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- 1 2 Clark Humphrey: Loser: The Real Seattle Music Story. Updated and revised 2nd edition, MISCmedia, Seattle, 1999, p. 36.
- ↑ Chinas Comidas at Seattle's Georgetown Records
- 1 2 3 Fallout From the Past Makes Its Way to Ballard, and Chinas Comidas Get Their Due. Article by Hannah Levin in Seattle Weekly, July 10, 2007.
- 1 2 3 Article by Dennis White on Chinas Comidas on jivetimerecords.com, September 4, 2018
- ↑ Clark Humphrey: Loser: The Real Seattle Music Story. Updated and revised 2nd edition, MISCmedia, Seattle, 1999, p. 37.
- ↑ Cynthia Kraman biography at The University of Washington homepage
- ↑ Art Up Phinney Wood website with details about the 2014 Chinas Comidas exhibition
- ↑ Announcement on fantagraphics.com