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Series: Obasan Penguin Modern Classics Edition Paperback Joy Kogawa 9780735233706 $19.95 FICTION May 02, 2017

Winner of the American Book AwardBased on the author's own experiences, this award-winning novel was the first to tell the story of the evacuation, relocation, and dispersal of Canadian citizens of Japanese ancestry during the Second World War.
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Series: The Translation of Love Paperback Lynne Kutsukake 9780345809384 $21.00 FICTION Mar 21, 2017

An emotionally gripping debut—the story of a young girl repatriated to Japan post-WWII,who must help a classmate find her missing sister.After spending the Second World War in an internment camp, thirteen-year-old Aya Shimamura and her father are faced with a choice: Move east of the Rocky Mountains or be deported “back” to Japan. They choose the latter, but once in war-devastated Tokyo, Aya’s father struggles to find work, and Aya herself, born and raised in Vancouver, is bullied for being foreign. When a rumor surfaces that General MacArthur,... + Read More
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Series: Do Not Say We Have Nothing Paperback Madeleine Thien 9780345810434 $22.00 FICTION Jul 18, 2017

Madeleine Thien’s internationally acclaimed, Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning novel now available in a beautiful trade paperback. Madeleine Thien’s new novel is breathtaking in scope and ambition. With the ease and skill of a master storyteller, Thien takes us inside an extended family in China, showing us the lives of two successive generations—those who lived through Mao’s Cultural Revolution in the mid-twentieth century; and the children of the survivors, who became the students protesting in Tiananmen Square in 1989, in one of the most impor... + Read More
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Series: Birds Art Life Paperback Kyo Maclear 9780385687539 $22.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Mar 27, 2018

A seminal work, Birds Art Life recounts Maclear’s year-long adventure of discovering inspiration in the intricacies of birds, bird-searching and bird-watching in a big city.The natural world has played muse to generations of poets, writers and artists alike, inspiring them to step away from their work, even for a short while, and observe its rhythmic phenomena. From the pastoral evocations of Wordsworth to Sylvia Plath’s fascination with bees, to Monet’s artistic renderings of his residential gardens, observing nature has influenced many a crea... + Read More
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Series: That Time I Loved You A Novel in Stories Hardcover Carrianne Leung 9781631495526 $31.95 FICTION Feb 26, 2019

In her “compact gem of a collection” (Globe & Mail), Carrianne Leung enlivens a singular group of characters sharing a shiny new subdivision in 1970s Toronto. Marilyn greets new neighbors with fresh-baked cookies before she starts stealing from them. Stay-at-home-wife Francesca believes passion is just one yard away, only in the arms of another man. And Darren doesn’t understand why his mother insists he keep his head down, even though he gets good grades like his white friends. When a series of inexplicable suicides begin to haunt their commun... + Read More
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Series: Floating City Hardcover Kerri Sakamoto 9780345809896 $29.95 FICTION Apr 17, 2018

Citizen Kane reimagined, a novel about ambition and the relentless desire to belong, from the author of the Commonwealth Prize-winning and Governor General's Literary Award-nominated The Electrical Field.Frankie Hanesaka isn't afraid of a little hard work. An industrious boy, if haunted by the mysterious figures of his mother's past in Japan, he grows up in a floating house in the harbour of Port Alberni, BC. With all the Japanese bachelors passing through town to work in the logging camps and lumber mills, maybe he could build a hotel on the w... + Read More
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Series: The Electrical Field Paperback Kerri Sakamoto 9780735274723 $22.00 FICTION Feb 06, 2018

In her memorable first novel, first published twenty years ago, Kerri Sakamoto takes a deeply shattering look at one of the darker eras in Canadian history.Set in a small Ontario town in the 1970s, the novel opens with the discovery of the beautiful Chisako and her lover dead in a park. In the ensuing investigation, suspicion immediately falls on Chisako’s husband, Yano, who abruptly takes their two children and moves away, leaving the community afraid for the children’s fate. At the same time, the town’s inhabitants are forced to confront the ... + Read More
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Series: Secrets from My Vietnamese Kitchen Simple Recipes from My Many Mothers: A Cookbook Hardcover Kim Thúy 9780525610229 $32.00 COOKING Apr 02, 2019

A warm and welcoming introduction to a vibrant cuisine, with more than 50 easy to make recipes from internationally bestselling novelist Kim Thúy.Between careers as a lawyer and an acclaimed novelist, Kim Thúy ran a celebrated restaurant called Ru de Nam in Montreal. Now, in her first cookbook, Kim combines her beautiful storytelling style with simple and wonderful recipes that are full of flavour: surprising yet comforting, and easy enough for every day. Welcoming us into her close-knit circle, she introduces us to her mother and five aunts, e... + Read More
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Series: Vi Paperback Kim Thúy 9780735272804 $18.95 FICTION Apr 02, 2019

