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3) Patsy Mink
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
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 juvenile biography.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Racial Justice in America : AAPI Excellence and Achievement series celebrates Asian achievement and culture, while exploring racism in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. In the AAPI in STEM book, students learn about some of the inventions and discoveries Asian men and women have made in the world of science, technology, engineering, and math. Series is written by Virginia Loh-Hagan, a prolific author, advocate, and director of...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Asian Americans inhabit a purgatorial status: neither white enough nor black enough, unmentioned in most conversations about racial identity. In the popular imagination, Asian Americans are all high-achieving professionals. But in reality, this is the most economically divided group in the country, a tenuous alliance of people with roots from South Asia to East Asia to the Pacific Islands, from tech millionaires to service industry laborers. How...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Before Yo-Yo Ma became one of the most renowned and celebrated cellists, he wanted to play the double bass. But it was too big for his four-year-old hands. Over time, Ma honed his amazing talent, and his music became a reflection of his own life between borders, cultures, disciplines, and generations. Since then, he has recorded over a hundred albums, won nineteen Grammy Awards, performed for eight American presidents, and received the National...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A lyrical nonfiction picture book featuring eighteen Asian American changemakers and two pivotal moments in Asian American history, illustrated by fifteen renowned Asian and Asian American artists"--
9) We are here: 30 inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have shaped the United States
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 118 pages : illustrations (color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"There are more than 23 million people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent living in the United States. Their stories span across generations, as well as across the world. We Are Here highlights Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the impact they've had on the cultural, social, and political fabric of the United States."--
Author
Publisher
Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
99 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A collective biography of 40 influential Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, from Kalpana Chawla to The Rock to Tammy Duckworth, whose historical contributions readers may not know but whose light shines on, with stunning illustrated portraits by Hugo Award nominee Victo Ngai. From scientists to sports stars, aerospace engineers to artists, every person shines in this collection. Dynamic portraits portray each person with bold colors and clever,...
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