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The Bonesetter's Daughter

Set in contemporary San Francisco and in a Chinese village where Peking Man is unearthed, "The Bonesetter's Daughter" is an excavation of the human spirit: the past, its deepest wounds, its most profound hopes. This is the story of LuLing Young, who…

Japanese Schoolgirl Inferno: Tokyo Teen Fashion Subculture Handbook

Japanese schoolgirl fashions and subcultures have sprung up, burned out, mutated, and evolved into a pop culture phenomenon gone global from Gwen Stefani's "Harajuku Girls" to Gothic Lolita-fueled manga and the deadly schoolgirl in Kill Bill. It's no…

Raymond's Portrait

Profiles the brush painter, Raymond Hu, who was born with Down syndrome. Shows how Raymond transforms photographs of animals into paintings. Includes interviews with Raymond, his family, and his art teacher. Raymond discusses the challenges of coping…

Bone

The story of a troubled family living in San Francisco's Chinatown.