The perfect complement to the exquisitely wrought novels Ru and Mãn, Canada Reads winner Kim Thúy returns with Vi, exploring the lives, loves and struggles of Vietnamese refugees as they reinvent themselves in new lands.The youngest of four children and the only girl, Vi was given a name that meant “precious, tiny one,” destined to be cosseted and protected, the family’s little treasure.Daughter of an enterprising mother and a wealthy, spoiled father who never had to grow up, the Vietnam War destroys the life they’ve known. Vi, along with her m... + Read More
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Series: Ru Paperback Kim Thúy 9780345816146 $19.95 FICTION Mar 25, 2015

WINNER OF CANADA READS!Ru. In Vietnamese it means lullaby; in French it is a small stream, but also signifies a flow—of tears, blood, money. Kim Thúy’s Ru is literature at its most crystalline: the flow of a life on the tides of unrest and on to more peaceful waters. In vignettes of exquisite clarity, sharp observation and sly wit, we are carried along on an unforgettable journey from a palatial residence in Saigon to a crowded and muddy Malaysian refugee camp, and onward to a new life in Quebec. There, the young girl feels the embrace of a new... + Read More
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Series: Japanese Cooking for the Soul Healthy. Mindful. Delicious. Paperback Hana Group Uk Limited 9781529106077 $31.99 COOKING Oct 12, 2021

Practice mindful eating with the Japanese art of Itadakimasu.Inspired by Japan’s delicious and innovative cuisine, this cookbook introduces 70 simple yet sumptuous recipes to bring exquisite dishes to everyday life. From Veggie Crunch Rolls and Yakatori Chicken Skewers, to Crab Tempura and Matcha Cheesecake, Japanese Cooking for the Soul caters to every taste, bringing hearty lunchtime favourites and indulgent eats to life through easy-to-follow recipes.The energy of this cookbook is inspired by the performance of Itadakimasu, an essential part... + Read More
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Series: Finding the Heart Sutra Guided by a Magician, an Art Collector and Buddhist Sages from Tibet to Japan Paperback Alex Kerr 9780141994208 $21.99 RELIGION Apr 26, 2022

’An erudite and charming book…both a primer and a paean to one of the central texts of Buddhism, known as the Heart Sutra…Alex Kerr delves into the Japanese soul’ Literary ReviewThe material world is itself emptiness.Emptiness is itself the material world.Powerful, mystical and concise, the Heart Sutra is believed to contain the condensed essence of all Buddhist wisdom. This brief poem on emptiness has exerted immense influence throughout Asia since the seventh century and is woven into the fabric of daily life. Yet even though it rivals the te... + Read More
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Series: Underground Asia Global Revolutionaries and the Assault on Empire Paperback Tim Harper 9780241957943 $41.00 HISTORY Mar 29, 2022

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2021AN ECONOMIST AND HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020’Compelling and highly original…The Asia that we see today is the product of the ’underground’ which Harper describes with skill and empathy in this monumental work’ Rana Mitter, Literary ReviewThe story of the hidden struggle waged by secret networks around the world to destroy European imperialism The end of Europe’s empires has so often been seen as a story of high politics and warfare. In Tim Harper’s remarkable new book the narrative is very ... + Read More
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Series: Snow Angel, Sand Angel Hardcover Lois-Ann Yamanaka 9780593127377 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Jan 04, 2022

A celebration of home, family, and finding beauty in your heritage, beautifully illustrated by the artist behind Anti-Racist Baby. Claire has been surrounded by the deep blue waves of Hapuna Beach and the magnificent mountains of Hawai’i all her life, but has never, ever seen snow. When her father drives her and her family to the top of the Mauna Kea, she can’t help but to be disappointed…it’s not the winter wonderland she’s always dreamed of. And that’s what she wants, more than anything. But as Claire edges ever closer to the new year, she w... + Read More
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Series: Detective Kindaichi Mysteries The Village of Eight Graves Paperback Seishi Yokomizo 9781782277453 $19.95 FICTION Dec 07, 2021

