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English
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"From the infinitely inventive author of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe comes a deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, assimilation, and escaping the roles we are forced to play."--
Every day Willis Wu leaves his tiny room in a Chinatown SRO and enters the Golden Palace restaurant, where Black and White, a procedural cop show, is in perpetual production. He's a bit player here too, but he dreams of being Kung Fu Guy--...
3) Twisted hate
Author
Series
Twisted volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"He hates her. . . almost as much as he wants her. Gorgeous, cocky, and fast on his way to becoming a hotshot doctor, Josh Chen has never met a woman he couldn't charm - except for Jules f**king Ambrose. The beautiful redhead has been a thorn in his side since they met, but she also consumes his thoughts in a way no woman ever has. When their animosity explodes into one unforgettable night, he proposes a solution that'll get her out of his system...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xi, 484 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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"'RISE' is a love letter to and for Asian Americans--a vivid scrapbook of voices, emotions, and memories from an era in which [their] culture was forged and transformed, and a way to preserve both the headlines and the intimate conversations that have shaped [their] community into who [they] are today"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
MTV Entertainment Books
Physical Desc
vi, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Through a series of essays, poems, and comics, bestselling authors, journalists, TV and film writers, and industry leaders give voice to moments that defined them while shedding light on the immense diversity and complexity of the Asian American identity. -- adapted from jacket
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English
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"What's the harm in a pseudonym? Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn't write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American--in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author R. F. Kuang in the vein of White Ivy and The Other Black Girl. Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars: same year at Yale, same debut...
Author
Publisher
Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
99 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A collective biography of 40 influential Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, from Kalpana Chawla to The Rock to Tammy Duckworth, whose historical contributions readers may not know but whose light shines on, with stunning illustrated portraits by Hugo Award nominee Victo Ngai. From scientists to sports stars, aerospace engineers to artists, every person shines in this collection. Dynamic portraits portray each person with bold colors and clever,...
Author
Series
American poets continuum volume 68
Publisher
BOA Editions
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
ix, 67 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
10) Asian Americans
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This five-part series traces the story of Asian Americans, spanning 150 years of immigration, racial politics, international relations, and cultural innovation. It is a timely, clear-eyed look at the vital role that Asian Americans have played in defining who we are as a nation. Their stories are a celebration of the grit and resilience of a people that reflects the experience of all Americans.
11) BFE
Author
Publisher
Dramatists Play Service
Pub. Date
©2006
Physical Desc
56 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Panny, the central character of "BFE," is 14, Asian-American, and feels a misfit among her Anglo classmates. For her birthday, her mother offers Panny cosmetic surgery. Set in Arizona; the title is an abbreviation of a vulgar slang term for the middle of nowhere.
Publisher
Springer
Pub. Date
©2013
Physical Desc
xvi, 449 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
As a rapidly growing population, America's Asian community is gaining increased attention from the research and policy sectors. This large, diverse group tends to be viewed as a single entity, yet its subgroups reveal great variety in terms of health, from disease rates and mortality rates to attitudes toward illness and access to care.The Handbook of Asian American Health makes significant inroads toward rectifying this situation by exploring the...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A lyrical nonfiction picture book featuring eighteen Asian American changemakers and two pivotal moments in Asian American history, illustrated by fifteen renowned Asian and Asian American artists"--
16) From from: poems
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
147 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
A collection of poems reflects the experiences of Asian Americans and the problem of creating an Asian American identity while influenced by Westerners' ideas about Asians.
Author
Series
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xviii, 222 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Asian American Histories of the United States illuminates how an over-century-long history of Asian migration, labor, and community formation in the United States is fundamental to understanding the American experience and its existential crises of the early twenty-first century"--
20) Split
Author
Publisher
Alice James Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
87 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
""Split crosses borders, exposing truths and dreams, violations of body and mind, aligning them until the deep push-pull of silence and song become a bridge. And here we cross over into a landscape where beauty interrogates, and we encounter a voice that refuses to let us off the hook."-Yusef KomunyakaaIn this stunning debut, we follow one woman's profoundly personal account of sexual violence against the backdrop of cultural conflict deftly illustrated...
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