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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Asian-American immigrants and their families present their stories - why they came to America and what it means to be Asian in America. The result is a picture of diverse cultural attitudes against a common American backdrop, as these first-to-fourth generation Americans wrestle with issues of education, language, and racism, and speak about their lives. Features Summary Since the first three documented Chinese arrived in the U.S. in 1848, more than six million Asians have followed. Their stories provide a fascinating picture of diverse cultural attitudes against a common American backdrop.. Author Joann Faung Jean Lee Publisher The New Press Release date 19930204 Pages 250 ISBN 1-56584-023-2 ISBN 13 978-1-56584-023-2

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Book and wrapper still in great condition  ****  When the first Big Bowl restaurant opened in 1997, its founding partners had one mission: to make good, authentic Asian food accessible to American diners. Tired of greasy takeout and soggy egg rolls, they created an entirely different kind of Asian menu-one based on healthy techniques, market-fresh ingredients, and vibrant, traditional flavors. From steaming bowls of handmade noodles to fiery curries and fragrant stir-fries, every dish at Big Bowl became a delicious celebration of homestyle Chinese, Vietnamese, and Thai cooking. *N.B.*   If you buy more than one book from me you only pay R 6 postage on each additional book - See what else I have to offer, it might be worth your while.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Poetry. "RETURNING A BORROWED TONGUE is a necessary addition to our rich Asian American canon. It is an exciting tapestry of Filipino American poets from all walks of life - from the urban centers to lush rural settings; from the veteran activist generation to fresh young poets now blossoming from universities..This volume should be an inspiring read for both poetry students and ethnic students alike" -Marilyn Chin, author of THE PHOENIX GONE, THE TERRACE EMPTY. Features Summary Poets from both sides of the Pacific join together for the first time in this 50th anniversary anthology. Author Nick Carbo Publisher Coffee House Press Release date 19960401 Pages 254 ISBN 1-56689-043-8 ISBN 13 978-1-56689-043-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Julie Otsuka's The Buddha in the Attic, the follow-up to When the Emperor Was Divine was shortlisted for the 2011 National Book Award for Fiction and the 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and winner of the Pen Faulkner Award for Fiction 2012. Between the first and second world wars a group of young, non-English-speaking Japanese women travelled by boat to America. They were picture brides, clutching photos of husbands-to-be whom they had yet to meet. Julie Otsuka tells their extraordinary, heartbreaking story in this spellbinding and poetic account of strangers lost and alone in a new and deeply foreign land. 'Sweeping, symphonic, empathic... subtle, infinitely skilful... an exhilarating, compulsive read. Otsuka's haunting, heartbreaking conclusion, in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, is faultless' Daily Mail 'A tender, nuanced, empathetic exploration of the sorrows and consolations of a whole generation of women... the distaff equivalent of a war memorial' Daily Telegraph 'A haunting and heartbreaking look at the immigrant experience... Otsuka's keenly observed prose manages to capture whole histories in a sweep of gorgeous incantatory sentences' Marie Claire 'An understated masterpiece... she conjures up the lost voices of a generation of Japanese American women without losing sight of the distinct experience of each' San Francisco Chronicle Julie Otsuka was born and raised in California. She is the author of the novel When the Emperor Was Divine, and a recipient of the Asian American Literary Award, the American Library Association Alex Award, and a Guggenheim fellowship. Her second novel, The Buddha in the Attic, was nominated for the 2011 National Book Award. She lives in New York City. Features Summary Between the first and second world wars a group of young, non-English-speaking Japanese women travelled by boat to America. They were picture brides, clutching photos of husbands-to-be whom they had yet to meet.. Author Julie Otsuka Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20130207 Pages 129 ISBN 0-241-95648-X ISBN 13 978-0-241-95648-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days This story of four Seattle civil rights activists who led four different communities (Native American, Asian, Mexican and African American) to protest as one is unique in the history of US civil rights and will appeal to scholars and those interested in social justice. The Muckleshoot tribe will use the book in its reservation high schools to teach about Bernie Whitebear, a Muckleshoot member and one of the Gang of Four. The book will visually evoke the 60s with archival and personal photos from the gang's collections. Because of the history it covers, libraries in Washington and beyond will want to have it on their shelves. Features Summary Seattle's Gang of Four civil rights activists brought four ethnic groups together in the 1960s to advocate for minority rights. Author Bob Santos (Author), Gary Iwamoto (Author) Publisher Chin Music Press Release date 20150616 Pages 240 ISBN 1-63405-952-2 ISBN 13 978-1-63405-952-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days This is the first global history of dress regulation and its place in broader debates around how human life and societies should be visualised and materialised. Sumptuary laws were a tool on the part of states to regulate not only manufacturing systems and moral economies via the medium of expenditure and consumption of clothing but also banquets, festivities and funerals. Leading scholars on Asian, Latin American, Ottoman and European history shed new light on how and why items of dress became key aspirational goods across society, how they were lobbied for and marketed, and whether or not sumptuary laws were implemented by cities, states and empires to restrict or channel trade and consumption. Their findings reveal the significance of sumptuary laws in medieval and early modern societies as a site of contestation between individuals and states and how dress as an expression of identity developed as a modern 'human right'. Features Summary The regulation of dress had a profound effect on global consumption and the shaping of the modern world. Leading scholars reveal why items of dress became aspirational goods... Author Giorgio Riello (Editor), Ulinka Rublack (Editor) Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20190124 Pages 520 ISBN 1-108-47591-4 ISBN 13 978-1-108-47591-4