asian americans

Both high school senior Liza Yang and her mother share a love and talent for baking but disagree on the subject of dating, especially when Mrs. Yang turns her annual baking contest into a matchmaking scheme.

College dropout Pablo Neruda Rind is up to his eyes in student loans and credit card debt, and his graveyard shift at a twenty-four-hour Brooklyn deli is anything but a career. Pop star Leanna Smart grew up a child star and now has more social media followers than some entire countries' populations. One day at five in the morning, Leanna and Pablo meet at the bodega, and defying all expectations Lee and Pab may just become "A Thing.".

"Chloe Wang is nervous to introduce her parents to her boyfriend, because the truth is, she hasn't met him yet either. She hired him from Rent for Your 'Rents, a company specializing in providing fake boyfriends trained to impress even the most traditional Asian parents. Drew Chan's passionis art, but after his parents cut him off for dropping out of college to pursue his dreams, he became a Rent for Your 'Rents operative to keep a roof over his head. Luckily, learning protocols like 'Type C parents prefer quiet, kind, zero-PDA gestures' comes naturally to him. When Chloe rents Drew, the mission is simple: convince her parents fake Drew is worthy of their approval so they'll stop pressuring her to accept a proposal from Hongbo, the wealthiest (and douchiest) young bachelor in their tight-knit Asian Americancommunity. But when Chloe starts to fall for the real Drew, who, unlike his fake persona, is definitely not 'rent-worthy, her carefully curated life begins to unravel"--Dust jacket.

Twelve-year-old Maxine Chen dreams of being a figure skating champion, but a remarkably talented new girl at the arena and a racist classmate at school test her resolve.

A biography of U.S. congresswoman Patsy Mink.

"This is an illustrated children's anthology of noteworthy Asian Americans: 20 groundbreaking men and women from diverse backgrounds and vocations"--Provided by publisher.

A short biography of Asian American architect and artist Maya Lin.

A brief biography of actress, artist and activist Lucy Liu.

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Vera Wang. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

". . . presents twenty-five key historical events in the Asian American experience through . . . essays, detailed chronologies, biographies, sidebars, primary documents, and images that provide narrative and visual information on high-interest topics"--Preface.