The third title in Japan’s most popular murder mystery series—after The Honjin Murders and The Inugami Curse—fiendish classics featuring investigator Kosuke Kindaichi. Translated into English for the first time. Nestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, The Village of Eight Graves takes its name from a bloody legend: in the Sixteenth Century eight samurais, who had taken refuge there along with a secret treasure, were murdered by the inhabitants, bringing a terrible curse down upon their village. Centuries later a mysterious young... + Read More
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Series: The Hungry Ghost Paperback H.S. Norup 9781782692690 $17.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 7 - 11 Sep 28, 2021

A mysterious white-clad figure leads a girl towards a family mystery in this moving middle-grade adventure story of family change and buried secretsFreja arrives in Singapore during the month of the hungry ghost, when old spirits are said to roam the streets. She’s struggling to settle into her dad’s new, ’happy’ family, and dreams only of escaping home and leaving this hot, unfamiliar city.Then one night, a mysterious girl in a white dress appears in the garden. Freja follows this figure to lush, secretive corners of the city, seeking to under... + Read More
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Series: The Chinese Zodiac A Seriously Silly Guide Paperback Anita Mangan 9781911622543 $19.95 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Nov 30, 2021

An alternative and hilarious look at the 12 signs of the Chinese ZodiacWith quirky and colorful illustrations, this gift book for fans of astrology and lunar cycles takes an alternative and hilarious look at all 12 signs of the Chinese Zodiac. It mixes together animal and human facts and draws on themes such as personality, love, health and lifestyle, and school/work, to create a fresh and entertaining look at ourselves.
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Series: Alan Chan Collecting Inspiration for Design Hardcover Catherine Shaw 9788891831743 $90.00 DESIGN Jan 25, 2022

Alan Chan, the renowned designer with an impeccable eye for Asian artifacts, has amassed a remarkable collection of over 10,000 exquisitely designed and crafted pieces.This rare personal insight into the influences and inspirations behind acclaimed Hong Kong designer and collector Alan Chan gives an intimate view of the collection of objets he has fastidiously assembled throughout his life, and the creative process they have informed. The pioneering, award-winning, and self-taught designer is known for his inventive and innovative designs. Effe... + Read More
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Series: Under Coconut Skies Feasts & Stories from the Philippines Hardcover Yasmin Newman 9781925811681 $47.00 COOKING Oct 19, 2021

Discover the food of the Philippines’ 7000 tropical islands.Colorful and vibrant, Filipino food is the culmination of naturally salty, sour, and sweet ingredients from the land, along with the heart-warming Filipino spirit of generosity and community, where food is always shared and imbued with meaning. In this vivid cookbook, Yasmin Newman invites you into her kitchen and into the homes of friends and locals, sharing traditional dishes, and vegetarian and modern interpretations on the classics. From sizzling wild mushroom sisig, golden turmeri... + Read More
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Series: Back to Japan The Life and Art of Master Kimono Painter Kunihiko Moriguchi Hardcover Marc Petitjean 9781635420906 $34.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 09, 2021

Bustle: Best Book of the Month From the critically acclaimed author of The Heart: Frida Kahlo in Paris, a fascinating, intimate portrait of one of Japan’s most influential and respected textile artists. Writer, filmmaker, and photographer Marc Petitjean finds himself in Kyoto one fine morning with his camera, to film a man who will become his friend: Kunihiko Moriguchi, a master kimono painter and Living National Treasure—like his father before him. As a young decorative arts student in the 1960s, Moriguchi rubbed shoulders with the cultural ... + Read More
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Series: Lemon A Novel Hardcover Kwon Yeo-sun 9781635420883 $26.00 FICTION Oct 26, 2021

New York Times Book Review: Editor’s Choice Philadelphia Inquirer: Best Book of the Month World Literature Today: Notable Translation of the Year CrimeReads: Best International Crime Novel of the Year Ms. Magazine: Most Anticipated Book of the Year Washington Independent Review of Books: Favorite Book of the Year Parasite meets The Good Son in this piercing psychological portrait of three women haunted by a brutal, unsolved crime. In the summer of 2002, when Korea is abuzz over hosting the FIFA World Cup, eighteen-year-old Kim Hae-on is... + Read More
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Series: Read Real Japanese Fiction Short Stories by Contemporary Writers (free audio download) Paperback Michael Emmerich 9781568366173 $32.00 FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY Oct 12, 2021

Short stories by Japan’s cutting-edge writers, in vertical text and with vocabulary, notes, and FREE AUDIO DOWNLOAD to make reading Japanese easier than ever.Long-awaited by teachers and students, Read Real Japanese Fiction presents short works by six of today’s most daring and provocative Japanese writers. The spellbinding world of Hiromi Kawakami; the hair-raising horror of Otsuichi; the haunting, poignant prose of Banana Yoshimoto; even the poetic word-play of Yoko Tawada—whatever their tastes, readers are sure to find something of interest ... + Read More
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Series: Read Real Japanese Essays Contemporary Writings by Popular Authors (free audio download) Paperback Janet Ashby 9781568366180 $32.00 FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY Oct 12, 2021

