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BookDragon September 2002

Little Dog and Duncan by Kristine O’Connell George, illustrated by June Otani [in AsianWeek]

26 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Japanese American, Nonethnic-specific, Poetry, Repost

Little Dog and DuncanDelightfully illustrated little collection of interwoven poems that tells of oversized Duncan’s visit to Little Dog’s house. Review: "New and Notable APA Books," AsianWeek, September...

To Swim Across the World by Frances and Ginger Park [in AsianWeek]

26 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Korean, Korean American, North Korean, Repost, Young Adult Readers

Swim Across the WorldA remarkable, gracefully written work based on the true story of the authors’ parents’ early lives: their mother, the privileged daughter of a prominent minister in North Korea, and their...

After the Quake: Stories by Haruki Murakami, translated by Jay Rubin [in AsianWeek]

26 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Short Stories, Translation

After the QuakeA collection of haunting, surreal, signature-Murakami stories that have at their core a tenuous, frightening connection to the devastating 1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan. Review: "New and Notable APA Books," <a...

Grass for My Pillow by Saiichi Maruya, translated by Dennis Keene [in AsianWeek]

26 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Translation

Grass for My PillowFirst published more than 35 years ago, Pillow follows the story of Shokichi Hamada, who escapes military service during World War II by fleeing to the countryside – and by...

Asian American Playwrights: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook edited by Miles Xian Liu [in AsianWeek]

26 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Drama/Theater, Nonfiction, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Repost, Young Adult Readers

AA PlaywrightsFirst-ever, encyclopedic summary of APA playwrights’ lives and works. Exceptionally thorough resource. Review: "New and Notable APA Books," AsianWeek, September 26, 2002 Readers: Young Adult, Adult Published: 2002...

The Impressionist by Hari Kunzru [in AsianWeek]

26 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, British Asian, Fiction, Indian, Repost, South Asian

ImpressionistA fascinating, serpentine tale of a privileged Indian boy who at 15 is thrown out into the streets by the man he thought was his father, and how he becomes a chameleon re-inventor of himself in...

The House of Blue Mangoes by David Davidar [in AsianWeek]

26 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Indian, Repost, South Asian

House of Blue MangoesThree generational-saga of a south Indian village family, which begins in 1899 with the patriarch, Solomon Dorai, village headman, and continues through a tumultuous period of political upheavals and changes...

Dear Santa, Please Come to the 19th Floor by Yin, illustrated by Chris Soentpiet + Illustrator Interview [in AsianWeek]

19 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Author Interview/Profile, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean American, Repost

Dear SantaPicturing the Worlds of Chris Soentpiet No number of rejections could dampen Chris Soentpiet’s determination to succeed and put his artwork forward. Even after being refused by more than 10 publishers as a fresh-faced college...

Asian Americans On War & Peace edited by Russell C. Leong and Don T. Nakanishi [in AsianWeek]

05 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Nonfiction, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Repost

Asian Americans on War and PeaceCollateral Damage The Aug.13 issue of USA Today reports that more than 150 books that deal with Sept. 11 have already been or are about to be...

A Single Square Picture: A Korean Adoptee’s Search for Her Roots by Katy Robinson + Author Profile [in KoreAm Journal]

01 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, Korean, Korean American, Memoir, Nonfiction, Repost, Young Adult Readers

Single Square PictureJourney to the East: Katy Robinson's search for her Korean family in A Single Square Picture BOISIE, IDAHO — In 1977 at the age of 7, Kim Ji-yun left Seoul and arrived in...

Fox Girl by Nora Okja Keller + Author Interview [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, Fiction, Korean, Korean American, Repost

fox-girlFox Girl takes readers back to post-Korean War “America Town,” where the abandoned, racially mixed children of U.S. soldiers fought for bare survival and Korean women continued to service occupying GIs in order to put food...

When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Japanese American, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Young Adult Readers

when-the-emperor-was-divineOver 60 years ago, the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 – “a day that will live in infamy” as then-President Roosevelt named it – eventually led to the signing of Executive Order 9066...

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