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Author
Publisher
Soho
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Aisling Juanjuan Shen was born to illiterate peasants in a tiny farming hamlet in China's Yangtze Delta in 1974. Pronounced useless by her parents because she wasn't good at planting rice, she became the first person from her village ever to attend college. After graduating with a teaching degree, the government assigned her to a remote and low paying job that she was expected to hold for the rest of her life. But she wasn't satisfied-and she bought...
8) Maya Lin
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the architect-sculptor who designed the Vietnam War Memorial.
12) The Chinese
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Examines the history, traditions, and contributions of Chinese immigrants who have come to live and work in the United States and Canada.
13) Yo-Yo Ma
Author
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the world renowned cellist who began playing at the age of four, Yo-Yo Ma.
16) Michelle Kwan
Author
Series
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the young Chinese-American figure skater who won National and World Championships in 1996 and a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
17) Michelle Kwan
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Chinese-American figure skater known for her artistry on the ice.
18) Michelle Kwan
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Describes the personal life and figure skating career of the young Chinese American who won the National and World Championships in 1996.
19) Bridging the Pacific: searching for cross-cultural understanding between the United States and China
Author
Publisher
China Books and Periodicals
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
