Charlie Chan Is Dead 2: At Home in the World | An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction edited with an introduction by Jessica Hagedorn, preface by Elaine H. Kim [in AsianWeek]
27 Feb, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Repost, Short Stories, Young Adult Readers
The much awaited follow-up to the first Charlie Chan Is Dead (now already more than a decade old!), which includes the works of 42 Asian American writers ...
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An adoption story for slightly older kids that not only acknowledges the love and support of adoptive families, but also deals with the bittersweet questions and doubts about...
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Absolutely stunning collection of black-and-white photographs that document the lives of the Sera Jey monks of Tibet. Their Sera Monastic University, one of three great monasteries near Lhasa, Tibet, is now reestablished in South India.
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Filled with whimsical paintings by various Chinese peasants who work in Jinshan County near Shanghai, China, Moon is a thoughtful, poignant series of questions-without-answers that encourage adopted children to begin...
The latest in the 
An anthology of writings from a vast, diasporic group of women of Filipino descent, comprised mostly of new pieces from established authors and new voices.
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In her first book of nonfiction, Tan examines just about every aspect of her life – from her books, to relationships, to Hollywood, to furniture, to Cliff Notes (especially hysterical). Tan’s mother,...