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Report Philadelphia’s Chinatown Braces For the Impact of Rice Shortages

Jennifer Kim | Fri, May 16, 2008 | Tags: philadelphia, china, tourism, gas prices, restaurants, jennifer kim, rice, rice shortage, imports, tourist, asian food, chinatown | 0

What happens to a neighborhood when its most important commodity is in short supply? The shortage of rice has already taken its toll on Philadelphia’s Chinatown. Jennifer Kim reports.

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