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c2011, Adolescent, Twenty-First Century Books Call No: 973 .0495 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: USA today cultural mosaicSummary Note: Highlights the contributions of Asian Pacific Americans to American society, including contributions in print, the arts, movies, music, sports, and food.
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2001., Oxford University Press Call No: 294 MAN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Religion in American lifeSummary Note: Presents the basic tenets of these three Asian religions and discusses the religious history and experience of their practitioners after immigration to the United States.
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By Okubo, Miné2014., University of Washington Press Call No: 940.54 OKU Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: "Mine Okubo was one of over one hundred thousand people of Japanese descent--nearly two-thirds of whom were American citizens--who were forced into "protective custody" shortly after Pearl Harbor. Citizen 13660, Okubo's graphic memoir of life in relocation centers in California and Utah, illuminates this experience with poignant illustrations and witty, candid text. Now available with a new introduction by Christine Hong and in a wide-format artist edition, this graphic novel can reach a new generation of readers and scholars. "[Mine Okubo] took her months of life in the concentration camp and made it the material for this amusing, heart-breaking book. The moral is never expressed, but the wry pictures and the scanty words make the reader laugh--and if he is an American too--blush." "A remarkably objective and vivid and even humorous account. In dramatic and detailed drawings and brief text, she documents the whole episode. all that she saw, objectively, yet with a warmth of understanding." -New York Times Book Review"--
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[2021]., Adolescent, Penguin Books Call No: Historical Fic Lee Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan's day job is doing maid work for the spoiled daughter of one of Atlanta's wealthiest men; by night, Jo writes as Miss Sweetie for a news paper advice column. When Jo's "Dear Miss Sweetie" articles become popular, she begins to use her pen-power to address society's ills, particularly challenging ideas about gender and race, drawing a backlash and attempts to uncover her real identity. Then, Atlanta's most notorious criminal gets on Jo's trail, and she will have to decide on standing up for her beliefs or remaining in the shadows of anonymity.
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2021., Adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: Sci Fi Fic Richmond Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: In an alternate world, no atomic weapons were invented and the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union is fought at the Pax Games with robotic mecha war machines operated by young pilots. The 1963 games are about to begin and the stakes are high. Jo Linden is invited to compete for Team USA and since she needs the prize money to save her father's mecha repair shop, she agrees. However, soon she learns pilots are dying of poisoning and a deadly political plot puts the world at risk of World War III.
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-- Asian American historyc2007., Primary, Chicago Review Press Call No: 973 PETRILLO Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s)Click here to read this eBook. Summary Note: Presents more than seventy hands-on activities, games, and crafts designed to help children learn about the people, experiences, and events that have shaped Asian-American history.
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By Chee, Traci2022., Adolescent, Clarion Books Call No: Historical Fic Chee Edition: First paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: For fourteen-year-old budding artist Minoru Ito, her two brothers, her friends, and the other members of the Japanese-American community in southern California, the three months since Pearl Harbor was attacked have become a waking nightmare: attacked, spat on, and abused with no way to retaliate--and now things are about to get worse, their lives forever changed by the mass incarcerations in the relocation camps.
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2007., Greenhaven Press Call No: 813 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Social issues in literatureSummary Note: A collection of essays that explores how women's issues are presented in Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club;" provides information on the author's life and the writing of the text; and looks at contemporary perspectives on various women's issues. Includes discussion questions, a list of suggested reading, and a bibliography.
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2020., Milkweed Editions Call No: Realistic 590 Nez Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Contains a collection of essays by poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil about the natural world, and chronicles her experiences with nature. Highlights the connections between plants, animals, and humans, and includes color illustrations.