Surat to San Francisco is the untold Patel hospitality history from its genesis to its gradual consolidation and expansion (1942-1960). It chronicles how three founders, Kanji Manchhu Desai, Nanalal Patel, and D.Lal, accidentally created the first Patel hotel in Sacramento in 1942 and then helped over two dozen Patels and Khatris to lease inexpensive SROs in San Francisco. The stories of Gujarati hoteliers, told for the first time, are fascinating, exciting, and inspiring--a must-read. -- p.4 of cover.
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