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Two trees make a forest : in search of my family's past among Taiwan's mountains and coasts / by Lee, Jessica J.,1986-author.;
After unearthing a hidden memoir of her grandfather's life, Jessica J. Lee seeks to piece together the fragments of her family's history as they moved from China to Taiwan, and then on to Canada. But as she navigates the tumultuous terrain of Taiwan, Lee finds herself having to traverse fissures in language, memory, and history, as she searches for the pieces of her family left behind. Lee was awarded the 2019 RBC Taylor Prize Emerge Writer Award. She is originally from London, ON.
Subjects: Lee, Jessica J., 1986-; Lee, Jessica J., 1986-; Emigration and immigration; Landscapes;
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Amah faraway / by Greanias, Margaret Chiu.; Subisak, Tracy.;
Nervous about visiting her grandmother in Taipei, Taiwan, a young girl soon adjusts to her unfamiliar surroundings and enjoys the adventure.Ages 3-6.LSC
Subjects: Grandmothers; Taiwanese Americans;
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Daughters of Shandong / by Chung, Eve J.,author.;
"A propulsive, extraordinary novel about a mother and her daughters' harrowing escape to Taiwan as the Communist revolution sweeps through China, by debut author Eve J. Chung, based on her family story. Daughters are the Ang family's curse. In 1948, civil war ravages the Chinese countryside, but in rural Shandong, the wealthy, landowning Angs are more concerned with their lack of an heir. Hai is the eldest of four girls and spends her days looking after her sisters. Headstrong Di, who is just a year younger, learns to hide in plain sight, and their mother-abused by the family for failing to birth a boy-finds her own small acts of rebellion in the kitchen. As the Communist army closes in on their town, the rest of the prosperous household flees, leaving behind the girls and their mother because they view them as useless mouths to feed. Without an Ang male to punish, the land-seizing cadres choose Hai, as the eldest child, to stand trial for her family's crimes. She barely survives their brutality. Realizing the worst is yet to come, the women plan their escape. Starving and penniless but resourceful, they forge travel permits and embark on a thousand-mile journey to confront the family that abandoned them. From the countryside to the bustling city of Qingdao, and onward to British Hong Kong and eventually Taiwan, they witness the changing tide of a nation and the plight of multitudes caught in the wake of revolution. But with the loss of their home and the life they've known also comes new freedom-to take hold of their fate, to shake free of the bonds of their gender, and to claim their own story. Told in assured, evocative prose, with impeccably drawn characters, Daughters of Shandong is a hopeful, powerful story about the resilience of women in war; the enduring love between mothers, daughters, and sisters; and the sacrifices made to lift up future generations"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Mothers and daughters; Patriarchy; Rich people; Sisters; Torture; War victims; Women;
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Crippled Masters. by Lo, Chi,film director.; Kang, Chao-Ming,actor.; Ho, Chiu,actor.; Shen, Sung-Chuan,actor.; Film Masters (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Chao-Ming Kang, Chiu Ho, Sung-Chuan ShenOriginally produced by Film Masters in 1979.This film is dubbed.Two men, one who has lost both arms and the other who has lost both legs, seek revenge against the villainous master who crippled them. They undergo rigorous training, mastering their unique fighting styles. As both men hone their skills, they encounter various challenges and adversaries, including other martial artists and the master's henchmen. Along the way, they form a deep bond and develop innovative techniques that capitalize on their strengths and compensate for their weaknesses.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; War films.; Motion Pictures.; Cult films.; Martial arts.; Motion pictures--Asia.; Action films.; Motion pictures--Taiwan.; Action and adventure films.;
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Tom Clancy defense protocol / by Andrews, Brian,1973-author.; Clancy, Tom,1947-2013,creator.; Wilson, Jeffrey,1963-author.;
"For decades, Taiwan has been a thorn in the side of the Chinese government. An independent nation to the rest of the world, it is considered a rogue province by the PRC. Previous governments have tried to conquer the island using economic force and diplomatic pressure, but new Chinese President Li Jian Jun is done fooling around. He's devised a secret military operation to take the island. Only one man knows how to stop Li's mad and bloody plan for reunification and that's Minister of Defense Qin Haiyu.Fearing for his life and the safety of his family, Qin covertly makes contact with the CIA in Beijing and signals his desire to defect to the West. To get Qin out, John Clark creates an international task force reminiscent of Rainbow Six and goes undercover in mainland China. Meanwhile, Lt. Commander Katie Ryan is deployed to the tip of the spear on the destroyer USS Jason Dunham to defend Taiwan. Threatened by an encircling Chinese armada, she's under pressure to find a flaw in the invaders' plan for her father to exploit. For his part, President Jack Ryan may have the power of the entire US military at his disposal, but what he really needs are Li's secret plans from Defense Minister Qin so he can stave off a war. Because America's Defense Protocol could lead to a game of mutual destruction that could cost the lives of thousands of young soldiers, sailors, special operators as well as his daughter"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Novels.; Ryan, Jack, Sr. (Fictitious character); Fathers and daughters; Intelligence officers; International relations; Presidents;