Now available with a free audio download, this outstanding collection of essays by Japan’s leading writers, in vertical text with translations, notes, allows readers to experience the work as a native speaker would.There is a dramatic difference between reading Japanese that is tailored to students—and reading real Japanese that has been written for native speakers. The concocted variety tends to be insipid, flat, stiff, standardized, completely lacking in exciting and imaginative use of language. Read Real Japanese Essays, and its companion vo... + Read More
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Series: White Borders The History of Race and Immigration in the United States from Chinese Exclusion to the Border Wall Hardcover Reece Jones 9780807054062 $34.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE Oct 12, 2021

“This powerful and meticulously argued book reveals that immigration crackdowns … [have] always been about saving and protecting the racist idea of a white America.” —Ibram X. Kendi, award-winning author of Four Hundred Souls and Stamped from the Beginning“A damning inquiry into the history of the border as a place where race is created and racism honed into a razor-sharp ideology.” —Greg Grandin, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The End of the MythRecent racist anti-immigration policies, from the border wall to the Muslim ban, have left many A... + Read More
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Series: Beautiful Country A Memoir Hardcover Qian Julie Wang 9780385547215 $38.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 07, 2021

A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • The moving story of an undocumented child living in poverty in the richest country in the world—an incandescent debut from an astonishing new talent • A TODAY SHOW #READWITHJENNA PICK In Chinese, the word for America, Mei Guo, translates directly to “beautiful country.” Yet when seven-year-old Qian arrives in New York City in 1994 full of curiosity, she is overwhelmed by crushing fear and scarcity. In China, Qian’s parents were professors; in America, her family is “illegal” and it will require all the... + Read More
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Series: The Revolution According to Raymundo Mata Paperback Gina Apostol 9781641293150 $21.00 FICTION Nov 30, 2021

Revealing glimpses of the Philippine Revolution and the Filipino writer Jose Rizal emerge despite the worst efforts of feuding academics in Apostol’s hilariously erudite novel, which won the Philippine National Book Award.Gina Apostol’s riotous second novel takes the form of a memoir by one Raymundo Mata, a half-blind bookworm and revolutionary, tracing his childhood, his education in Manila, his love affairs, and his discovery of writer and fellow revolutionary, Jose Rizal. Mata’s 19th-century story is complicated by present-day foreword(s),... + Read More
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Series: Bibliolepsy Hardcover Gina Apostol 9781641292511 $35.00 FICTION Jan 04, 2022

Moving, sexy, and archly funny, Gina Apostol’s Philippine National Book Award-winning Bibliolepsy is a love letter to the written word and a brilliantly unorthodox look at the rebellion that brought down a dictatorship Gina Apostol’s debut novel, available for the first time in the US, tells of a young woman caught between a lifelong desire to escape into books and a real-world revolution. It is the mid-eighties, two decades into the kleptocratic, brutal rule of Ferdinand Marcos. The Philippine economy is in deep recession, and civil unrest is... + Read More
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Series: The Cowshed Memories of the Chinese Cultural Revolution Paperback Ji Xianlin 9781681376578 $24.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jan 11, 2022

The Chinese Cultural Revolution began in 1966 and led to a ten-year-long reign of Maoist terror throughout China, in which millions died or were sent to labor camps in the country or subjected to other forms of extreme discipline and humiliation. Ji Xianlin was one of them. The Cowshed is Ji’s harrowing account of his imprisonment in 1968 on the campus of Peking University and his subsequent disillusionment with the cult of Mao. As the campus spirals into a political frenzy, Ji, a professor of Eastern languages, is persecuted by lecturers and s... + Read More
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Series: Time Tunnel Stories and Essays Paperback Eileen Chang 9781681375748 $24.95 FICTION Jan 16, 2024

“China’s Virginia Woolf.” —The Wall Street Journal Now in English for the first time, stories about love, sex, and migration by one of the greatest Chinese authors of the twentieth century. This new collection of work by the great Eileen Chang includes previously untranslated stories and essays from throughout her career, starting with her glamorous debut in 1940s Shanghai and continuing through the trials of her Cold War migration to Hong Kong and the U.S. East Coast and her last years as a bus-riding flaneuse on the highways and byways in Los... + Read More
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Series: Written on Water Paperback Eileen Chang 9781681375762 $23.95 LITERARY COLLECTIONS May 02, 2023

