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1	Chinese Immigrants: 1850-1900 more books like this by Kay Melchisedech Olson add to wishlist Explore the history of U.S. immigration in the Coming to America series. Readers will learn the reasons why people left their homelands to start a new life in America and will follow their journeys through time lines and maps. Recipes and activity sidebars also allow students to celebrate the rich heritage and cultural contributions each group has ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.23!
2	Journey more books like this by Sheila Hamanaka add to wishlist "A moving depiction of the Japanese experience in 20th-century America, centered on the Japanese internment during WWII. Hamanaka has painted a 25-foot, five panel mural summarizing this experience--an artwork that's a complex, elegantly orchestrated blend of realistic portraits, caricatures and traditional symbols that recalls the social protest ... see all copies from $30.00! signed copies
3	Japanese American Family Album more books like this by Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler, George Takei (Introduction by) add to wishlist The American Family Album series tells the often heroic stories of American immigrant groups, largely through their own words and pictures. Like any family album, the pages contain period photographs, memorabilia, selections from diaries, letters, memoirs, and newspapers. Each book is a pictorial and written record of the country left behind, the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Dia's Story Cloth more books like this by Dia Cha, Chue Cha (Illustrator), Nhia Thao Cha (Illustrator) add to wishlist Published to widespread acclaim in hardcover, "Dia's Story Cloth" tells the tale of a young girl and her family's displacement during the war in Laos and Vietnam. The Hmong people's search for freedom is depicted on a colorful story cloth. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.56! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Fighting for Honor: Japanese Americans and World War II more books like this by Michael L Cooper add to wishlist Examines the history of Japanese in the United States, focusing on their treatment during World War II, including the mass relocation to internment camps and the distinguished service of Japanese Americans in the American military. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| SVS
6	El Deseo de Ruby more books like this by Shirin Yim Bridges, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator), Marta Anson (Translator) add to wishlist In her first children's book, Bridges takes readers back to turn-of-the-century China to explore the conflict between tradition and young Ruby's longing to attend university. The girl sets herself apart from the rest of her relatives by wearing the color red. One day, she confides her wish to her grandfather. A surprise some years later proves ... see all copies from $4.44! new only from $14.42! \| SVS
7	Dear Miss Breed: True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration During World War II and a Librarian Who Made a Difference more books like this by Joanne F Oppenheim, Elizabeth Kikuchi Yamada (Foreword by), Snowden Becker (Afterword by) add to wishlist In the early 1940's, Clara Breed was the children's librarian at the San Diego Public Library. But she was also friend to dozens of Japanese American children and teens when war broke out in December of 1941. The story of what happened to these American citizens is movingly told through letters that her young friends wrote to Miss Breed during ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Chinese American Family Album more books like this by Bette Bao Lord, Thomas Hoobler, Dorothy Hoobler add to wishlist The American Family Album series tells the often heroic stories of American immigrant groups, largely through their own words and pictures. Like any family album, the pages contain period photographs, memorabilia, selections from diaries, letters, memoirs, and newspapers. Each book is a pictorial and written record of the country left behind, the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.51! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Extraordinary Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders more books like this by Susan Sinnott add to wishlist This series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Science: History and Nature of Science Science and Technology Science as Inquiry Science in Personal and Social Perspectives. Social Studies: Culture People, Places, & Environments Science, Technology, & Society see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.25!
10	Chinese Americans more books like this by T Binns add to wishlist Beginning with life in the home country, each book details the experiences of real immigrants coming to the U.S., including school, work, and settling down with family. Along the way are details about the culture, including traditional pastimes and celebrations. In each book, readers discover how immigrants have flourished in America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
11	Student Almanac of Asian American History more books like this by Media Projects Incorporated add to wishlist Written for students at a 6th-8th grade reading level, this set traces the history and contributions of Asian-Americans from their first travels across the Pacific to the present day. see all copies from $10.88! new only from $11.97!
12 view cover	Famous Asian Americans more books like this by Janet Nomura Morey, Wendy Dunn add to wishlist Profiles of such well-known Asian Americans as tennis player Michael Chang, broadcast-journalist Connie Chung, and architect I. M. Pei. Illustrated with b&w photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.00! \| first editions
13 view cover	Dan Thuy's New Life in America more books like this by Karen O'Connor add to wishlist Describes the experience of thirteen-year-old Dan Thuy Huynh and her family, recently come from Vietnam to live in San Diego, California, as they adapt to their life in a new country. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.82! \| first editions
14 view cover	Asian-American Scientists more books like this by Lisa Yount add to wishlist Profiles twelve Asian-American scientists, including Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Paul Chung-wu Chu, and Constance Tom Noguchi. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $490.01! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Asian American Almanac 1 V1 more books like this by Susan B Gall (Editor), Irene Natividad (Editor) add to wishlist Your students will be able to explore the culture and history of the diverse groups of Americans who descend from Asian and Pacific Island countries with this unique resource. see all copies from $3.60! new only from $41.00! \| first editions
16 view cover	Chinese in America more books like this by Alison Behnke add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.74! \| SVS
17 view cover	Pakistanis in America more books like this by Stacy Taus-Bolstad add to wishlist see all copies from $6.40! new only from $25.74! \| SVS
18 view cover	The Chinese American Family Album more books like this by Dorothy Hoobler add to wishlist Turn the pages of your family scrapbook or picture album and faces and memories leap out at you. Even if you never knew or don't remember some of your relatives, the snapshots and keepsakes make them familiar, and the old family stories never fail to bring a laugh and a warm memory. Now turn through the albums of other families - many other ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Pakistani Americans more books like this by Angela T Koenig add to wishlist Introduction to the history, heritage, culture, and customs of Pakistani Americans. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.00!
20	Extraordinary Asian Pacific Americans more books like this by Susan Sinnott add to wishlist Biographical sketches of notable Asian Americans and Pacific Americans, including cinematographer James Howe, scholar and politician S. I. Hayakawa, and novelist Amy Tan. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.95! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Vietnamese-Americans more books like this by Tricia Springstubb add to wishlist Each Immigrants in America volume describes the immigrants' reasons for leaving their native country, challenges the people faced in their new home and the group's lasting legacy. Primary source quotations enrich the stories and enhance the clear, compelling narrative. see all copies from $2.22! new only from $34.27!
22 view cover	Little Tiger in the Chinese Night: An Autobiography in Art more books like this by Song Nan Zhang (Illustrator) add to wishlist A personalized account of recent Chinese history, told through the eyes of a Chinese artist and painter. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
23 view cover	Japanese in America more books like this by Margaret J Goldstein add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.74! \| SVS
24 view cover	Chinese Americans more books like this by Alexander Brandon, Alexandra Bandon add to wishlist Footsteps to America: Chinese Americans captures the diversity of the Chinese-American experience as these immigrants--from skilled professionals to undocumented workers-- tell their own stories in their own words. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
25 view cover	Korean Americans more books like this by T Peterson add to wishlist Beginning with life in the home country, each book details the experiences of real immigrants coming to the U.S., including school, work, and settling down with family. Along the way are details about the culture, including traditional pastimes and celebrations. In each book, readers discover how immigrants have flourished in America. see all copies from $2.20! new only from $4.86!

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