asia, southeastern

Presents retelling of fifteen classic Asian myths about gods and humans, love, friends and neighbors, and other topics.

Presents over 120 Asian recipes, with explanations on ingredient selection and food preparation, with step-by-step photographs demonstrating essential techniques.

Thirty-one folk tales from Asia, the Middle East, and islands in the Pacific with a section of notes on each story at the end of the book.

Presents individual stories of young Southeast Asian refugees and discusses some of their problems, hopes, and successes.

In Saigon during the waning days of the Vietnam WAr, a small-time journalist named John Converse thinks he'll find action--and profit--by getting involved in a big-time drug deal.

Reviews the history of the Hmong people, discussing their lives in Laos before and after the Vietnam War, looking at some of the reasons Hmong decided to move to the U.S., and describing their experiences in the new country.

Presents individual stories of young Southeast Asian refugees and discusses some of their problems, hopes, and successes.