Extraordinary Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
- ISBN-10
- 0516293559
- ISBN-13
- 9780516293554
- Category
- Asian Americans
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Childrens Press
- Author
- Susan Sinnott
Description
Biographical sketches of notable Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans, from the nineteenth century up to the present.
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