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Hank Aaron: Brave in Every Way by Peter Goldenbock, illustrated by Paul Lee [in AsianWeek]

31 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Biography, Black/African American, Children/Picture Books, Nonfiction, Repost

Hank AaronPaperback reissue of the inspirational story of legendary Hank Aaron, who first had to break through color barriers in the world of professional major league baseball before he could break the Babe’s record for...

Snooze-a-Palooza: More than 100 Slumber Party Ideas by American Girl, illustrated by Carol Yoshizumi [in AsianWeek]

31 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Japanese American, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction, Repost, Young Adult Readers

Snooze a paloozaWhat’s a slumber party without special, cool things to do? This little handbook adds pizzazz to your overnight girlfriend fun – from spa treatments to crafts to cooking to playing games to...

Red Land Yellow River: A Story from the Cultural Revolution by Ange Zhang [in AsianWeek]

25 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese, Memoir, Middle Grade Readers, Nonfiction, Repost

Red Land Yellow RiverA beautifully rendered, haunting autobiographical story about a young boy coming of age during China’s Cultural Revolution, a time marked with incomprehensible, dangerous, chaotic change. Absolutely breathtaking. Review: <a href="http://bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/asianweek-2005-02-25-new-and-notable.pdf"...

An End to Suffering: The Buddha in the World by Pankaj Mishra [in AsianWeek]

25 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Indian, Indian American, Memoir, Nonfiction, Repost, South Asian, South Asian American

End to SufferingNovelist and essayist (and frequent New York Review of Books contributor) Mishra adds to what seems to be a growing hybrid genre of memoir infused with history, philosophy, and politics. What begins...

Cruising the Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo by Patrick Macias and Tomohiro Machiyama [in AsianWeek]

25 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Nonfiction, Repost, Young Adult Readers

Cruising the Anime CityIf you understand the word “otaku” (and if you don’t, you’ll have to read this to find out), then this book’s for you: the first insider’s guide in English to...

The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes by Theodora Lau, calligraphy and illustrations by Kenneth Lau [in AsianWeek]

25 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Nonfiction, Repost

Handbook of Chinese HoroscopesIn this updated 25th-anniversary edition of how to read your personal horoscope, you’ll find a lot of “Uh-huh,” and “Oh, wow – that’s so true!” going on. Lau even cross-tabulates...

Good Luck Life: The Essential Guide to Chinese American Celebrations and Culture by Rosemary Gong, foreword by Martin Yan [in AsianWeek]

25 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Nonfiction, Repost

Good Luck LifeEverything you ever needed to know about celebrating the good life like a real Chinese American – from the New Year to dragon boats to weddings and even funerals. And just in...

A Guide to the Japanese Stage: From Traditional to Cutting Edge by Ronald Cavaye, Paul Griffith, Akihiko Senda [in AsianWeek]

25 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Japanese, Nonfiction, Repost

Guide to the Japanese StageThe detailed, illustrated chapters on Kabuki, Bunraku, Nō, Kyōgen, and contemporary theater (with even a theater listings guide), make me wish this book was around when I was...

Let’s Talk about Race by Julius Lester, illustrated by Karen Barbour [in AsianWeek]

27 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Black/African American, Children/Picture Books, Middle Grade Readers, Nonfiction, Repost

Let's Talk about RaceAn award-winning writer, activist, musician, and professor, Julian Lester uses his own personal story as an African American to engage young readers in exploring what makes each of us unique...

The Three Virtues of Effective Parenting: Lessons from Confucius on the Power of Benevolence, Wisdom, and Courage by Shirley Yuen [in AsianWeek]

27 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Nonfiction, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Repost

Three Virtues of Effective ParentingWith all the endless shelves of parenting titles, why not tout one that champions Asian influences? One major diversion, however, from traditional discipline tactics attributed to Confucius: While...

Asian American Children: A Historical Handbook and Guide by Benson Tong [in AsianWeek]

27 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Nonfiction, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Repost, Young Adult Readers

Asian American ChildrenA lively sourcebook filled with compelling essays that look at the Asian Pacific American experience through the experiences of APA youth – a group marked more by diversity than easy-to-define labels. Review: <a...

Original Tao: Inward Training (Nei-Yeh) and the Foundations of Taoist Mysticism by Harold D. Roth [in AsianWeek]

27 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese, Nonfiction, Repost

Original TaoDiscovered over the last quarter-century in China and posited as the foundational text for early Taoism, Inward Training is composed of compact poetic verses written on silk and bamboo that were entombed for over...

Japan by Hiroji Kubota, foreword by Elliott Erwitt [in AsianWeek]

27 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Japanese, Nonfiction, Repost

Japan.KubotaWOW! A gorgeous photographic essay of the world’s second-largest economy that captures its ultimately high-tech contemporary achievements, sharply juxtaposed with striking images of a strongly traditional society of timeless beauty. Review: "New and Notable Books,"...

Wrong About Japan: A Father’s Journey with His Son by Peter Carey [in AsianWeek]

27 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Japanese, Nonfiction, Repost

Wrong about JapanTalk about bad first impression: Reading the jacket cover description with the glaring spelling error, “Shitimachi” (what does that sound like?!) instead of the correct “Shitamachi” (which literally means ‘below-town’ or more...

Buddha Mind in Contemporary Art edited by Jacquelynn Baas and Mary Jane Jacob [in AsianWeek]

27 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Repost

Buddha Mind in Contemporary ArtOh, Asian influences are everywhere we look … and becoming endlessly more visible – or, in this case, more visual. The influences of Buddhist teachings and perspectives are...

Parsis: The Zoroastrians of India | A Photographic Journey 1980-2004 by Sooni Taraporevala [in AsianWeek]

27 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Indian, Nonfiction, Repost, South Asian

ParsisFrom the screenwriter of such award-winning films as Mississippi Masala and Salaam Bombay! comes a stunning portrait of a rapidly shrinking community, the Parsis who number just 100,000 today. Followers of Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s...

Vietnam Today: A Guide to a Nation at a Crossroads by Mark A. Ashwill with Thai Ngoc Diep [in AsianWeek]

27 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Nonfiction, Repost, Southeast Asian, Vietnamese, Vietnamese American

Vietnam TodayWith the 30th anniversary this year of the end of the Vietnam-U.S. War (and the 30th anniversary of the first significant wave of Vietnamese immigration to the United States), expect a lot more titles...

Quick & Easy: Origami Christmas by Toshie Takahama [in AsianWeek]

06 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Nonfiction, Repost, Young Adult Readers

Origami ChristmasThis boxed set, complete with an easy-to-follow how-to booklet and 60 sheets of origami paper in perfect holiday colors, is the ideal gift for children of any age – the big ones included! Review: <a...

Envisioning Taiwan: Fiction, Cinema, and the Nation in the Cultural Imaginary by June Yip [in AsianWeek]

06 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Nonfiction, Repost, Taiwanese

Envisioning TaiwanThrough close readings of “nativist” Taiwanese literature of the 1960s and 1970s and of the Taiwanese New Cinema of the 1980s and 1990s, Yip offers a distinct national Taiwanese identity independent of historical Chinese...

Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice edited by Jael Silliman, Marlene Gerber Fried, Loretta Ross, and Elena R. Gutiérrez [in AsianWeek]

06 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Black/African American, Latina/o/x, Nonfiction, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Repost

Undivided RightsFor women of color, the fight for civil rights includes equitable reproductive rights. Both coercive sterilization and invasive long-term birth-control technologies have historically undermined the reproductive rights of women of color. Such practices continue...

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