Now back in print, these witty, insightful ssays on fashion, cinema, wartime, and everyday life demonstrate why Eileen Chang was and is a major icon of twentieth-century Chinese literature.Eileen Chang is one of the most celebrated and influential modern Chinese novelists and cultural critics of the twentieth century. First published in 1944, and just as beloved as her fiction in the Chinese-speaking world, Written on Water collects Chang’s reflections on art, literature, war, urban culture, and her own life as a writer and woman, set amid the ... + Read More
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Series: Woman Running in the Mountains Paperback Yuko Tsushima 9781681375977 $23.95 FICTION Feb 22, 2022

Set in 1970s Japan, this tender and poetic novel about a young, single mother struggling to find her place in the world is an early triumph by a modern Japanese master.Alone at dawn, in the heat of midsummer, a young woman named Takiko Odaka departs on foot for the hospital to give birth to a baby boy. Her pregnancy, the result of a brief affair with a married man, is a source of sorrow and shame to her abusive parents. For Takiko, however, it is a cause for reverie. Her baby, she imagines, will be hers and hers alone, a challenge that she also... + Read More
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Series: The Mermaid from Jeju A Novel Paperback Sumi Hahn 9781643859545 $22.99 FICTION Nov 09, 2021

A POPSUGAR Best Book of December 2020An AMAZON Editors Pick December 2020A SHE READS Best Historical Fiction Novel Winter 2021A BUSTLE Most Anticipated Winter 2021 ReadA LIBRO.FM Influencer Pick, December 2020Inspired by true events on Korea’s Jeju Island, Sumi Hahn’s “entrancing [debut] novel, brimming with lyricism and magic” (Jennifer Rosner, The Yellow Bird Sings) explores what it means to truly love in the wake of devastation.In the aftermath of World War II, Goh Junja is a girl just coming into her own. She is the latest successful deep s... + Read More
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Series: The Artisans A Vanishing Chinese Village Hardcover Shen Fuyu 9781662600753 $35.00 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jan 04, 2022

Evoking Studs Terkel, Shen Fuyu delivers a rollicking deep dive into working life in a small village in rural China, tracing the last 100 years of history.Born in Shen Village in Southeast China, Shen Fuyu grew up in a family of farmers. Years later, Shen, now a writer, returned to his hometown to capture the village’s rich history in the face of industrialization. Through his own childhood memories and those of his ancestors, Shen resurrects the working life of Shen Village through interlinked stories of fifteen artisans as their lives interse... + Read More
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Series: Seeing A Memoir of Truth and Courage from China's Most Influential Television Journalist Hardcover Chai Jing 9781662600678 $36.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 08, 2023

In the tradition of Katy Tur, Jane Pauley, and Peter Jennings, Chai Jing shows us the power of television news and the complex challenges of reporting in China.After garnering an intimate cult following as a late-night college radio DJ, Chai Jing is thrust into the spotlight when she is offered a position as a news anchor at CCTV, China’s official state news channel. She struggles to find her footing while discovering corruption, courage, and hope within the people she meets. Through an immediate and deeply personal narrative, Chai tells the st... + Read More
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Series: Made in China A Memoir of Love and Labor Hardcover Anna Qu 9781646220342 $34.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 03, 2021

A young girl forced to work in a Queens sweatshop calls child services on her mother in this powerful debut memoir about labor and self-worth that traces a Chinese immigrant’s journey to an American future.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... + Read More
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Series: Enemy Child The Story of Norman Mineta, a Boy Imprisoned in a Japanese American Internment Camp During World War II Paperback Andrea Warren 9780823450022 $19.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 10 Dec 28, 2021

It’s 1941 and ten-year-old Norman Mineta is a carefree fourth grader in San Jose, California, who loves baseball, hot dogs, and Cub Scouts. But when Japanese forces attack Pearl Harbor, Norm’s world is turned upside down.Corecipient of The Flora Stieglitz Straus AwardA Horn Book Best Book of the YearOne by one, things that he and his Japanese American family took for granted are taken away. In a matter of months they, along with everyone else of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast, are forced by the government to move to internment camps... + Read More
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Series: Vicious Spirits Paperback Kat Cho 9781984812391 $15.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Aug 17, 2021

