Diary of a Tokyo Teen by
Illustrated, comic-style memoir detailing the experiences of a sixteen-year-old girl with one Japanese and one American parent on her first trip back to Japan after her birth. Discusses differences in culture, food, style, and time spent with her extended family.
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry by
Chronicles the events leading up to and following the murder of Chinese American Vincent Chin in 1982 which sparked the Asian American movement and led to the United States' first federal civil rights trial in connection with an Asian American citizen. Examines the cultural context of the event, the act itself, the trials, and its legacy, and discusses how xenophobia and anti-Asian discrimination and violence have affected the lives of Asian Americans throughout history. Includes black-and-white photographs and a timeline.
All Thirteen by
Explores the true story of the ordeal that twelve members of the young Wild Boars soccer team, along with their assistant coach, went through from June 23 to July 2 in 2018, when they got stuck inside a flooded cavern in Thailand. A team of people from around the world mobilized to save them.
We're in This Together by
Delve into the life of Palestinian Muslim American feminist and activist Linda Sarsour, who reflects on her life growing up in Brooklyn, New York, and pivotal moments in her life, including the first time she put on a hijab and owned her Muslim faith in the wake of the tragedy of 9/11--a time when anti-Muslim sentiments were high in the United States. Today, Linda is an internationally recognized feminist, community organizer, and one of the organizers behind the popular Women's March movement.
Dear America: Young Readers' Edition by
Jose Antonio Vargas describes his life as an undocumented immigrant from the Philippines, discussing how he arrived in the United States, how he became a journalist, his decision to "come out" about his illegal status, and the impact that it's had on his life.
Farewell to Manzanar by
During World War II a community called Manzanar was hastily created in the high mountain desert country of California, east of the Sierras. Its purpose was to house thousands of Japanese American internees. One of the first families to arrive was the Wakatsukis, who were ordered to leave their fishing business in Long Beach and take with them only the belongings they could carry. For Jeanne Wakatsuki, a seven-year-old child, Manzanar became a way of life in which she struggled and adapted, observed and grew. For her father it was essentially the end of his life.
At age thirty-seven, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston recalls life at Manzanar through the eyes of the child she was. She tells of her fear, confusion, and bewilderment as well as the dignity and great resourcefulness of people in oppressive and demeaning circumstances. Written with her husband, Jeanne delivers a powerful first-person account that reveals her search for the meaning of Manzanar.
Red Scarf Girl by
The author tells about the happy life she led in China up until she was twelve-years-old when her family became a target of the Cultural Revolution, and discusses the choice she had to make between denouncing her father and breaking with her family, or refusing to speak against him and losing her future in the Communist Party.
The Untold Story of Larry Itliong by
Relates the story of Larry Itliong, a Filipino American labor organizer who is the real, forgotten originator of the 1960s Delano Grape Strike and Boycott, which is more commonly credited to Cesar Chavez today. Includes black and white photographs and a glossary.
Sisters of the War: Life, Loss, and Hope in Syria (Scholastic Focus) by
Presents the stories of Sunni Muslim Ruha and her sister Alaa and Alawite sisters Hanin and Jawa, two pairs of sisters on the opposite sides of the Syrian civil war, and highlights the living conditions in the rebel-controlled territory and the police state of regime-held Syria.
Lucky Child by
Ung begins in 1980 where her first memoir, "First They Killed My Father," left off. She escapes a devastated Cambodia at age 10 and begins again in Vermont, where she embraces American life. Although she enjoys America, she can never truly leave her Cambodian life behind. She and her eldest brother escaped, but their other three siblings were still there. The book parallels the lives of Ung and her sister, Chou, during the 15 years it took them to reunite. Readers get a close look at the differences between the two worlds and the things each girl must struggle with in her life.
Somewhere in the Unknown World by
Compiles fifteen stories describing the experiences of refugees from around the world who have settled in Minnesota. Describes their home countries, their journeys to America and to Minnesota, the challenges they faced, those who helped them and those who did not, and the obstacles they overcame to begin new lives.
We're in This Together by
Delve into the life of Palestinian Muslim American feminist and activist Linda Sarsour, who reflects on her life growing up in Brooklyn, New York, and pivotal moments in her life, including the first time she put on a hijab and owned her Muslim faith in the wake of the tragedy of 9/11--a time when anti-Muslim sentiments were high in the United States. Today, Linda is an internationally recognized feminist, community organizer, and one of the organizers behind the popular Women's March movement.
