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BookDragon December 2002

Iraq Under Siege: The Deadly Impact of Sanctions and War edited by Anthony Arnove [in AsianWeek]

20 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Iraqi, Nonfiction, Repost

Iraq Under Siege“When people asked me if I would edit an updated edition of Iraq Under Siege, my answer has always been ‘no’ – that I hoped the book would soon become historically obsolete...

Desirable Daughters by Bharati Mukherjee [in AsianWeek]

20 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Indian American, Repost, South Asian American

Desirable DaughtersThe youngest of three gorgeous sisters is confronted by a man who claims to be the love-child of the oldest sister. Family secrets, family expectations, family bonds are all challenged. Review: "New and...

Japan’s Longest Day by The Pacific War Research Society [in AsianWeek]

20 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Japanese, Nonfiction, Repost

Japan's Longest DayFirst trade paperback release that captures the 24 hours leading up to noon on August 15, 1945, the fateful day that the Japanese Emperor announced the country’s defeat in World War II....

Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo, translated by William Scott Wilson [in AsianWeek]

20 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Japanese, Nonfiction, Repost, Translation

HagakureBrand new edition of the classic collection of almost 300-year-old tidbits on how to live the life of the proper samurai. Historically, its followers have been many and notable, including the legendary writer Yukio Mishima and...

Sam and the Lucky Money [Chinese version] by Karen Chinn, illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu [in AsianWeek]

20 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Chinese, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost

Sam and the Lucky MoneyChinese translation of an award-winning, heart-warming story originally published in 1995 about how young Sam decides to spend the “lucky money” he receives on New Year’s...

Good-bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong by Frances and Ginger Park, illustrated by Yangsook Choi + Illustrator Profile [in KoreAm Journal]

01 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Author Interview/Profile, Korean American, Repost

Good-Bye 382Drawn to Life: Yangsook Choi, when not being a kid, is busy writing and illustrating children's books NEW YORK CITY — By the time Yangsook Choi graduated from art school, she already had her first...

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

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

Dear SantaPicture the World: Children's book illustrator Chris Soentpiet brings to life his diverse background NEW YORK CITY — Even after being rejected by more than 10 publishers, Chris Soentpiet (pronounced SOON-peet) kept pounding the pavement....

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