New romance and dangers abound in this K-Drama-inspired companion to the crowd-pleasing Wicked Fox—now in paperback!After the events of Wicked Fox, Somin is ready to help her friends pick up the pieces of their broken lives and heal. But Jihoon is still grieving the loss of his grandmother, and Miyoung is distant as she grieves over her mother’s death and learns to live without her fox bead. The only one who seems ready to move forward is their not-so-favorite dokkaebi, Junu.Somin and Junu didn’t exactly hit it off when they first met. Somin th... + Read More
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Series: Wicked Fox Paperback Kat Cho 9781984812360 $14.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Jul 21, 2020

An addictive YA fantasy-romance set in modern-day Seoul. Now in paperback.Eighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung has a secret—she’s a gumiho, a nine-tailed fox who must devour the energy of men in order to survive. Because so few believe in the old tales anymore, and with so many evil men no one will miss, the modern city of Seoul is the perfect place to hide and hunt.But after feeding one full moon, Miyoung crosses paths with Jihoon, a human boy, being attacked by a goblin deep in the forest. Against her better judgment, she violates the rules of surviv... + Read More
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Series: Selected Poems Hardcover Ai Qing 9780593240724 $32.00 POETRY Nov 02, 2021

A timeless, visionary collection of poems from Ai Qing—one of China’s most acclaimed poets and the father of contemporary artist and activist Ai Weiwei—now available in English for the first time in a generation.One of the most influential poets in Chinese history, Ai Qing is mostly unknown to American readers, but his work has shaped the nature of poetry in China for decades. Born between the fall of imperial Manchurian rule and the establishment of the Communist People’s Republic, Ai Qing was at one time an intimate of Mao Zedong. He would ev... + Read More
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Series: The Way of the Cocktail Japanese Traditions, Techniques, and Recipes Hardcover Julia Momosé 9780593135372 $42.00 COOKING Nov 09, 2021

A rich, transportive guide to the world of Japanese cocktails from acclaimed bartender Julia Momosé of Kumiko.With its studious devotion to tradition, craftsmanship, and hospitality, Japanese cocktail culture is an art form treated with reverence. In this essential guide, Japanese American bartender Julia Momosé of Kumiko and Kikkō in Chicago takes us on a journey into this realm. She educates and inspires while breaking down master techniques and delving into the soul of the culture: the traditions and philosophy, the tools and the spirits—and... + Read More
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Series: The Loneliest Americans Hardcover Jay Caspian Kang 9780525576228 $36.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 12, 2021

A riveting blend of family history and original reportage by a conversation-starting writer for The New York Times Magazine that explores—and re-imagines—Asian American identity in a Black and white worldIn 1965, a new immigration law lifted a century of restrictions against Asian immigrants to the United States. Nobody, including the lawmakers who passed the bill, expected it to transform the country’s demographics. But over the next four decades, millions would arrive, including Jay Caspian Kang’s parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles. The... + Read More
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Series: Mad Libs Lunar New Year Mad Libs World's Greatest Word Game Paperback Ellen Lee 9780593383926 $6.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Dec 21, 2021

Ring in the holiday with some ADJECTIVE firecrackers and COLOR envelopes, and celebrate Lunar New Year with your family, friends, and Mad Libs!Lunar New Year (also known as Chinese New Year) is here, and Mad Libs is joining in the celebrations with Lunar New Year Mad Libs! Filled with good cheer and good fortune, these 21 fill-in-the-blank stories about the traditions and joy of the holiday will have the whole family ready to ring in the new year together.
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Series: Fiona and Jane Hardcover Jean Chen Ho 9780593296042 $35.00 FICTION Jan 04, 2022

A TIME, NPR, VOGUE, OPRAH DAILY, AND VULTURE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (SO FAR)One of TIME’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2022“Ho’s debut work is the perfect modern example of great American fiction…. You will love it.” —Jake Tapper“Intimate, cinematic. …The world Ho creates between the two women feels like one friend reading the other’s story, wishing she were there.”—The New York Times Book Review“[Fiona and Jane] is about an incredible lifelong friendship between two Asian American women growing up in Southern California—absolutely adored that book.” ... + Read More
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Series: Concepcion An Immigrant Family's Fortunes Hardcover Albert Samaha 9780593086087 $37.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 12, 2021

A journalist’s powerful and incisive account of the forces steering the fate of his sprawling Filipinx-American family reframes how we comprehend the immigrant experienceNearing the age at which his mother had migrated to the US, part of the wave of non-Europeans who arrived after immigration quotas were relaxed in 1965, Albert Samaha began to question the ironclad belief in a better future that had inspired her family to uproot themselves from their birthplace. As a rising tide of inequality and discrimination threatened to engulf her, her bro... + Read More
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Series: Baby Loves Lunar Phases on Chinese New Year! Board book Ruth Spiro 9781623543068 $10.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) to 3 Nov 23, 2021

