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 Chinese Educational Activity Center aka the Chinese Cultural Center (S: 圣路易斯中华文化中心, T: 聖路易斯中華文化中心, P: "Shènglùyìsī Zhōnghuá Wénhuà Zhōngxīn"), the St. Louis Taiwanese Association, the Chinese Liberty Assembly, and the St. Louis Chinese Jaycees. As of 2016, there were four Chinese-language schools in the St. Louis area: As well, St. Louis University High School has Chinese-language programs and is home to a Confucius classroom that is part of Webster University's Confucius Institute. As of 2004, there were two weekly Chinese language newspapers: As of 2004 there are around 12 Chinese religious institutions. Christian churches include the Taiwanese Presbyterian Church of Greater