chinese americans

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chinese americans

Star of the Week

a story of love, adoption, and brownies with sprinkles
2009
Cassidy-Li makes a poster of her family, friends, and pets, wondering about her birthparents in China.

Too much rain

2010
When heavy rain causes flooding, Katie Woo and her parents spend the night in a shelter.

Katie's lucky birthday

2011
Katie looks forward to celebrating her birthday at school, and then finds a way to make it even more special when her friend Pedro mentions that he has a summer birthday.

Mismatch

a novel
2006
Their families clash when a Japanese-American teenaged boy starts dating a Chinese-American teenaged girl.

The star fisher

1992
Fifteen-year-old Joan Lee and her family find the adjustment hard when they move from Ohio to West Virginia in the 1920's.

Dragon road

Golden Mountain chronicles: 1939
2008
In 1939, unable to find jobs because of the Great Depression, friends Cal Chin and Barney Young join the Chinese American basketball team.

The dragon's child

a story of Angel Island
2008
Ten-year-old Gim Lew Yep immigrates from China to America with his father, whom Gim barely knows, and fears he will be a disappointment to his family when he arrives at Angel Island.

Tales from Gold Mountain

stories of the Chinese in the New World
1989
A collection of eight stories reflecting the gritty optimism of the Chinese who overcame prejudice and adversity to build a unique place for themselves in North America.

Girl overboard

2008
After a snowboarding accident, Syrah Cheng, a billionaire's daughter, must rehabilitate both her knee and her self-esteem while forging relationships with those who accept her for who she is.

The Chinese American family album

1994
Presents a pictorial and written record of the experiences of Chinese Americans in the United States, including selections from diaries, letters, memoirs, and newspapers, accompanied by historic photographs and other illustrations.

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