Revisiting the Legacy of the School Vendor:The Way We Were

By Lear Matthews

Lear Matthews is Professor, State University of New York, Empire State College. A former lecturer at the University of Guyana, his recently published book is “English Speaking Caribbean Immigrants: Transnational Identities”. He writes on Diaspora issues.

Street food vending, considered the cornerstone of many cities’ historical and cultural heritage, has existed for a very long time. Like many other occupations, it has gone through transformations in personnel and technology.