Part of the doctoral studies process is learning how to do original research. My research topic led me to archives at Stanford, U. C. Berkeley, and UCLA. The Berkeley archives had nothing. But that’s how archival research goes; sometimes you hit a goldmine and other times fool’s gold worth nada. I next traveled to check out the Marcus Garvey Papers housed at UCLA and to check out the special collections at USC. The Garvey Papers proved to be well worth it and came out with sources that I later combined with documents found in the U. S. National Archives, El archivo Nacional in Guatemala City, and the Schomburg Research Center in Harlem to publish articles, chapters, and post about Garveyism and food. Key to eating well on the road is to talk to locals particularly police officers. They know the food scene and where to eat in the areas where they patrol.
