At the Table
In Memphis, a squad grows the game one lunch at a time
A feature follows MahJ Squad 901, a club two sisters built after the pandemic, as women pack a Lunch and Play afternoon.
The Epoch Times published a July 19 feature (updated July 20) on the number of women taking up American mah jongg, reported from a Lunch and Play gathering in East Memphis on June 19.
The afternoon was hosted by MahJ Squad 901, a club founded by sisters Patricia Ford and Sandy Sissom shortly after the pandemic. Per the report, the group charges 60 dollars for a 10-hour class plus access to its events.
The story sets the Memphis scene inside a national pattern, citing roughly 1,026 mah jongg clubs across the United States, with Texas, Florida, California, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania leading the count, according to the report.