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Quick & Easy: A Taste of Tofu by Yukiko Moriyama [in AsianWeek]

28 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Japanese, Nonfiction, Repost

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Real Beauty: 101 Ways to Feel Great About You by Therese Kauchak, illustrated by Carol Yoshizumi [in AsianWeek]

28 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction, Repost

A sweet collection of 101 tips from the creators of the best-selling American Girl series on how all girls – the pictures are very inclusive! – can feel their best about themselves. Review: <a href="http://bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/asianweek-2004-10-28-new-and-notable.pdf"...

The In-Between World of Vikram Lall by M.G. Vassanji [in AsianWeek]

28 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, African, Canadian Asian Pacific American, Fiction, Indian, Indian African, Indian American, Repost, South Asian, South Asian American

Calling himself "quite an ordinary man" even as he tops his country's List of Shame, Vikram Lall recounts four decades of his "in-between" life in...

Taming the Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions by Thich Nhat Hanh [in AsianWeek]

28 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction, Repost, Vietnamese American

A welcoming, gentle manual of sorts for even the most overscheduled on how to let go of anger and fear to live a more peaceful, fulfilling life — not to...

Kingyo: The Artistry of Japanese Goldfish by Kazuya Takaoka and Sachiko Kuru, with a novella by Kanoko Okamoto [in AsianWeek]

28 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Japanese, Nonfiction, Repost, Translation

Just looking at the cover of this book will make you a little happier. … It’s a delightful visual romp that captures Japan’s love affair with the entertaining goldfish: most of these overbred guys are anything...

The World Next Door: South Asian American Literature and the Idea of America by Rajini Srikanth [in AsianWeek]

28 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Nonfiction, Repost, South Asian American

An academic – but thoroughly readable – look at what defines the growing, loose boundaries of South Asian American literature, an area in which titles appear to be multiplying daily. Review: <a href="http://bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/asianweek-2004-10-28-new-and-notable.pdf"...

Hana Sushi: Colorful & Fun Sushi for Parties by Boutique-Sha [in AsianWeek]

28 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Japanese, Nonfiction, Repost

I couldn't stop salivating over these whimsical creations – think butterflies and chicks and sailboats and even soccer balls – done in sushi!! And the full-color, step-by-step illustrations even had me believing that I...

AAPI Nexus: Special Issue on Voting edited by Paul Ong [in AsianWeek]

28 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Nonfiction, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Repost

While the Asian American and Pacific Islander community has definitely made progress in gaining political visibility, so much more needs to be done. So next week, especially, make sure to go out...

Images in the Heavens, Patterns on the Earth: The I Ching photographs by Janet Russek and David Scheinbaum, introduction by Jonathan Porter [in AsianWeek]

28 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Chinese, Nonfiction, Repost

A contemporary presentation of the ancient Chinese classic, filled with stunning black-and-white photographs that complement each of the 64 ideographs. Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek, October 28, 2004 Readers:...

Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found by Suketu Mehta [in AsianWeek]

28 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Indian, Indian American, Memoir, Nonfiction, Repost, South Asian, South Asian American

Bombay plays the starring role in this entertaining (at times disturbing) epic memoir by a South Asian American writer who returns to the world’s largest city – now called Mumbai – with his London-raised...

The Last Song of Dusk by Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi [in AsianWeek]

28 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Indian, Repost, South Asian

What begins as an arranged marriage between a legendary beauty and a dashing doctor is anything but a happily-ever-after tale. But it is a sweeping love story that will stay...

The Red Queen: A Transcultural Tragicomedy by Margaret Drabble [in AsianWeek]

28 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, British, Fiction, Korean, Repost

Incredibly enough, a British novelist has written my own family’s story – on both the Hong and Yi sides. Novel though it may be, here’s proof that my ancestors were beyond crazy. The first...

War Trash by Ha Jin [in AsianWeek]

28 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Chinese, Chinese American, Fiction, Korean, Repost

Based on historical accounts, Ha Jin’s third novel opens with the words of an elderly man who records his memoirs for his American-born grandchildren. He methodically recounts his experiences as a young “volunteer” Chinese army...

Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: North Korea and the Kim Dynasty by Bradley K. Martin [in AsianWeek]

28 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Korean, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction, North Korean, Repost

This enormous tome (800-plus pages) offers an expansive overview of a closed country and its incomprehensible leadership. With 13 years of research,...

Madeleine Is Sleeping: A Novel by Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum [in AsianWeek]

28 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Chinese American, European, Fiction, Hapa/Mixed-race, Repost

One of the more intriguing, original novels I’ve come across in a long time – although I can’t really tell you what happened because I still haven’t figured it out. Presented in...

Eat Everything Before You Die: A Chinaman in the Counterculture by Jeffery Paul Chan [in AsianWeek]

28 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost

From one of the bad-boy editors of Aiiieeeee! comes the story of an energetic search for identity through many continents by one Christopher Columbus Wong. Wong...

Hannah Is My Name by Belle Yang + Author Interview [in AsianWeek]

15 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost

Belle Lettres for Kids What lovely serendipity that just as our oldest child started reading in 1999, one of my very favorite writers, Belle Yang, produced her first children’s...

Halloween by Salina Yoon [in AsianWeek]

10 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean American, Nonethnic-specific, Repost

A fun little interactive book about tricks and treats for the youngest little hands to manipulate and giggle over. Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek, October 8, 2004 Readers: Children Published: 2004...

Amerasia Journal: What Does It Mean to Be Korean Today? edited by Edward T. Chang [in AsianWeek]

08 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Korean American, Nonfiction, Repost

A fascinating collection that examines the diversity and overlapping similarities of the contemporary Korean American experience, post-L.A.-riots and a century after the...

The Sari Shop by Rupa Bajwa [in AsianWeek]

08 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Indian, Repost, South Asian

Oh, wow!! What a compelling debut novel: Lonely, orphaned Ramchand, cheated out of any inheritance, works in a small sari shop. His quiet existence is challenged by two extremes: the overindulged, hypocritical life of...