The Moon Pearl by Ruthanne Lum McCunn + Author Interview [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]
01 Oct, by in Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, Chinese, Chinese American, Fiction, Hong Kongese, Repost, Young Adult Readers
Modern Girls
Growing up in a large, extended family in Hong Kong, Ruthanne Lum McCunn was surrounded by strong, independent women. So it's no surprise that she has made a career writing about...
Raj Kamal Jha’s slim debut novel, The Blue Bedspread, is fabulous. It is perhaps the best book I’ve read this year – maybe even several years. It’s also a precious find, not the least...
In Overdrive: Frances Park’s Sweet Road to Success
What began as a short story has quickly become Frances Park’s breakout novel. When My Sister Was Cleopatra Moon...
Beautiful Lotus is unable to hear or speak. Ostracized by the other children, she is lonely and sad. Her parents take her to the local temple where she sees temple dancers for the first...
Disguised as a man, Hua Mu Lan takes her elderly father’s place in the Emperor’s army and becomes a legendary warrior. Even after years of fighting, none of her comrades realize her...
A collection of original stories about growing up as an Asian American child, centered around the diverse ethnic Asian communities of Chicago – featuring Asian Americans of Bangladeshi, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Indian,...
Undoubtedly, this is the prolific Yep's signature title, as well as one of his most award-winning, including a 
When her gambling father is hospitalized, 12-year-old Casey is sent to live with the relatives of her passed-away mother who she never knew. With the help of her loving grandmother...
With the advent of World War II, Yuki’s family is separated and imprisoned. Her father is taken away by the FBI, and the rest of the family is eventually shipped to Camp...
At 17, Molly Jane Fletcher begins to question who she really is. Lovingly raised, she’s always known she was adopted. With her Asian face, she knows she doesn't...
As the only daughter in a traditional Chinese American household, 16-year-old April Chen feels responsible for her grandmother, a strong, manipulative woman. But April will soon be leaving...
Determined to become an artist, young Sei Koichi convinces the famous cartoonist Noro Shinpei to take him on as an apprentice. Under Sensei’s (Japanese for "teacher") nurturing tutelage, he receives a new name, Kiyoi,...
At 15, young Megumi is left behind to live with her cold father and difficult grandmother when her desperately unhappy mother suddenly leaves the family. In Japan, tradition dictates that children must remain with...
When her mother suddenly commits suicide, 12-year-old Yuki is left behind to try and piece her life back together. Living with an aloof father and an uncaring stepmother, Yuki must learn to rely on...
Alice Larsen is a popular seventh-grade cheerleader. Then Yoon Jun Lee arrives from Korea, and Alice’s father wants her to be his friend. Although...
It’s senior year in high school and Ellen understandably wants to spend time with her friends, but her parents expect her to study even more she can get into Harvard. Ellen must...
Ellen has left her small hometown for Harvard University, where she becomes good friends with her African American roommate and finds new friends among the Korean American students. She comes face-to-face with the reality...
Shirley Temple Wong, with her new American name, arrives in her new American home. But making friends proves difficult. She...
Stella Kim can’t understand how Eileen, once her best friend, can now be so mean-spirited. Stella’s other friend Rachel doesn’t understand why Stella won’t speak up for herself. Little by little, Stella finds her own unique...
Naomi is just a little girl when World War II scatters her Japanese Canadian family. Separated from their parents, Naomi and her older brother Stephen are relocated far from their home in the care...