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Children of Asian America compiled on behalf of the Asian American Coalition. An anthology exploring childhood from 10 Asian ethnic communities: Bangladeshi, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Pakistani, Thai, Vietnamese, plus bi-racial and pan-Asian American. 120 pages, hardbound with paper jacket; with photographs by Gene H. Mayeda. Meet Savath, a Cambodian refugee, who, with his family, is struggling to make a new life in America. Get to know Elyse Nakamura, a Gosei or 5th generation Japanese American, who, like many others of her generation, looks Japanese but can't speak the language. There's Maham, a Pakistani American who is trying to reassure her classmates that Muslim families like hers are not terrorists. Read about Mai, a Vietnamese immigrant who is encountering the American holiday of Halloween, which is making for a very strange day. Learn from Bounrod what it means to move from warm tropical Laos to a Midwestern winter. These and other children will give you new insights into what it means to be a child of Asian America. Named Pick of the Lists by American Bookseller Magazine. "This is a book for all Asian Americans and their friends. . . [and] can help all of us deal with the complex identity of being Asian American.’ . . . an engaging piece of literature, punctuated throughout with captivating photos."—Northwest Asian Weekly. $18.95 Hardcover 110 pages Black and white photos Subject: Asian American Suggested school grade: 6th Grade and up ISBN #1-879965-15-1