A Gift for Popo - Written in Simplified Chinese, Pinyin, and English
by Katrina Liu
A moving primary source sheds light on the experience of Japanese American children imprisoned in a World War II internment camp. A classroom diary created by Japanese American children paints a vivid picture of daily life in a so-called "internment camp." Mae Yanagi was eight years old when she started school at Topaz Camp in Utah. She and her third-grade classmates began keeping an illustrated diary, full of details about schoolwork, sports, pets, holidays, and health--as experienced from beh...
Coming to America Through the Angel Island Immigration Station (You Choose: Seeking History)
by Ailynn Collins
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Book Is Anti-Racist, Tiffany Jewell, with art by Eisner-nominated illustrator Nicole Miles, The Antiracist Kid is the essential illustrated guide to antiracism for empowering the young readers in your life! What is racism? What is antiracism? Why are both important to learn about? In this book, systemic racism and the antiracist tools to fight it are easily accessible to young readers. In three sections, this must-have guide explains:Identi...
She Persisted: Maya Lin (She Persisted)
by Grace Lin and Chelsea Clinton
Maya Lin is known throughout the world as the creator of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. But many people objected to her gender, age, race, and more when she was chosen to design the memorial. Still, she persisted, and her design stands out today as one of the most memorable monuments in the country. In this chapter book biography by bestselling and award-winning author Grace Lin, readers learn about the amazing life of Maya Lin--and how she persisted. Complete with an intro...
Patsy Mink (My Early Library: My Itty-Bitty Bio)
by Virginia Loh-Hagan
Japanese American Internment Camps (Cornerstones of Freedom: Second (Paperback))
by Gail Sakurai
It's 1941 and ten-year-old Norman Mineta is a carefree fourth grader in San Jose, California, who loves baseball, hot dogs, and Cub Scouts. But when Japanese forces attack Pearl Harbor, Norm's world is turned upside down. Corecipient of The Flora Stieglitz Straus Award A Horn Book Best Book of the Year One by one, things that he and his Japanese American family took for granted are taken away. In a matter of months they, along with everyone else of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast, a...
Barely 40 years after beginning a major immigration movement to the United States, Indian Americans have established vigorous, thriving communities in major metropolitan areas across the country. Author Padma Rangaswamy traces their history, from the early days of the Punjabi pioneers in California to the triumphs of the ""dot-com generation."" Combining human interest with critical analysis, historical data, and current information, ""Indian Americans"" relates this group's remarkable story in...
Japanese in America (In America (Hardcover))
by Margaret J Goldstein
"Historic contributions and stories of resilience are shared in this dynamic graphic novel. An informative and engaging read!"—Maia and Alex Shibutani, two-time Olympic medalists and authors of Amazing: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Inspire Us All Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history is American history. The unique experiences, challenges, and contributions of AANHPIs are an integral part of our country's development, but they are rarely taught in American s...
Larry Itliong (My Early Library: My Itty-Bitty Bio)
by Virginia Loh-Hagan
Chinese Immigrants: 1850-1900 (Coming to America)
by Kay Melchisedech Olson