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| This selection contains 8 title(s) on 1 page. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 8 |
| CHAI, MAY-LEE & WINBERG CHAI The Girl from Purple Mountain: Love, Honor, War and One Family's Journey from China to America NY: St. Martin Press, 2001. 1st printing of 1st edition, fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket, Winberg's mother, Ruth Mei-en Tsao Chai, was no ordinary woman in China. He & his daughter trace the family's history from China to the United States but, more importantly, provide insight into Chinese traditions and culture, the role of women and the dif. USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 | £UK 5.5 | JP¥ 794] Book number: 51109 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| CHANG, PANG-MEI NATASHA Bound Feet & Western Dress NY: Doubleday, 1996. 1st printing of 1st edition, fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket, The author's great aunt struggle to become a modern Chinese woman. USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 | £UK 4.75 | JP¥ 662] Book number: 51111 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| DANIELS, ROGER Asian America: Chinese and Japanese in the United States since 1850 Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1988. fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket, An examination of Chinese & Japanese immigration & acculturation since 1850, Daniels draws distinctions & points out similarities between Chinese & Japanese but also with European immigration experiences. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1589] Book number: 103532 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| FONG-'TORRES, BEN The Rice Room: Growing Up Chinese American from Number Two Son to Rock 'n' Roll NY: Hyperion, 1994. 1st printing of 1st edition, fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket, A delightful mix of growing up in a traditional Chinese home to growing up American & assimilating the American way. USD 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 | £UK 4.25 | JP¥ 618] Book number: 51133 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| HOSOKAWA, BILL Nisei: The Quiet Americans NY: Morrow, 1969. 2nd printing, light shelfwear otherwise near fine hard cover book/light edgewear otherwise near fine dust jacket, The first Japanese arrived in American in the 1860's & quickly established themselves. Everything changed after Pearl Harbor & the author traces Nisei progress in social, economic & political realms. USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1236] Book number: 51155 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| KINKEAD, GWEN Chinatown: A Portrait of a Closed Society NY: Harper Collins, 1992. 1st printing of 1st edition, fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket, Kinkead developed an excellent portrait of the Chinese immigrant through dozens of interviews in New York's Chinatown district. She found most did not speak English (nor desire to learn it), rarely ventured outside of their enclave and had little interest. USD 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 | £UK 4.25 | JP¥ 618] Book number: 101059 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| MAR, M. ELAINE Paper Daughter NY: Harper Collins, 1999. 1st printing of 1st edition, fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket, Mar emigrated with her family from Hong Kong. She excelled at school but then she fell from a red haired boy at school and suddenly there were two worlds where once before there was one. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 101714 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. | ||
| SMITH, ICY The Lonely Queue: The Forgotten History of the Courageous Chinese Americans in Los Angeles Gardena: East West Discovery Press, 2000. fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket (in original shrinkwrap), An extensive history of Chinese American's 150 year tenure in Los Angeles. 194 pages, illustrated. Text in English & Chinese. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 102463 Click here to order or inquire at Lorrin Wong, Bookseller. |
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