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Takuji Yamashita: A Pioneer Issei Civil Right Activist

History of Takuji Yamashita, who was denied his Law degree by the University of Washington when the university was just starting. He became a business man and fought for civil rights for Japanese Americans.

A civil action

Almost a century after snubbing Takuji Yamashita, the state's legal establishment is taking steps to honor the first Japanese graduate of the UW law school

Mainer Helps Honor Father as Holocaust Rescuer

Feng Shan Ho was living in Vienna in 1938 when the Holocaust happened. He helped the Jews by issuing Chinese entry visas to Jews.

Long is a Dragon: Chinese Writing for Children

Explains how Chinese writing developed and demonstrates how to write seventy-five Chinese characters, using detailed instructions and examples.

Cool Melons, Turn to Frogs: The Life and Poems of Issa

A biography and introduction to the work of the Japanese haiku poet whose love for nature finds expression in the more than thirty poems included in this book.

Ten Oni Drummers

One by one, ten tiny oni, Japanese goblin-like creatures, grow larger and larger as they beat their drums on the sand, chasing away bad dreams. Includes the Japanese characters for the numbers from one to ten.

Chinese in San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley

The fertile Santa Clara Valley--once called the Valley of Heart's Delight and later Silicon Valley--has long been home to a substantial Chinese population. Like other immigrants, they arrived seeking opportunity and armed with survival instincts and…