Big, brainy science for the littlest listenersWhile celebrating Chinese New Year, Baby discovers the science behind lunar phases! Accurate enough to satisfy an expert, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the lunar calendar, the moon’s orbit, and the reason the moon seems to change shape. Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby’s sense of wonder. Parents and caregivers may learn a thing or two as well.Series Overview: The Baby Loves Science series features little... + Read More
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Series: MAISY Maisy's Chinese New Year A Maisy First Experiences Book Paperback Lucy Cousins 9781536216783 $9.50 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Jan 18, 2022

Join Maisy and friends in a joyful celebration of Chinese New Year.Tomorrow is Chinese New Year, and Maisy’s friend Tiger is coming home for the occasion. Hooray! Tiger has brought some beautiful gifts, some with a special symbol that means good luck. Maisy has asked all her friends to her house to celebrate with a delicious feast, and Penguin and Ostrich are handing out lucky red packets with money inside. Now it’s time for Tiger to tell the story of Chinese New Year, while everyone stays up late for fireworks. But the best is to come on New Y... + Read More
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Series: Mr. Men and Little Miss Chinese New Year: A Mr. Men Little Miss Book Paperback Adam Hargreaves 9780593222249 $6.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Dec 29, 2020

You’re invited to a Chinese New Year celebration with the Mr. Men and Little Miss cast of characters!The Mr. Men and Little Misses are celebrating Chinese New Year! Little Miss Neat is having a Chinese New Year party with traditional decorations, a New Year’s Eve feast, and the next day there will even be a dragon dance. What could possibly go wrong?!Mr. Men and Little Miss celebrations introduce children to all the exciting occasions that people celebrate, including birthdays, Christmas, Halloween, Easter, and now Chinese New Year.Series Overv... + Read More
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Series: Chinese New Year Colors Board book Richard Lo 9780823447510 $10.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 0 - 2 Dec 24, 2019

Celebrate Lunar New Year with a rainbow of traditions in this bilingual board book! Hóng is the color of firecrackers! Jīn is the hue of lucky coins. Zŏng is the shade of sweet peanut puffs. Welcome to the festivities of the Chinese New Year, where symbolic gifts, foods, and objects come together in a celebration of beautiful colors. This simple and bold bilingual board book is perfect for toddlers and lap sitters. Each spread focuses on a particular color, giving the name in both Chinese and English, and showcasing a traditional part... + Read More
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Series: Baby's First Holidays Baby's First Chinese New Year Board book DK 9781465484017 $9.50 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 0 - 2 Dec 24, 2018

Celebrate Chinese New Year with this delightful baby board book little ones will adore.The bright and colorful images in this book are the perfect way to discover the new year holiday traditions together. From colorful lanterns, to beautiful traditional clothes, to special animals that each year is named after, Baby’s First Chinese New Year features all the familiar favorites associated with one of Asia’s biggest and brightest celebrations.An ideal baby gift to develop early learning, the simple pictures and sentences promote language skills, a... + Read More
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Series: A New Year's Reunion A Chinese Story Paperback Yu Li-Qiong 9780763667481 $10.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Nov 26, 2013

“Celebrations and traditions might differ, but the story of missing distant family is universal.” — School Library Journal (starred review)This poignant, vibrantly illustrated tale, which won the prestigious Feng Zikai Chinese Children’s Picture Book Award in 2009, is sure to resonate with every child who misses relatives when they are away — and shows how a family’s love is strong enough to endure over time and distance.
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Series: The Runaway Wok A Chinese New Year Tale Hardcover Ying Chang Compestine 9780525420682 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Jan 06, 2011

When a boy goes to the market to buy food and comes home with an old wok instead, his parents wonder what they'll eat for dinner. But then the wok rolls out of the poor family's house with a skippity-hoppity-ho! and returns from the rich man's home with a feast in tow! With spirited text and lively illustrations, this story reminds readers about the importance of generosity.
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Series: Puffin Lift-the-Flap Dragon Dance A Chinese New Year Lift-the-Flap Book Novelty book Joan Holub 9780142400005 $12.49 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 2 - 5 Dec 29, 2003

A great introduction to the customs of Lunar New Year. This interactive lift-the-flap book is perfect for parents and early readers to enjoy together!It's Lunar New Year and there are so many fun things to do! Shopping at the outdoor market for fresh flowers, eating New Year's dinner with the whole family, receiving red envelopes from Grandma and Grandpa, and best of all-watching the spectacular Lunar New Year's parade! Illustrated by Benrei Huang.
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Series: Chinese Kite Festival Hardcover Richard Lo 9780823447640 $24.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Dec 07, 2021

