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Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
A 100th anniversary tribute chronicles the inspiring true story of a Chinese-American trail cook whose resourcefulness during a historical camping venture in the Sierras safeguarded a team of influential writers, tycoons, politicians and celebrities who later founded the National Park Service. --Publisher.
3) The Chinese
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Examines the history, traditions, and contributions of Chinese immigrants who have come to live and work in the United States and Canada.
Author
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Tells the story of the author's great-aunt Chang Yu-i, a woman who challenged Chinese tradition by refusing to have her feet bound, marrying and divorcing preeminent poet Hsu Chih-mo, and running the Shanghai Women's Savings Bank during the 1930s.
Author
Description
"As a teen, Anna Qu is sent by her mother to work in her family's garment factory in Queens. At home, she is treated as a maid and suffers punishment for doing her homework at night. Her mother wants to teach her a lesson: she is Chinese, not American, and such is their tough path in their new country. But instead of acquiescing, Qu alerts the Office of Children and Family Services, an act with consequences that impact the rest of her life. Nearly...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"When Wu Chien Shiung was born in China 100 years ago, girls did not attend school. But her parents named their daughter "Courageous Hero" and encouraged her love of science. This biography follows Wu as she battles sexism at home and racism in the United States of America to become what Newsweek magazine called the "Queen of Physics" for her work on how atoms split"--
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
Christopher Yuan, the son of Chinese immigrants, discovered at an early age that he was different. He was attracted to other boys. As he grew into adulthood, his mother, Angela, hoped to control the situation. Instead, she found that her son and her life were spiraling out of control--and her own personal demons were determined to defeat her. Years of heartbreak, confusion, and prayer followed before the Yuans found a place of complete surrender,...
14) Dragon hoops
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Formats
Description
Gene understands stories - comic book stories, in particular. Big action. Bigger thrills. And the hero always wins. But Gene doesn't get sports. As a kid, his friends called him "Stick" and every basketball game he played ended in pain. He lost interest in basketball long ago, but at the high school where he now teaches, it's all anyone can talk about. The men's varsity team, the Dragons, is having a phenomenal season that's been decades in the making....
15) Michelle Kwan
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Traces the personal life and career of the world-champion figure skater.
17) The girl from Purple Mountain: a love, honor, war and one family's journey from China to America
Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
The authors, Winberg Chai and his daughter May-lee, examine the life of Winberg's mother, Ruth, in an attempt to understand her secret decision to be buried alone instead of in the shared plots she and her husband had bought together years before.
18) Michelle Kwan
Author
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses the personal life and figure skating career of the young Chinese American who has won numerous awards at the U.S. Nationals, World Championships, and the Olympics.