Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Making a fortune Making a fortune Spinder Dhaliwal Asian entrepreneurs and businesses have created wealth faster than the rest of the economy. Asian wealth now creates and sustains more jobs than it has ever done. It stimulates growth in industries a… OL11449805W
Immigration at the Golden Gate Immigration at the Golden Gate Robert Eric Barde xiii, 283 p. : 25 cm OL11910238W
Acdc newsletter Acdc newsletter Asian Community Development Corporation. ...news and notes of concern to Boston's Asian community; the Spring and Summer, 1989 issues include updates on the Parcel B housing development project and the Corporation's budget (January 1, 1989 … OL13786909W
The village The village Nikita Lalwani Ray, a young British Asian woman arrives in a small village in India where she is about to make a documentary. This is no ordinary village: it is an open prison and all the inhabitants have been foun… OL17886553W
Destino México Destino México Moisés González Navarro,Sergio Camposortega Cruz "Contains 10 essays on Asian immigrants who came to Mexico mostly in 20th century. Includes studies of Japanese, Koreans, Arabs, Palestinians, Filipinos, and even Sikhs from India. Rosario Cardiel Ma… OL19231203W
Growing up asian in Australia Growing up asian in Australia Alice Pung "This is an anthology of writing about what it is really like to grow up Asian-Australian. Including contributions from established writers, public figures and exciting new talents, this diverse and … OL19492583W
Other routes Other routes Tabish Khair Includes primary source material. OL19662710W
Lucy and Linh Lucy and Linh Alice Pung In Australia, Lucy tries to balance her life at home surrounded by her Chinese immigrant family, with her life at a pretentious private school. OL19669781W
Asian slaves in colonial Mexico Asian slaves in colonial Mexico Tatiana Seijas "During the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, countless slaves from culturally diverse communities in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia journeyed to Mexico on the ships of the Manila… OL19981813W
New faiths, old fears New faiths, old fears Bruce B. Lawrence "As a result of immigration from Asia in the wake of the passage of the 1965 Hart-Celler Immigration Act, the fastest-growing religions in America - faster than all Christian groups combined - are Is… OL20946150W
What's your problem? What's your problem? Bali Rai Jaspal's family moves from the inner city to a Midlands village when his dad opens a shop. He's the only Asian teenager in the village and this new life just isn't for him. Though he quickly becomes … OL24860515W
Home management and survival skills information for indochinese refugees. English edition Home management and survival skills information for indochinese refugees. English edition United Community Planning Corporation ...includes basic information for Indochinese refugees on living in the U.S.: legal status of refugees, applying for citizenship, establishing a home, banking, buying groceries, using the telephone, … OL24956292W
Home management and survival skills information for indochinese refugees. Vietnamese edition Home management and survival skills information for indochinese refugees. Vietnamese edition United Community Planning Corporation ...includes basic information for Vietnamese refugees on living in the U.S.: legal status of refugees, applying for citizenship, establishing a home, banking, buying groceries, using the telephone, f… OL24956293W
To make our city whole To make our city whole Boston Foundation ..."This document is designed to help us break away from old myths about why poverty exists and the capacities of the poor. It attempts to explore with a fresh eye the various ways in which poverty i… OL24989574W
White Canada forever White Canada forever W. Peter Ward "White British Columbians directed recurring outbursts of prejudice against the Chinese, Japanese, and East Indians who lived among them between the mid-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. Public… OL3903489W
Certainty Certainty Madeleine Thien Madeleine Thien's stunning debut novel hauntingly retells a crucial moment in history, through two unforgettable love stories. Gail Lim, a producer of radio documentaries, is haunted by the mystery o… OL6069756W