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Southborough Asian American & Pacific Islander Month
Springfield - Talking About Race
WILBRAHAM - Asian American and Pacific Islander Month
Springfield - Talking About Race
WILBRAHAM - Asian American and Pacific Islander Month
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"Asian Americans inhabit a purgatorial status: neither white enough nor black enough, unmentioned in most conversations about racial identity. In the popular imagination, Asian Americans are all high-achieving professionals. But in reality, this is the most economically divided group in the country, a tenuous alliance of people with roots from South Asia to East Asia to the Pacific Islands, from tech millionaires to service industry laborers. How...
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"A collective biography of 40 influential Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, from Kalpana Chawla to The Rock to Tammy Duckworth, whose historical contributions readers may not know but whose light shines on, with stunning illustrated portraits by Hugo Award nominee Victo Ngai. From scientists to sports stars, aerospace engineers to artists, every person shines in this collection. Dynamic portraits portray each person with bold colors and clever,...
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A bittersweet and humorous memoir of family—of the silence and ignorance that separate us, and the blood and stories that connect us—from an award-winning New York Times writer and comedian.
Approaching his 30th birthday, Sopan Deb had found comfort in his day job as a writer for the New York Times and a practicing comedian. But his stage material highlighting his South Asian culture only served
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At the age of 12, Sharmila Sen emigrated from India to the U.S. The year was 1982, and everywhere she turned, she was asked to self-report her race: on INS forms, at the doctor's office, in middle school. Never identifying with a race in the India of her childhood, she rejects her new "not quite" designation: not quite white, not quite black, not quite Asian, and spends much of her life attempting to blend into American whiteness. But after her teen...
6) We are here: 30 inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have shaped the United States
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RP Kids
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2022.
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"There are more than 23 million people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent living in the United States. Their stories span across generations, as well as across the world. We Are Here highlights Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the impact they've had on the cultural, social, and political fabric of the United States."--
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2022.
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Drawing on a collection of original essays, previously published work, conversations, graphics, photos, commissioned art by disabled and Asian American artists, and more, Alice uses her unique talent to share an impressionistic scrapbook of her life as an Asian American disabled activist, community organizer, media maker, and dreamer. From her love of food and pop culture to her unwavering commitment to dismantling systemic ableism, Alice shares her...
10) Ellison Onizuka
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Capstone Press
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[2018]
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"How did Ellison Onizuka become an astronaut? Readers will learn all about how this famous Asian American went from Air Force pilot to NASA astronaut in this low-leveled biography."--Provided by publisher.
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Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2006
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Originally a derogatory label derived from the Hawaiian word for half, Hapa is now being embraced as a term of pride by many people of Asian or Pacific Rim mixed-race heritage. Award-winning film producer and artist Kip Fulbeck has created a forum in word and image for Hapas to answer the question they're nearly always asked: 'What are you?' Fulbeck's frank, head-on portraits are paired with the sitters' own statements of identity. A work of intimacy,
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Little, Brown and Company
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©2024.
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"'Do you know what happens if you laugh while crying? Hair grows out of your butthole.' It was a constant truism Youngmi Mayer's mother would say threateningly after she would make her daughter laugh while crying. Her mother used it to cheer her up in moments when she could tell Youngmi was overtaken with grief. The humorous saying would never fail to lighten the mood, causing both daughter and mother to laugh and cry at the same time. Her mother...
15) Michelle Kwan
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Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2018.
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How did Michelle Kwan become an award-winning figure skater? Readers will learn all about this great Asian American athlete and the significant events in her life in this low-leveled biography.
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Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
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"The Racial Justice in America : AAPI Excellence and Achievement series celebrates Asian achievement and culture, while exploring racism in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. In the AAPI in STEM book, students learn about some of the inventions and discoveries Asian men and women have made in the world of science, technology, engineering, and math. Series is written by Virginia Loh-Hagan, a prolific author, advocate, and director of...
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[Analiza Quiroz Wolf]
Pub. Date
[2019]
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Asian-Americans who inspire us shares engaging stories of 16 trailblazing Asian-Americans. The stories bring to life Vietnam Memorial architect Maya Lin, Olympian Kristi Yamaguchi, musician Yo-Yo Ma, astronaut Ellison Onizuka, anchorwoman Lisa Ling, activists Larry Itliong and Philip Vera Cruz, and more!
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