Books of Asian Americans
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Far from Home: Shattering the Myth of the Model Minority
By Mary Chung HayashiMary Chung, founder of the National Asian Women's Health Organization (NAWHO), shatters the myth that Asians are the model minority group in the U.S. and reveals the hidden health crisis that endangers 11 million people in the Asian ...
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In Defense of Asian American Studies: The Politics of Teaching and Program Building
By Sucheng ChanQuan , Robert S. Lotus among the Magnolias : The Mississippi Chinese . Jackson : University Press of Mississippi , 1982 . Riddle , Ronald . Flying Dragons , Flowing Streams : Music in the Life of San Francisco Chinese .
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Rockin' the Boat: Flashbacks of the 1970s Asian Movement
By Mary Uyematsu KaoROCKIN' THE BOAT is a photographic journey into the Asian American Movement from 1969 to 1974 by photojournalist Mary Uyematsu Kao. Never-before seen photographs help tell the story of the beginnings of Asian America.
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Asian American Reference Library: Almanac
By Susan B. Gall, Helen ZiaProfiles more than 130 Asian Americans, notable for their achievements in such fields as civil rights, sports, academia, entertainment, the military, and science.
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Everything You Need to Know about Asian-American History
By Himilce Novas, Rosemary Silva, Lan CaoUtilizing a lively question-and-answer format, a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of Asian-American history documents the dramatic impact of Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, Indian, and Pacific Island cultures on American society, ...
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Asian Pacific American Experiences Past Present and Future
By Eunai Shrake, Edith ChenAsian Pacific American Experiences Past Present and Future
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Asian Voices: Asian and Asian American Health Educators Speak Out
By Lin ZhanCHAPTER THIRTEEN Traditional Chinese Medicine and Nursing Shu - Zhen Li , MD Anli Jiang , MEd In today's China , nursing has accumulated the wisdom of abundant traditional Chinese medicine and adopted the best of Western science and ...
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Asian Americans: Experiences and Perspectives
By Timothy P. Fong, Larry Hajime ShinagawaAuthoritative, current, and accessible -- yet scholastically rigorous -- this anthology of personal stories, timely essays, social science readings, and informative educational resources provides a social, economic, and cultural overview of ...
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Asian American Identities and Practices: Folkloric Expressions in Everyday Life
By Jonathan H. X. Lee, Kathleen M. NadeauFeaturing contributors who engage theory in practice at the community level from a bottom-up and hands-on perspective, this collection reveals how folklore emerges out of life itself—ever bridging the past and present, the seen and the ...
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The Culture of Health: Asian Communities in the United States
By Grace Xueqin MaThis book examines a range of current health care issues affecting Asian Americans and explores ways to improve the quality of their health care.
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Asians and Pacific Islanders and the Civil War: Official National Park Service Handbook
By United States. National Park Service, Carol A. ShivelyAsians and Pacific Islanders and the Civil War: Official National Park Service Handbook
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Asian American Folktales
By Thomas A. GreenThese tales reflect the traditional beliefs of the East as well as the new experiences of Asians in America. Each tale is accompanied by a headnote, and the book closes with a selected, general bibliography.
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Crossing Sidelines, Crossing Cultures: Sport and Asian Pacific American Cultural Citizenship
By Joel S. FranksThe Lowa Auxiliary Girls ' Club was founded in the mid - 1930s for young women who wanted their own basketball team . ... In 1930 , the San Francisco Chronicle reported that youthful Chinese Americans played basketball in San Francisco ...
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Asian America: A Primary Source Reader
By Jason Oliver Chang, Kevin Scott Wong, Cathy J. Schlund-VialsAn essential collection that brings together the core primary texts of the Asian American experience in one volume An essential volume for the growing academic discipline of Asian American studies, this collection of core primary texts ...
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Asian American Women and Men: Labor, Laws, and Love
By Yen Le EspirituLabor, laws, and love. Yen Le Espiritu explores how racist and gendered labor conditions and immigration laws have affected relations between and among Asian American women and men.
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Starving and Writing in New York and Other Stories
By Onoto WatannaShe moved from this to writing novels, capitalizing on her mixed ancestry to pass herself off as a Japanese American by the name of Onoto Watanna.
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The Pacific/Asian American Mental Health Research Center: A Decade Review of Mental Health Research, Training, and Services
By William Thomas LiuThe Pacific/Asian American Mental Health Research Center: A Decade Review of Mental Health Research, Training, and Services
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Teaching about Asian Pacific Americans: Effective Activities, Strategies, and Assignments for Classrooms and Communities
By Edith Wen-Chu Chen, Glenn OmatsuTeaching about Asian Pacific Americans was created to address this void. This resource guide provides interactive activities, assignments, and strategies for classrooms or workshops.
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Eyes that Speak to the Stars
By Joanna HoInspired by the men in his family, he recognizes his own power and strength from within. This extraordinary picture book redefines what it means to be truly you.
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The Political Participation of Asian Americans: Voting Behavior in Southern California
By Pei-te LienBased on the empirical analysis of surveys explores the relation between ethnic identity and electoral political participation on three levels: between the four major racial/ethnic groups Americans, inside the multi-ethnic Asian American ...