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- Little bird Laila / by Yang, Kelly.; Yan, Xindi.;
Chinese American Laila embraces the joys and struggles of translating for her immigrant parents and teaching a new language.
- Subjects: Picture books.; Translating and interpreting; Tutors and tutoring; Parent and child; Immigrants; Chinese Americans;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The Phoenix Crown : a novel / by Quinn, Kate,author.; Chang, Janie,author.;
"From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles."--
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Antiques; Chinese American women; Earthquakes; Missing persons; San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906; Women singers;
- Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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- Adiós a Goldie / by Manushkin, Fran.; Lyon, Tammie.;
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- Subjects: Woo, Katie (Fictitious character); Chinese Americans; Death; Grief; Dogs;
- © c2011., Picture Window Books,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The brightest star : a novel / by Tsukiyama, Gail,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."At the dawn of a new century, America is falling in love with silent movies, including young Wong Liu Tsong. The daughter of Chinese immigrants who own a laundry, Wong Liu and her older sister Lew Ying (Lulu) are taunted and bullied for their Chinese heritage. But while Lulu diligently obeys her parents and learns to speak Chinese, Wong Liu sneaks away to the local nickelodeons, buying a ticket with her lunch money and tips saved from laundry deliveries. By eleven Wong Liu is determined to become an actress and has already chosen a stage name: Anna May Wong. At sixteen, Anna May leaves high school to pursue her Hollywood dreams, defying her disapproving father and her Chinese traditional upbringing, a choice that will hold emotional and physical consequences"--
- Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961; Chinese American women; Cultural appropriation; Motion picture actors and actresses; Racism in motion pictures;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- China Dolls : a novel / by See, Lisa,author.;
"In 1938, Ruby, Helen and Grace, three girls from very different backgrounds, find themselves competing at the same audition for showgirl roles at San Francisco's exclusive "Oriental" nightclub, the Forbidden City. Grace, an American-born Chinese girl has fled the Midwest and an abusive father. Helen is from a Chinese family who have deep roots in San Francisco's Chinatown. And, as both her friends know, Ruby is Japanese passing as Chinese. At times their differences are pronounced, but the girls grow to depend on one another in order to fulfill their individual dreams. Then, everything changes in a heartbeat with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Suddenly the government is sending innocent Japanese to internment camps under suspicion, and Ruby is one of them. But which of her friends betrayed her?"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Betrayal; Chinese American women; Female friendship; Japanese American women; World War, 1939-1945;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Hungry ghost [graphic novel] / by Ying, Victoria,author,artist.; Wong, Lynette,colourist.;
"Valerie Chu is quiet, studious, and above all, thin. No one, not even her best friend, Jordan, knows that she has been bingeing and purging for years. But when tragedy strikes, Val finds herself reassessing her priorities, her choices, and her body. The path to happiness may lead her away from her hometown and her mothers toxic projections--but first she will have to find the strength to seek help."--
- Subjects: Coming-of-age comics.; Graphic novels.; Chinese Americans; Coming of age; Eating disorders; Fathers; Friendship; Mothers and daughters;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Last night at the Telegraph Club / by Lo, Malinda.;
Includes bibliographical references and filmography.LSC
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Teenage girls; Lesbians; Chinese Americans; Lesbian bars; Identity (Psychology); Race relations; Cold War;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Nine dragons : a novel / by Connelly, Michael,1956-;
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- Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Bosch, Harry (Fictitious character); Chinese Americans; Kidnapping; Murder; Police; Triads (Gangs);
- © 2009., Little, Brown and Co.,
- Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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- New from here / by Yang, Kelly.;
Knox works to keep his family together as they move from Hong Kong back to northern California during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus.Ages 8-12.Grades 4-6.LSC
- Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease); Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Chinese Americans; Racially mixed people; Money-making projects for children; Families;
- Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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- Keys to the city / by Schroeder, Lisa.;
Nearly-thirteen-year-old Melinda Jia Mackay was adopted from China as a baby, and she has always preferred to stay out of the limelight, reading and writing for her own pleasure--but now she has a summer assignment, so with the help of a new friend, Tyler, and a therapy dog named Odie, she reluctantly hits the streets of New York City in search of her "true passion," one which she can share with others.LSC
- Subjects: Chinese American children; Service dogs; Families; Self-confidence; Interpersonal relations; Friendship; Intercountry adoption;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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