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Xue di li de wo niu yan lie Xue di li de wo niu yan lie Xiao Xian Zhang Romance fiction. OL11608056W
Bad Elements Bad Elements Ian Buruma "Strange things happen when Chinese dynasties near their end. Dams break, earthquakes hit, clouds appear in the shape of weird beasts, rain falls in odd colors, and insects infest the countryside. Th… OL119117W
Bad traffic Bad traffic Simon Lewis "This man have come from China to find his daughter who have some trouble. He do not speak English". Inspector Jian is a Chinese cop from the Siberian border who thinks he's seen it all. But his sear… OL11967439W
Locke 1928 Locke 1928 Shawna Yang Ryan A mesmerizing story of a community of Chinese immigrants in a small California town in 1928, weaving history and mythology around the lives of the townspeople and the ghosts who haunt themLocke, CA, … OL11989744W
The Muria story The Muria story Lawrence M. Yoder This book tells the story of the Chinese Mennonite churches of Indonesia, today called the Muria Church (Gereja Kristen Muria Indonesia, GKMI). This is the first Mennonite church outside Europe and N… OL12696165W
Little Wen Little Wen Ruowen Wang Summary: Wen is a little girl who grows up in China, a large country with a long history and traditional values. The world is full of wonders to her fresh eyes, curious mind and strong passion to exp… OL12800806W
The binding tie The binding tie Kristina Göransson "Since gaining independence in 1965, Singapore has become the most trade-intensive economy in the world and the richest country in Southeast Asia. This transformation has been accompanied by the emer… OL13614212W
Xiao yan kan Meiguo Xiao yan kan Meiguo Yunzheng Chen A journalistic reporting on a little girl's short experience in US elementary school in Missouri. OL15524185W
In the shadow of the cypress In the shadow of the cypress Thomas Steinbeck A turn-of-the-twentieth-century discovery of ancient jade artifacts on California's Monterey Peninsula by a Stanford marine biology professor is marked by violent debates and a tragic accident. OL15639860W
Sons of the yellow emperor Sons of the yellow emperor Lynn Pan Epic docu-story of the Chinese migrations overseas, underscored by stories of privations, persecutions and massive tragedies behind the present-day successes of the overseas Chinese or huaqiao. OL15816537W
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
From a Chinese city From a Chinese city Gontran de Montaigne Poncins French traveler describes the spirit of ancient China as it is manifested in Cholon, a city in South Vietnam. Forty-two "on-the-spot" halftone drawings. OL16234873W
History of the Filipino people chapter 1 History of the Filipino people chapter 1 Teodoro A. Agoncillo CLASSIC HISTORY BOOK BY TEODORO AGONCILLO. HISTORY OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE INCLUDES PRE-COLONIAL HISTORY UP THROUGH THE EDSA REVOLUTION. THIS IS THE EIGHTH EDITION REPRINTED BY C&E PUBLISHING, INC UPD… OL1629183W
The handbook of Chinese psychology The handbook of Chinese psychology Michael Harris Bond "In recent years China has witnessed unprecedented economic growth, emerging as a powerful, influential player on the global stage. Now, more than ever, there is a great interest and need within the … OL16340141W
Money Boy Money Boy Paul Yee It's bad enough fitting in as a young Chinese immigrant in a new country. But what happens when your father finds out you're gay and kicks you out of the house? How tough can life be on the street? R… OL16550326W
For Today I Am A Boy For Today I Am A Boy Kim Fu,Kim Fu Peter Huang, a Chinese Canadian and only son in his family, struggles with his inner desires to be a girl while his father tries to map out his future in a very masculine way. Peter deals with variou… OL17576343W
Son of fortune Son of fortune Victoria McKernan In mid-1860s San Francisco, sixteen-year-old Aiden gains a hoped-for chance at a change in fortune when he wins a ship in a poker game, but soon he is involved in Peru's savage guano trade and the ex… OL17875134W
rgya bod dbyin gsum gsar byung rgyun bkol ris 'grel ming mdzod rgya bod dbyin gsum gsar byung rgyun bkol ris 'grel ming mdzod Tshul-khrims-blo-gros Bla-ruṅ Mkhan-po Chinese-Tibetan-English visual dictionary of new daily vocabulary. OL18151622W
The ghost bride The ghost bride Yangsze Choo 1893, Malaysia. Li Lan, the daughter of a genteel but bankrupt family, has few prospects. But fate intervenes when she receives an unusual proposal from the wealthy and powerful Lim family. They want… OL18181855W
Negotiating Ethnicities in China and Taiwan (China Research Monograph) Negotiating Ethnicities in China and Taiwan (China Research Monograph) Brown x, 335 p. : 23 cm OL19636434W
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