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Tom Clancy defense protocol [sound recording] / by Andrews, Brian,1973-author.; Brick, Scott,narrator.; Clancy, Tom,1947-2013,creator.; Wilson, Jeffrey,1963-author.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Scott Brick."For decades, Taiwan has been a thorn in the side of the Chinese government. An independent nation to the rest of the world, it is considered a rogue province by the PRC. Previous governments have tried to conquer the island using economic force and diplomatic pressure, but new Chinese President Li Jian Jun is done fooling around. He's devised a secret military operation to take the island. Only one man knows how to stop Li's mad and bloody plan for reunification and that's Minister of Defense Qin Haiyu.Fearing for his life and the safety of his family, Qin covertly makes contact with the CIA in Beijing and signals his desire to defect to the West. To get Qin out, John Clark creates an international task force reminiscent of Rainbow Six and goes undercover in mainland China. Meanwhile, Lt. Commander Katie Ryan is deployed to the tip of the spear on the destroyer USS Jason Dunham to defend Taiwan. Threatened by an encircling Chinese armada, she's under pressure to find a flaw in the invaders' plan for her father to exploit. For his part, President Jack Ryan may have the power of the entire US military at his disposal, but what he really needs are Li's secret plans from Defense Minister Qin so he can stave off a war. Because America's Defense Protocol could lead to a game of mutual destruction that could cost the lives of thousands of young soldiers, sailors, special operators as well as his daughter"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Spy fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Ryan, Jack, Sr. (Fictitious character); Fathers and daughters; Intelligence officers; International relations; Presidents;
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Tom Clancy defense protocol [text (large print)] / by Andrews, Brian,1973-author.; Clancy, Tom,1947-2013,creator.; Wilson, Jeffrey,1963-author.;
"For decades, Taiwan has been a thorn in the side of the Chinese government. An independent nation to the rest of the world, it is considered a rogue province by the PRC. Previous governments have tried to conquer the island using economic force and diplomatic pressure, but new Chinese President Li Jian Jun is done fooling around. He's devised a secret military operation to take the island. Only one man knows how to stop Li's mad and bloody plan for reunification and that's Minister of Defense Qin Haiyu.Fearing for his life and the safety of his family, Qin covertly makes contact with the CIA in Beijing and signals his desire to defect to the West. To get Qin out, John Clark creates an international task force reminiscent of Rainbow Six and goes undercover in mainland China. Meanwhile, Lt. Commander Katie Ryan is deployed to the tip of the spear on the destroyer USS Jason Dunham to defend Taiwan. Threatened by an encircling Chinese armada, she's under pressure to find a flaw in the invaders' plan for her father to exploit. For his part, President Jack Ryan may have the power of the entire US military at his disposal, but what he really needs are Li's secret plans from Defense Minister Qin so he can stave off a war. Because America's Defense Protocol could lead to a game of mutual destruction that could cost the lives of thousands of young soldiers, sailors, special operators as well as his daughter"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Spy fiction.; Novels.; Ryan, Jack, Sr. (Fictitious character); Fathers and daughters; Intelligence officers; International relations; Presidents;
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Big little journeys [videorecording] / by Williams, Paul(Film producer),television director,television producer.; McKee, Elsa,television director.; Young, Amy(Film editor),television director.; Fabbri-Kennedy, Valeria,television director.; BBC Studios,distributor.;
Narrated by Aaron Pierre.Follow the real-life adventures of six tiny animals as they journey into the unknown - across rainforests, mountains and wetlands. The cast of animals includes a family of endangered golden-headed lion tamarins in Brazil, gymnastic bushbabies in South Africa and the rare Taiwanese Formosan pangolin - the world's most trafficked animal. Against the odds, the animals overcome huge obstacles, giant predators and natural disasters in their quest for food, family and survival. Working with scientists and conservationists around the world, the series captures the dramatic adventures faced by these tiny but mighty creatures.E.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Nonfiction television programs.; Television mini-series.; Wildlife television programs.; Nature television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Animals; Animal behavior.; Body size.; Bush babies; Golden lion tamarin; Pangolins; Endangered species.; Arvicola; Chameleons; Turtles;
For private home use only.
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The night parade : a speculative memoir / by Lin, Jami Nakamura,author.; Lin, Cori Nakamura,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references.In this genre-bending and deeply emotional memoir that mirrors the sensation of being caught between realms, the author, after the death of her father, grapples with her bipolar disorder and sets out to interrogate the very notion of recovery through the lens of figures from Japanese, Taiwanese and Okinawan legend.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Legends.; Personal narratives.; Lin, Jami Nakamura.; Grief.; Japanese Americans; Legends; Legends; Legends; People with bipolar disorder; Taiwanese Americans; Yōkai (Japanese folklore);
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Island in Between. by Leo Chiang, S.,film director.; Icarus Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Icarus Films in 2023.The rural Taiwanese outer islands of Kinmen sit merely 2 miles off the coast of China. Kinmen attracts tourists for its remains from the 1949 Chinese Civil War. It also marks the frontline for Taiwan in its escalating tension with China. Filmmaker S. Leo Chiang weaves lyrical vignettes of tourist visits and local life with his own narrative as someone negotiating ambivalent personal bonds to Taiwan, China, and the US. ISLAND IN BETWEEN explores the uneasy peace in these islands, and contemplates Taiwan's uncertain future.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Asians.; Foreign study.; Military history..; Social sciences.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; History.; China.; Taiwan.; War.; United States.; Tourism.;
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