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…
A comprehensive and sumptuously illustrated book examining the extraordinary range of Chinese dress, against a background of historical, cultural and social change.
Offering a rich and insightful road map of Asian American history as it has evolved over more than 200 years, this book marks the first systematic attempt to take stock of this field of study. It examines, comments, and questions the changing…
After Jin's baby brother, Smiler, drools on a big ball of mud in their neighbour Madalitso's bedroom, the mudball sprouts huge chicken-feet legs and runs off. Jin gives chase, hoping to put everything back together before Madalitso can see they broke…