Chinese Americans
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Author:Kingston, Maxine HongSummary: -
Author:Yee, PaulSummary:In this novel set in San Francisco`s Chinatown before and after 1906, young Jackson Leong has to not only cope with the ghost of his brother who died in the earthquake, but also the mysterious ghost of a young woman who is haunting the...
- Author:Jen, GishSummary:
Chinese-American Carnegie Wong and his WASPy wife Blondie have two adopted children of Asian descent, Lilly and Wendy. The girls are a handful, but they are nothing compared to Carnegie's mother. Mama Wong's dislike for...
- Author:Estes, KelliSummary:
Inara Erickson discovers a relic of the past in her family's estate, and with it, a shameful secret that could destroy her family. She faces a terrible choice: bring dishonor to her family, or dishonor the memory of Mei Lien, lone...
- Author:Chang, IrisSummary:
The suicide of acclaimed author Iris Chang, who has received numerous accolades for her work, has brought considerable attention to this encompassing creation. She employed meticulous research in this epic of Chinese- American history....
- Author:Yee, Paul, Ng, SimonSummary:
Winner of the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize, the IODE Violet Downey Book Award and the IODE National Chapter Award. Drawing on the real background of the Chinese role in the gold rush, the building of the railway and the...
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Author:Connelly, MichaelSummary:Harry Bosch is in the middle of a major case in Los Angeles when his world is turned upside down with one phone call. His usual Sunday morning call to his daughter, who lives with her mother in Hong Kong, is answered by a stranger....
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Author:Lin, GraceSummary:Ling and Ting are identical twins that people think are exactly the same, but time and again they prove to be different.
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Author:Gayle, A. B.Summary:When Daniel's invalid landlady asks for his help preventing a possible suicide from the clifftop near their home, he doesn't want to disappoint her. So he grits his teeth, picks up his camera, and goes out to play the Chinese tourist....
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Author:Look, LenoreSummary:When Alvin's father takes him camping to instill a love of nature, like that of their home-town hero Henry David Thoreau, Alvin makes a new friend and learns that he can be brave despite his fear of everything.
