Help St. Anne’s Church while filling your belly and becoming a part of Fall River history

Want to satisfy your appetite while giving to a good cause and becoming a part of Fall River history?

According to the restaurant, CNN is coming to see Mee Sum on August 6th for a story on the Chow Mein sandwich. Ownership is looking to sell 1,000 of the sandwiches as part of the backdrop to the story and to help restore St. Anne’s Church. All of the proceeds will benefit the cause. They will also be taking donations. If you want to be a part of the story, join them at 11:00 a.m. when their doors open.

Here is one of our previous articles on the history of the now famous sandwich.

Did you know there was a Chow Mein Sandwich song created out of Fall River?

Oliver Wang, who is a Professor of Sociology at CSU-Long Beach, loves the Chow Mein Sandwich. So much so that he created a presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Asian American Studies in San Francisco, CA.

Wang was working on an essay for an upcoming anthology about Chinese restaurants in North America and had been wanting to find an excuse to write about the Chow Mein Sandwich for a while. In this slide show, some iconic Fall River landmarks and personalities are featured including Emeril Lagasse, China Royal, and the sandwich itself. While most of the presentation is based on the history of the beloved sandwich, a throw back song based on the Chow Mein Sandwich by Alika and the Happy Samoans may be the most interesting part of the ensemble. The group was a popular performer at the China Royal and recorded an album in July 1974 with the aforementioned tune. Here is a history of the song and the sandwich courtesy of Oliver Wang.

Live at the China Royal: A Funky Ode to the Chow Mein Sandwich (AAAS 2018) from Oliver Wang on Vimeo.