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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The children of Chinatown The children of Chinatown Wendy Rouse Jorae Revealing the untold stories of a pioneer generation of young Chinese Americans, this book places the children and families of early Chinatown in the middle of efforts to combat American policies of … OL13771829W
Sweet and Sour Sweet and Sour John Jung "Sweet and Sour" examines the history of Chinese family restaurants in the U. S. and Canada. Why did many Chinese immigrants enter this business around the end of the 19th century? What conditions ma… OL15193575W
The kitchen god's wife The kitchen god's wife Amy Tan Winnie and Helen have kept each other's worst secrets for more than fifty years. Now, because she believes she is dying, Helen wants to expose everything. And Winnie angrily determines that she must … OL15821869W
Katie Woo, don't be blue Katie Woo, don't be blue Fran Manushkin In these four previously published stories Katie learns to cope with situations she finds unpleasant. OL16726884W
I speak English and Chinese I speak English and Chinese Betty Kwong-Lee Jen realizes why it is important to learn to speak Chinese when her teacher needs someone who speaks Chinese to help a little boy. OL17940691W
The Joy Luck Club The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan,Ronald Bass,Jordi Fibla,Tsai Chin,Wayne Wang,Gwendoline Yeo Four mothers, four daughters, four families, whose histories shift with the four winds depending on who's telling the stories. In 1949, four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, meet we… OL1843720W
The way home looks now The way home looks now Wendy Wan Long Shang Twelve-year-old Peter Lee and his family are baseball lovers, who bond over back lot games and talk of the Pittsburgh Pirates. But when tragedy strikes, the family flies apart and baseball no longer … OL20000259W
Waylaid Waylaid Ed Lin 169 p. ; 18 cm OL5965215W