Children can learn animal names in both English and Chinese with this beautifully illustrated book!A tiger pounces across the sky.A ladybug takes flight from a leaf.Animal names and their significance in Chinese culture is beautifully explored for young readers in this stunning book. Simple bilingual text helps teach children animal names in both English and Chinese, and little ones will learn that butterflies are a sign of love, bees signify hard work, and more through the very simple and accessible backmatter. Paired with Rich Lo’s vibrant di... + Read More
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Series: Get Talking Chinese Mandarin Chinese for Beginners Revised edition Paperback DK 9780744040692 $18.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Dec 07, 2021

Do you want to learn the world’s most spoken language? This easy-to-use beginner’s guide and audio app will get you speaking basic Mandarin in no time.With useful tips, practice exercises, and fascinating insights into Chinese culture,Get Talking Chinese teaches you how to read, write, and speak Mandarin Chinese step by step. The accompanying audio app covers all the vocabulary in the book, helping you perfect your pronunciation and quickly get to grips with the Mandarin tones. Aimed at children aged 8+, but of appeal to beginners of all ages, ... + Read More
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Series: Kingdom of Characters The Language Revolution That Made China Modern Hardcover Jing Tsu 9780735214729 $37.00 HISTORY Jan 18, 2022

How a hundred years of linguistic innovation turned China into one of the most powerful countries of the modern eraAfter a meteoric rise, China today is one of the world’s most powerful nations. Just a century ago, it was a crumbling empire, with literacy reserved for the elite few. In Kingdom of Characters, Jing Tsu argues that China’s greatest and most daunting challenge was a linguistic one. Just as important as China’s technological and industrial advances and political maneuvers was the century-long fight to make the Chinese language—with ... + Read More
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Series: Nights When Nothing Happened A Novel Paperback Simon Han 9780593086063 $23.00 FICTION Nov 16, 2021

“A tender, spiky family saga about love in all its mysterious incarnations.”—Lorrie Moore, author of A Gate at the Stairs and Birds of AmericaA little girl’s sleepwalking odysseys trigger a chain reaction that threatens the fragile stability of her immigrant family.From the outside, the Chengs seem like so-called model immigrants. Once Patty landed a tech job near Dallas, she and Liang grew secure enough to have a second child, and to send for their first from his grandparents back in China. Isn’t this what they sacrificed so much for? But then... + Read More
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Series: On Location Paperback Sarah Echavarre Smith 9780593201657 $22.00 FICTION Sep 21, 2021

Nothing like a rocky start between enemy coworkers stuck together on location to prove that love isn’t just a ploy for ratings—it’s a force of nature.Alia Dunn has finally gotten her big break. After years of working her way up at TV’s top outdoor travel channel, she gets the green light from network executives to bring her dream project to life: produce a series about Utah’s national parks. It’s a touching tribute to her late apong, who sparked Alia’s passion for travel and the outdoors as a kid.Alia is thrilled—until she meets her newest crew... + Read More
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Series: Donut Fall in Love Paperback Jackie Lau 9780593334300 $22.00 FICTION Oct 26, 2021

A baker provides the sweetest escape for an actor in this charming romantic comedy.Actor Ryan Kwok is back in Toronto after the promotional tour for his latest film, a rom-com that is getting less-than-stellar reviews. After years of constant work and the sudden death of his mother, Ryan is taking some much-needed time off. But as he tries to be supportive to his family, he struggles with his loss and doesn’t know how to talk to his dad—who now trolls him on Twitter instead of meeting him for dim sum.Innovative baker Lindsay McLeod meets Ryan w... + Read More
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Series: Hao Stories Hardcover Ye Chun 9781646220601 $34.00 FICTION Sep 07, 2021

Longlisted for the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction An extraordinary debut collection of short stories by a three-time Pushcart Prize winner following Chinese women in both China and the United States who turn to signs and languages as they cross the alien landscapes of migration and motherhood. “The most common word in Chinese, perhaps, a ubiquitous syllable people utter and hear all the time, which is supposed to mean good. But what is hao in this world, where good books are burned, good people condemned, meanness consider... + Read More
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Series: Crying in H Mart A Memoir Paperback Michelle Zauner 9781984898951 $23.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Mar 28, 2023

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American—“in losing her mother and cooking to bring her back to life, Zauner became herself” (NPR) • CELEBRATING OVER ONE YEAR ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER LISTIn this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asi... + Read More