1996 J. Green Words Apart 154: Beantown returns to a Mexican inference in a parallel meaning: the poorest, immigrant section of a town or city.at beantown (n.) under bean, n.1
1996 J. Green Words Apart 44: A food motif is found in chop suey, which despite its overt Chinese feel actually refers to any mixed race person: the focus is on the mixture rather than the race.at chop suey, n.