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Children of the River

Children of the River more books like this

by Linda Crew

In this historically accurate novel, 13-year-old Sundara flees Cambodia with her family to escape the Khmer Rouge. One of many boat people, Sundara and her aunt and uncle get separated from the rest of their family.Together they escape to a small town in Oregon where Sundara struggles to fit into a new culture as well as remain true to her old one.

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Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans Au Of...

Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans Au Of... more books like this

by Ronald T Takaki

In an extraordinary blend of eloquent narrative history, vivid personal recollection, and oral testimony, Ronald Takaki relates the diverse 150-year history of Asian Americans. Through richly detailed vignettes--by turns bitter, funny, and inspiring--he offers a stunning panorama of a neglected part of Americanhistory. 16 pages of photographs.

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Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People

Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People more books like this

by Helen Zia

An award-winning Chinese-American journalist presents a groundbreaking discussion of defining moments that have transformed Asian Americans from a loosely knit, largely invisible ethnic group into a self-identified racial group that is influencing every aspect of American society. Photos.

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Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans

Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans more books like this

by Ronald Takaki

In an extraordinary blend of eloquent narrative history, vivid personal recollection, and oral testimony, Ronald Takaki relates the diverse 150-year history of Asian Americans. Through richly detailed vignettes--by turns bitter, funny, and inspiring--he offers a stunning panorama of a neglected part of Americanhistory. 16 pages of photographs.

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The Accidental Asian: Notes of a Native Speaker

The Accidental Asian: Notes of a Native Speaker more books like this

by Eric Liu

A former spreechwriter for President Clinton explores his ambivalent feelings about his Chinese-American heritage. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.

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Asian Am PB

Asian Am PB more books like this

by Sucheng Chan

This series presents concise histories of individual ethnic groups and their impact on American life and culture. With comprehensive examinations of the immigrant experience, it serves as a resource for both young students and experienced researchers. Each book in the series is written by a qualified scholar and includes notes, references, a ...

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Show and Tell

Show and Tell more books like this

by R Munsch

Ben wanted to take something really neat to school for show-and-tell, so he decided to take his new baby sister. "Munsch at his creative best! . . . a must have for all children's libraries. . . ".--Canadian Materials, published by the Canadian Library Association. Full-color illustrations.

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Charlie Chan Is Dead

Charlie Chan Is Dead more books like this

by Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn (Editor), Klaine Kim (Designer)

A collection of short stories dealing with the experiences and difficulties of Asians living in the United States.

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Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians

Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians more books like this

by Jane Hyun

You're educated and ambitious. Sure, the hours are long and corporate politics are a bane, but you focus on getting the job done, confident that you will be rewarded in the long run. Yet, somehow, your hard work isn't paying off, and you watch from the sidelines as your colleagues get promoted. Those who make it to management positions in this ...

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Margins and Mainstreams: Asians in American History and Culture

Margins and Mainstreams: Asians in American History and Culture more books like this

by Professor Gary Y Okihiro

In a thoughtful and stimulating contribution to the current debate about the meaning to the larger society of multiculturalism, Gary Okihiro explores the significance of Asian Americans in American history and culture. In six provocative and engaging essays he examines the Asian American experience from the perspectives of historical consciousness ...

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The Contemporary Asian American Experience: Beyond the Model Minority more books like this

by Timothy P Fong

This book examines the contemporary history, culture, and social relationships that form the fundamental issues confronted by Asians in America today. Comprehensive, yet concise, it focuses on a "broad" range of issues, and features a unique comparative approach that analyzes how race, class, and gender intersect throughout the contemporary Asian ...

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Peter's Painting more books like this

by Sally Moss, Meredith Thomas (Illustrator)

Peter, a young Asian boy, reveals the power of his imagination through his painting.

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Book of My Nights more books like this

by Li-Young Lee

Previous American Book Award-winning poet Li-Young Lee presents 35 poems exploring identity and origin with spiritual longing.

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Asian Americans: Oral Histories of First to Fourth Generation Americans from China, Korea, The.. more books like this

by Joann Faung Jean Lee

Since the first three documented Chinese arrived in the U.S. in 1848, more than six million Asians have followed. Their stories provide a fascinating picture of diverse cultural attitudes against a common American backdrop.

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On a Bed of Rice more books like this

by Geraldine Kudaka (Editor), Russell C Leong (Foreword by)

A variety of erotica from Asian American writers, selected by poet, filmmaker, and editor Geraldine Kudaka.

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American Dragons: Twenty-Five Asian American Voices more books like this

by Laurence Yep, Ph.D.

A collection of stories and poems by Asian-American writers including Maxine Hong Kingston, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, and Lensey Namioka. Topics include the experiences of Japanese-Americans during World War II, relationships with parents and grandparents, and dilemmas of identity.

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The Karma of Brown Folk more books like this

by Vijay Prashad

On a vast canvas, The Karma of Brown Folk attacks the two pillars of the "model minority" image, that South Asians are both inherently successful and pliant, and analyzes the ways in which U.S. immigration policy and American Orientalism have perpetuated these stereotypes. Prashad uses irony, humor, razor-sharp criticism, personal reflections, and ...

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Yellow: Stories more books like this

by Don Lee

The seven stories and novella collected here take place in California and revolve around Asian-American characters who identify themselves by the work they do. Poets, a carpenter, an engineer, a boat captain, and others populate the collection, which deals with the relationships forged by each.

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Bold Words: A Century of Asian American Writing more books like this

by Rajini Srikanth (Editor), Esther Yae Iwanaga (Editor)

This anthology includes literature by American writers from China, Japan, Korea, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Philippines.

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The State of Asian America: Activism and Resistence in the 1990s more books like this

by Karin Aguilar-San Juan (Editor), David Henry Hwang (Foreword by)

Groundbreaking essays that give voice to contemporary Asian American activism, offering thoughtful, radical analyses on a range of pressing issues, including the 1992 Los Angeles uprising

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Asian American Women and Men: Labor, Laws, and Love more books like this

by Yen Le Espiritu

Labor, laws, and love. Espiritu explores how racist and gendered labor conditions and immigration laws have affected relations between and among Asian American women and men.

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How My Family Lives in America more books like this

by Susan Kuklin

A photo-esaay in which three children--African American Sanu, Hispanic American Eric, and Chinese American April--describe their home lives. Each of these children have a parent who was not born in the United States. They share how their parent's culture of origin blends with life in America. Illustrated with color photographs.

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The pride of Palomar more books like this

by Peter Bernard Kyne

1921. Illustrated by H.R. Ballinger and Dean Cornwell. The book begins: For the first time in sixty years, Pablo Artelan, the majordomo of the Rancho Palomar, was troubled of soul at the approach of winter. Old Don Miguel Farrel had observed signs of mental travail in Pablo for a month past, and was at a loss to account for them. He knew Pablo ...

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Dumpling Soup more books like this

by Jama Kim Rattigan, Lillian Hsu-Flanders (Illustrator)

In this picture book set in Hawaii a seven-year-old Asian American girl named Marisa attempts to make dumplings for the New Year celebration being held by her extended family, which includes people of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Hawaiian descent. Will Marisa's dumplings be tasty enough to serve to her beloved family? Colorful line-and ...

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The Big Aiiieeeee! more books like this

by Jeffery Chan, Lawson Fusao Inada (Editor), Jeffrey P Chan (Editor)

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