The Chinese in America: A Narrative History by Iris Chang [in Christian Science Monitor]
08 May, by in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Nonfiction, Repost, Young Adult Readers
In the final chapter of The Chinese in America, Iris Chang writes, "I can only close this book with a fervent hope: that readers will recognize the story of my people – the Chinese in the...
Xinran: The Voice of the Good Women of China
The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices is one of those books you just can’t put down. Part memoir, part history, part tragedy, part social documentary, Good Women...
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Khouri writes hauntingly about the life and death of her childhood best friend, Dalia, who was murdered by her own father for falling in love with the wrong man. Khouri exposes the insidious laws...
Oda, known for his outspoken anti-war sentiments, captures a group of loyal, patriotic Japanese soldiers on a South Pacific island during the final days of World War II, who are mere pawns of a...
Since the lifting of immigration laws in 1965, the U.S. medical work force has had huge support from growing numbers of Filipino-trained medical staff arriving on U.S. shores, especially Filipino nurses. Choy...
An overwhelming, necessary, eye-witnessing anthology of the legacy of a century of colonial – political, economic, and especially social – occupation of the Philippines by the United States.
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A 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...
Provocative, though rather academic study of immigration controls based on gender – from turn-of-the-century Chinese prostitutes to present-day homosexuals.
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From 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.
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Extremely 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...
Catch a Tiger by Its Tales: Celebrating 100 Years of Korean American Literature
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And 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.
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A look at what means to be “American” through the lens of theater and performance art.
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Four 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...
A collection of essays in time for the centennial anniversary of Korean American immigration, which focuses on the little known “Korean Diaspora,” made up of some six million Koreans living outside the home country,...
A fascinating look at a much-ignored segment of the APA immigrant population, using intensive, exhaustive interviews with numerous Korean ‘war brides.’
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The legendary Martin Luther King, Jr. remembered as a young boy by his older sister, with images spectacularly captured by the award-winning Korean American illustrator Chris Soentpiet.
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