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Brings together the holidays, traditional dress, cuisine and famous figures, including Asian American astronauts, Olympic gold medalists, inventors, artists, political leaders and more from nineteen Asian American groups.

"In Red, a drama set during China's Cultural Revolution, a renowned actor stands his ground against a young revolutionary in a struggle that pits politics against free expression and one generation against another. Set in New York's Chinatown, Scissors is a moving portrait of a weekly haircutting ritual between an elderly Chinese manservant and his Caucasian ex-employer. A Beautiful Country chronicles the turbulent history of Asians in America through...

"Can the whole language approach adequately prepare minority students, especially those with different cultural backgrounds, for the literate world?" "Danling Fu joins the current debate over this issue, examining the learning experiences of four Laotian students at a mainstream secondary school. She not only describes and interprets the students' learning situations, but also reveals their perspectives along with those of their teachers." "Throughout...

"The creativity and careers of the pioneering artists featured in this publication is the subject of a ground-breaking exhibition at Gordon College. Selected art works and Irene Poon's photographic portraits of these senior Asian American artists provide an insightful introduction to the Asian American artists who led the way in the decades of the 30s through the 60s. Many of these artists continue to be productive in the 21st century."--BOOK JACKET....

"David Leeming introduces the many mythologies of the Asian continent. Traveling through these pages, the reader may encounter the supreme Gautama Buddha; the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesa; Chang O, the Lunar Toad and Chinese goddess of the Moon; the sacred Cambodian ruins of Angkor; and golden Mount Meru, home of the Hindu gods. Myths like the Stone and the Banana of Indonesian origin and the Indian Churning of the Ocean of Milk are likewise represented...

"Special attention is paid to the sacred texts in each system, as well as to the life stories of such major figures as the Buddha, Confucius, and Lao-Tzu."--Cover.

By the year 2050, the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population in the United States is expected to more than double, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Recent reports indicate that more AAPI students are experiencing difficulties attaining academic success in colleges and universities than in the past. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Higher Education: Research and Perspectives on Identity, Leadership, and Success presents a...

"From the infinitely inventive author of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe comes a deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, assimilation, and escaping the roles we are forced to play."-- Every day Willis Wu leaves his tiny room in a Chinatown SRO and enters the Golden Palace restaurant, where Black and White, a procedural cop show, is in perpetual production. He's a bit player here too, but he dreams of being Kung Fu Guy--...

Poets include Sadakichi Hartman, Yone Noguchi, Jun Fujita, Wen I-To, Masao Handa, H.T. Tsiang, Bunichi Kagawa, Moon Kwan, Toyo Suyemoto, Hisaye Yamamoto, Charles Yu, Jose Garcia Villa, Diana Chang, Carlos Bulosan, Sojin Takei, Iwao Kawakami, Keiho Soga, Fred Wah, Suniti Namjoshi, Joy Kogawa, Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn, Chandra G.S. Sharat, Wong May, M. Lakshmi Gill, Lawson Inada, and Yuki Hartman.