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Nene and the Horrible Math Monster

Nene, a Filipino American girl, confronts the minority myth that all Asians excel at mathematics, and, in doing so, overcomes her own fears.

In the Heart of Filipino America: Immigrants from the Pacific Isles

Recounts the exeriences of Filipino immigrants.

Allie's Basketball Dream

Determined in her effort to play basketball, a young Afro-American girl gives it one more shot with the support of a special friend.

Water Buffalo Days: Growing Up in Vietnam

The author describes his close relationship to two water buffalo that were part of his family when he was growing up in a village in the central highlands of Vietnam.

My Name Is San Ho

A twelve-year-old Vietnamese boy relates his experiences as he tries to adjust to his new life in the United States with his mother and American marine stepfather.

Song of the Buffalo Boy

Shunned and mistreated because of her mixed heritage and determined to avoid an arranged marriage, seventeen-year-old Loi runs away to Ho Chi Minh City with the hope that she and the boy she loves will be able to go to the United States to find her…

Lee Ann: The Story of a Vietnamese-American Girl

A young Vietnamese American girl describes her family and school life, Saturday activities, and celebration of TET, the Vietnamese New Year.

First Snow

With the help of her grandmother and the first snow she has ever seen, a little Vietnamese girl begins to understand how death can be accepted as a natural part of life.

Hoang Breaks the Lucky Teapot

When a Vietnamese boy breaks his family's Gia Truyen, a teapot which houses May Man, the good spirit, he tries to repair the damage in order to keep away evil spirits and bad fortune.

The Brocaded Slipper and Other Vietnamese Tales

A collection of five Vietnamese fairy tales, including "Little Finger of the Watermelon Patch" and "The Lampstand Princess."