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Asian American Politics: Law, Participation, and Policy edited by Don T. Nakanishi and James S. Lai [in AsianWeek]

28 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Nonfiction, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Repost

Asian American PoliticsA comprehensive overview of the history of Asian American politics, from the early historical cases of the first Asian immigrants against exclusion, to significant immigration law changes in 1924 (which virtually shut...

Entry Denied: Controlling Sexuality at the Border by Eithne Luibhéid [in AsianWeek]

28 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Japanese American, Latina/o/x, Memoir, Repost

Entry DeniedProvocative, though rather academic study of immigration controls based on gender – from turn-of-the-century Chinese prostitutes to present-day homosexuals. Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek, February 28, 2003 Readers: Adult Published: 2002...

Fashion Victim: Our Love-Hate Relationship with Dressing, Shopping, and the Cost of Style by Michelle Lee [in AsianWeek]

28 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction, Repost

Fashion VictimWhile it may not keep you away from the malls and chic-chic boutiques, it may at least make you think twice about what you’re buying … the fashion-world exposé for every shopaholic in your...

Contemporary Korean Cinema: Identity, Culture and Politics by Hyangjin Lee [in AsianWeek]

28 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Korean, Nonfiction, Repost

Contemporary Korean CinemaSocio-historic summary of Korean cinema though films of three periods: pre-separation between North and South and the Japanese occupation, North/South division, and the postwar reality of a divided people. Review: "New...

Multiple Modernities: Cinemas and Popular Media in Transcultural East Asia edited by Jenny Kwok Wah Lau [in AsianWeek]

28 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Nonfiction, Repost, Taiwanese

Multiple ModernitiesThe concept of “Western modernity” traveling east throughout Asia, as it is reflected in the contemporary cinemas of Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek, February 28,...

Cinema of Interruptions: Action Genres in Contemporary Indian Cinema by Lalitha Gopalan [in AsianWeek]

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

Cinema of InterruptionsWith the growing presence of Indian film titles, a timely primer on how Bollywood (thankfully) is certainly not Hollywood. Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek, February 28, 2003 Readers: Adult Published: 2002...

Inventing Japan: 1853-1964 by Ian Buruma [in AsianWeek]

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

Inventing JapanFrom Commodore Perry’s “opening” of Japanese ports to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics when the Japanese shocked the world by winning 16 gold medals, a lively look at the rise of modern Japan. Review: <a href="http://bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/asianweek-2003-02-28-new-and-notable-books.pdf"...

Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites by Jeffery F. Burton, Mary M. Farrell, Florence B. Lord, and Richard W. Lord [in AsianWeek]

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

Confinement and EthnicityExtremely timely title, especially with impending war upon us, that offers “an overview of the tangible remains currently left at the sites of the Japanese American internment during World War II.” Includes...

Century of the Tiger: One Hundred Years of Korean Culture in America: 1903-2003 edited by Jenny Ryun Foster, Frank Stewart, and Heinz Insu Fenkl + Authors Profile [in KoreAm Journal]

01 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, Fiction, Korean American, Nonfiction, Repost, Short Stories, Young Adult Readers

Century of the TigerCatch a Tiger by Its Tales: Celebrating 100 Years of Korean American Literature HONOLULU — Aesthetically, Century of the Tiger: One Hundred Years of Korean Culture in America 1903-2003 is one...

The Interpreter by Suki Kim + Author Profile [in KoreAm Journal]

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

InterpreterInterpreting the Immigrant's Life: Urban girl Suki Kim makes her literary debut NEW YORK CITY — Suki Kim has a fantasy about “meeting all the many Asian Americans across the country.” She’s heard rumors that there are...

My Country Versus Me: The First-Hand Account by the Los Alamos Scientist Who Was Falsely Accused of Being a Spy by Wen Ho Lee with Helen Zia [in AsianWeek]

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

My Country Vs. MeAnd while the FBI was desperately searching for nothing, the spy of the century – Richard Hanssen – was having a heyday right in the Bureau’s back yard. Review: <a href="http://bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com/files/2009/05/2003-01-31-new-and-notable.pdf"...

The Guru of Love: A Novel by Samrat Upadhyay [in AsianWeek]

31 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Nepali American, Repost

Guru of LoveAnother debut novel, this time about a married math teacher, his illicit affair with his teenage tutee, and what happens when he confesses all to his wife. Be ready to be surprised… Review:...

Nanjing 1937: A Love Story by Ye Zhaoyan, translated by Michael Berry [in AsianWeek]

31 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese, Fiction, Repost, Translation

Nanjing 1937An almost comic tale about an immature, overprivileged, married professor who falls in love with a much younger woman on her wedding day, set on the eve of the horrific Rape of Nanjing when...

Where Europe Begins by Yoko Tawada, translated from the German by Susan Bernofsky and from the Japanese by Yumi Selden [in AsianWeek]

31 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, European, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Short Stories, Translation

Where Europe BeginsAn undeniably superb, even breathtaking short story collection about life spent in the “in-between” by the Japanese-born, German-domiciled, multi-dimensioned Tawada. Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek, January...

Grass Roof, Tin Roof by Dao Strom [in AsianWeek]

31 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Repost, Southeast Asian American, Vietnamese American

Grass RoofAn effective, haunting debut novel about three siblings growing up Vietnamese in America – an often disorienting experience reflected in an elliptical, impressionistic style. Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek<a href="http://bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com/files/2009/05/2003-01-31-new-and-notable.pdf"...

National Abjection: The Asian American Body Onstage by Karen Shimakawa [in AsianWeek]

31 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Drama/Theater, Nonfiction, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Repost

National AbjectionA look at what means to be “American” through the lens of theater and performance art. Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek, January 31, 2003 Readers: Adult Published: 2002...

Macao by Philippe Pons [in AsianWeek]

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

MacaoOne man’s vision of a little-known – at least to the West – land as it was a quarter century ago, caught in a glorious mix of Chinese and Portuguese influences. Review: "New and Notable...

The Seduction of Silence: A Novel by Bem Le Hunte [in AsianWeek]

31 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, British Asian, Fiction, Indian, Repost, South Asian

Seduction of SilenceAlready a bestseller in India and Australia, this debut novel by LeHunte (who is hapa of South Asian and British parents) centers around the family of Aakash, a sage and healer who...

Chasing Hepburn: A Memoir of Shanghai, Hollywood, and a Chinese Family’s Fight for Freedom by Gus Lee [in AsianWeek]

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

Chasing HepburnFour generations of the Lee family, in a tale that reads more like a novel than a memoir, who criss-cross continents over sprawling historical eras. And yes, it’s true – Lee’s father cannot travel...

5 Modern Japanese Novelists by Donald Keene [in AsianWeek]

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

5 Modern Japanese NovelistsA slim introduction to Yasunari Kawabata, Yukio Mishima, Jun’ichiro Tanizaki, Ryotaro Shiba, and Kobo Abe by the much-recognized Japanese literature scholar who knows (or knew) them all. Review: "New...

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Welcome to BookDragon, filled with titles for the diverse reader. BookDragon is a new media initiative of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC), and serves as a forum for those interested in learning more about the Asian Pacific American experience through literature. BookDragon is inhabited by Terry Hong.

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