Being Japanese American: A JA Sourcebook for Nikkei, Hapa … & Their Friends by Gil Asakawa [in AsianWeek]
30 Jul, by in Adult Readers, Japanese American, Nonfiction, Repost, Young Adult Readers
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Four fun, fuzzy-covered board books from the APA queen of board books, 
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