Celebrate the Lunar New Year and learn about all of its traditions with this Big Golden Book! Every year, millions of Asian families come together to celebrate the first new moon in the sky. Now preschoolers can learn about the zodiac animals, the delicious food, the exciting parades, and all the fun traditions. Filled with colorful illustrations and simple, yet informative text, this Big Golden Book is perfect for reading again and again to the whole family. Happy Lunar New Year!
An overview of the history and daily lives of people from the Philippines who immigrated to the United States.
My First Day of School - Kuv Thawj Nub Moog Kawm Ntawv
by Tory Envy
Children of the Relocation Camps (Picture the American Past)
by Catherine A Welch
Explores the experiences of Japanese American children who were moved with their families to relocation centers during World War II, looking at school, meals, sports, and other aspects of camp life.
Vietnamese Immigration (Changing Face of North America)
by Joseph Ferry
An overview of immigration from Vietnam to the United States and Canada since the 1960s, when United States troops entered the controversial Vietnamese Conflict and war refugees sought to escape persecution.
Korean Immigration (Changing Face of North America: Immigration Since 1965)
by Sheila Smith Noonan
An overview of immigration from Korea to the United States and Canada since the 1960s, when immigration laws were changed to permit greater numbers of people to enter these countries.
Pakistanis in America (In America (Hardcover))
by Stacy Taus-Bolstad
This biography introduces the life and career of professional basketball player Jeremy Lin.
Farewell to Manzanar
by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D Houston
Its purpose was to house thousands of Japanese Americans. Among them was the Wakatsuki family, who were ordered to leave their fishing business in Long Beach and take with them only the belongings they could carry. Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, who was seven years old when she arrived at Manzanar in 1942, recalls life in the camp through the eyes of the child she was. First published in 1973, this new edition of the classic memoir of a devastating Japanese American experience includes an inspiring a...
Indian Heritage (21st Century Junior Library: Celebrating Diversity in My Cla)
by Tamra Orr
Indian Immigration (Changing Face of North America)
by Jan McDaniel
An overview of immigration from India to the United States and Canada since the 1960s, and particularly since the technology boom of the 1990s when highly skilled professionals came seeking better incomes and opportunities than they could find in their homeland.
How did Patsy Mink become a member of Congress? Readers will learn all about this great Asian American politician and the significant events in her life in this low-leveled biography.
The story cloth made for her by her aunt and uncle chronicles the life of the author and her family in their native Laos and their eventual emigration to the United States.
Japanese American Incarceration (21st Century Skills Library: Racial Justice in America: Aapi Histories)
by Virginia Loh-Hagan
This book explores the story of Chinese Americans. Readers will learn about the history of Chinese immigration to the United States. Entertaining text will illustrate what life is like for Chinese Americans families and how they celebrate their culture. Features include a map, timeline, glossary, Making Connection questions and sidebars. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standard...
Newbery and Caldecott honoree and New York Times bestselling author Grace Lin delivers a groundbreaking, lushly illustrated, and beautifully written full-color book that explores the whimsical myths and stories behind your favorite American Chinese food.From fried dumplings to fortune cookies, here are the tales behind your favorite foods.Do you know the stories behind delectable dishes-like the fun connection between scallion pancakes and pizza? Or how dumplings cured a village's frostbitten ea...