/10Why so many Chinese sought an education at British universities, particularly in Scotland.

  7. Steam and Starch

    4/10Life in the Chinese laundries which sprung up during the first half of the 20th century.

  8. From Ship to Shore

    3/10Life for the sailors and families who settled in Liverpool and London during World War II.

  9. The Creation of Chinatown

    2/10How the small Limehouse Chinese community became the subject of hysterical headlines.

  10. The First Chinese VIPs

    1/10Anna Chen uncovers an early history, beginning with Shen Fu Tsong in the court of James II

  11. 23/05/2008

    Anna Chen on the history of the Chinese who came to Britain.

  12. 16/05/2008

    Anna Chen on the history of the Chinese who came to Britain.