When American-born, Wong Kim Ark returns home to San Francisco after a visit to China, he's stopped and told he cannot enter: he isn't American. What happens next would forever change the national conversation on who is, and can be, American. Wong Kim Ark takes his case to the Supreme Court and argues that, as stated in the 14th Amendment, any person born in America should be granted American citizenship regardless of their race. Despite protests from xenophobic lawmakers, Wong Kim Ark ultimatel...
Asian-Americans in the Old West (Cornerstones of Freedom )
by Gail Sakurai
Chinese New Year comes alive for readers in this bright, bold activity book with colorful craft ideas, recipes, games and mazes, stickers, and even press-out pieces to create a Chinese New Year festival street scene to display in your home.
Benjamin Banneker (Signature Lives (Hardcover)) (Signature Lives (Paperback))
by Myra Weatherly
La plus belle des choses (The Most Beautiful Thing)
by Kao Kalia Yang
Yam Uas Zoo Nkauj Tshaj Plaws (The Most Beautiful Thing)
by Kao Kalia Yang
A Very Asian Guide to Indian Food (A Very Asian Guide)
by Julie Ajinkya
"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...
Japanese American Family Album (American Family Albums)
by Dorothy Hoobler and Thomas Hoobler
The American Family Albums tell the often heroic stories of American immigrant groups, largely through their own words and pictures. Like any family album or scrapbook, the pages contain many period photographs and other memorabilia. These join with original documents -- including selections from personal diaries, letters, memoirs, and newspapers -- to provide a pictorial and written record of the group's life in America, and their contributions to the brilliant diversity of these United States.
Asian Americans' Right to Vote (The Right to Vote)
by Monika Davies
The Internment of Japanese Americans (Our Shared History)
by Charlotte Taylor
Queen of Physics (People Who Shaped Our World, #6)
by Teresa Robeson
When Wu Chien Shiung was born in China 100 years ago, girls did not attend school; no one considered them as smart as boys. But her parents felt differently. Naming their daughter “Courageous Hero,” they encouraged her love of learning and science. This engaging biography follows Wu Chien Shiung as she battles sexism at home and racism in the United States to become what Newsweek magazine called the “Queen of Physics” for her work on how atoms split. Along the way, she earned the admiration of f...
