A biography of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, who from a young age was determined to make difference in the world and eventually revolutionized global antipoverty efforts by developing the innovative economic concept of micro-lending. Includes an afterword and author's sources.
A biography of Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American movie star. Describes her challenge in the 1930s to find parts, many of which were demeaning and stereotypical, and her later crusade for more meaningful roles for Asian American actors.
A Korean American teenager tries to please her parents by getting into an Ivy League college, but a new guy in school and her love of the violin tempt her in new directions.
A Korean American teenager tries to please her parents by getting into an Ivy League college, but a new guy in school and her love of the violin tempt her in new directions.
Presents the true story of Dr. Sammy Lee and his desire to become an Olympic diver in an age when racism and prejudice ruled in America, and describes how he honored his father's wishes to become a doctor as well.
