St. Paul sandwich gangs in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries" and was probably derived from egg foo young. They believed that the early Denver sandwiches were actually St. Paul sandwiches. This sandwich was featured in the PBS documentary "Sandwiches That You Will Like" in 2003 and will be featured in a book by artist Kelly Pratt to be released in 2016 called "Stately Sandwiches" as the sandwich chosen to represent the state of Missouri. It is usually only available in Chinese restaurants in the St. Louis metropolitan area as well as a select few Chinese American restaurants in outlying regions of Missouri,
History of Chinese Americans in St. Louis St. Louis (TPCSTL, T: 聖路易臺灣基督長老教會, P: "Shèng Lùyì Táiwān Jīdū Zhǎnglǎo Jiàohuì") in Ballwin, the St. Louis Chinese Christian Church (SLCCC; T: 聖路易華人基督教會, P: "Shèng Lùyì Huárén Jīdūjiàohuì") in Chesterfield, the St. Louis Chinese Gospel Church (T: 聖路易中華福音教會, P: "Shèng Lùyì Zhōnghuá Fúyīn Jiàohuì") in Manchester, the Light of Christ Lutheran Chinese Mission (S: 基督之光路德会华人教会, P: "Jīdū zhī Guāng Lùdéhuì Huárén Jiàohuì") in Olivette, The St. Louis Chinese Baptist Church (STLCBC; T: 聖路易華人浸信會, P: "Shèng Lùyì Huárén Jìnxìnhuì") in St. Peters, the Lutheran Asian Ministry in St. Louis, and the St. Louis Tabernacle of Joy. The other religious institutions are