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Publisher
Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
99 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A collective biography of 40 influential Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, from Kalpana Chawla to The Rock to Tammy Duckworth, whose historical contributions readers may not know but whose light shines on, with stunning illustrated portraits by Hugo Award nominee Victo Ngai. From scientists to sports stars, aerospace engineers to artists, every person shines in this collection. Dynamic portraits portray each person with bold colors and clever,...
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Language
English
Description
"Asian Americans inhabit a purgatorial status: neither white enough nor black enough, unmentioned in most conversations about racial identity. In the popular imagination, Asian Americans are all high-achieving professionals. But in reality, this is the most economically divided group in the country, a tenuous alliance of people with roots from South Asia to East Asia to the Pacific Islands, from tech millionaires to service industry laborers. How...
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Language
English
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Drawing on a collection of original essays, previously published work, conversations, graphics, photos, commissioned art by disabled and Asian American artists, and more, Alice uses her unique talent to share an impressionistic scrapbook of her life as an Asian American disabled activist, community organizer, media maker, and dreamer. From her love of food and pop culture to her unwavering commitment to dismantling systemic ableism, Alice shares her...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A lyrical nonfiction picture book featuring eighteen Asian American changemakers and two pivotal moments in Asian American history, illustrated by fifteen renowned Asian and Asian American artists"--
5) We are here: 30 inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have shaped the United States
Author
Publisher
Running Press Kids
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
vii, 118 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"We Are Here celebrates 30 of the most influential Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in U.S. history"--
Author
Publisher
Immedium, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
122 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"This is an illustrated children's anthology of noteworthy Asian Americans: 20 groundbreaking men and women from diverse backgrounds and vocations"--
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 256 pages, : genealogical table ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Deb's experiences as one of the few minorities covering the Trump campaign, and subsequently as a stand-up comedian, propelled him on a dramatic journey to India to see his father and bridge the emotional distance separating him from those whose DNA he shared.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
An inspiring picture book biography about Hazel Ying Lee, the first Chinese American woman to fly for the US military.
Even when other people scoffed at her dreams of becoming a pilot, Hazel Ying Lee wouldn't take no for an answer. She became the first Chinese American woman to fly for the US military, joining the Women's Airforce Service Pilots during World War II. -- adapted from jacket
13) Meet Eileen Gu
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Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Company, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Eileen Gu is a freestyle skier, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and the first Olympian to win three freestyle skiing medals in one Olympics. Zoom into the life and career of this free-ski champion"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the bestselling author of ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW comes a searing memoir of class, inequality, and grief-a daughter's search to understand the lives her adoptive parents led, the life she forged as an adult, and the lives she's lost. In this country, unless you attain extraordinary wealth, you will likely be unable to help your loved ones in all the ways you'd hoped. You will learn to live with the specific, hollow guilt of those who leave hardship...
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Language
English
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NYT - Paperback Nonfiction
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"From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean-American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up the...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xi, 484 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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"'RISE' is a love letter to and for Asian Americans--a vivid scrapbook of voices, emotions, and memories from an era in which [their] culture was forged and transformed, and a way to preserve both the headlines and the intimate conversations that have shaped [their] community into who [they] are today"--Provided by publisher.
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Language
English
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"In the linked essays that make up her debut collection, This Is One Way to Dance, Sejal Shah explores culture, language, family, and place. Throughout the collection, Shah reflects on what it means to make oneself visible and legible through writing in a country that struggles with race and maps her identity as an American, South Asian American, writer of color, and feminist. This Is One Way to Dance draws on Shah's ongoing interests in ethnicity...
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English
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Nicole Chung was born severely premature, placed for adoption by her Korean parents, and raised by a white family in a sheltered Oregon town. From childhood, she heard the story of her adoption as a comforting myth. Nicole believed that her biological parents had made the ultimate sacrifice in the hope of giving her a better life, that forever feeling slightly out of place was her fate as a transracial adoptee. But as she grew up - facing prejudice...
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