Ask Los Altos Hills residents Amy Shantz, 10, and sister Amanda, 8, about their ethnic identity and they will say they''re Chinese American. I was born in China, and my mom and dad are American, Amy explained.
"Dim sums used to be bigger, heartier dishes that people ate to keep them full for a hard day of work, " explainedAmy Ma, a local food writer and former Wall Street Journal staffer, when she introduced me to the restaurant.