Picture Books - Japan
Bunting, Eve. So Far From the Sea.
When seven-year-old Laura and her family visit Grandfather's grave at the Manzanar War Relocation Center, the Japanese American child leaves behind a special symbol. Illustrated by Chris K. Soentpiet. ( j Bunting)

Friedman, Ina. How My Parents Learned to Eat
An American sailor courts a Japanese girl and each tries, in secret, to learn the other's way of eating. Illustrated by Allen Say. ( j Friedman)

Igus, Toyomi. Two Mrs. Gibsons
The biracial daughter of an African American father and a Japanese mother fondly recalls growing up with her mother and her father's mother, two very different but equally loving women. Pictures by Daryl Wells. ( j Igus)

Little, Mimi Otey. Yoshiko and the Foreigner
In spite of her upbringing, a young Japanese woman begins seeing an American soldier and finds that he is not like the foreigners her parents have taught her to avoid.
( j Little)

Say, Allen. Erika-san
After falling in love with Japan as a little girl, Erika becomes a teacher and fulfills her childhood dream by moving to a remote Japanese island. Illustrated by the author. ( j Say Reading Rainbow)

Say, Allen. Kamishibai Man
After many years of retirement, an old Kamishibai man--a Japanese street performer who tells stories and sells candies--decides to make his rounds once more even though such entertainment declined after the advent of television. ( j Say)

Picture Books - China
Lee, Milly. Landed
After leaving his village in southeastern China, twelve-year-old Sun is held at Angel Island, San Francisco, before being released to join his father, a merchant living in the area. Includes historical notes. Pictures by Yangsook Choi. ( j Lee)

Molnar-Fenton, Stephan. An Mei’s Strange and Wondrous Journey
Six-year-old An Mei tells the story of how she was born in China and came to live in America. Illustrated by Vivienne Flesher. ( j Molnar-Fenton)

Partridge, Elizabeth. Oranges on Golden Mountain
When hard times fall on his family, Jo Lee is sent from China to San Francisco, where he helps his uncle fish and dreams of being reunited with his mother and sister.
Illustrated by Aki Sogabe. ( j Partridge)

Schaefer, Carole Lexa. Someone Says
A day at a Chinese preschool has leaping frogs, dancing ponies, flapping wings, eating like tigers, and all the things that children can dream. Illustrated by Pierr Morgan. ( j Schaefer)

Fiction - Japan
Kadohata, Cynthia. Kira-kira
Chronicles the close friendship between two Japanese-American sisters growing up in rural Georgia during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and the despair when one sister becomes terminally ill. (Juv Fic Kadohata)

Preus, Margi. Heart of a Samurai: based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro
In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.(YA Fic Preus)

Uchida, Yoshiko. A Jar of Dreams
Eleven-year-old Rinko grows up in a closely-knit Japanese American family in California during the Depression, a time of great prejudice. (Juv Fic Uchida)

Uchida, Yoshiko. Picture Bride
Hana Omiya arrives in San Francisco, California, in 1917 to marry Taro Takeda, an Oakland shopkeeper. Together they build a business and home, raise a daughter, and find tragedy when sent to a detention camp during World War II. (YA Fic Uchida)

Fiction - China
Coerr, Eleanor. Chang's Paper Pony
In San Francisco during the 1850's gold rush, Chang, the son of Chinese immigrants, wants a pony but cannot afford one until his friend Big Pete finds a solution.
Pictures by Kogan Ray. (E Coerr)

Namioka, Lensey. Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear
Recently arrived in Seattle from China, musically untalented Yingtao is faced with giving a violin performance to attract new students for his father when he would rather be working on friendships and playing baseball. (Juv Fic Namioka)

Yep, Laurence. The Star Fisher
Fifteen-year-old Joan Lee and her family find the adjustment hard when they move from Ohio to West Virginia in the 1920s. (Juv Fic Yep)

Yep, Laurence. The Dragon's Child: A Story of Angel Island
Ten-year-old Gim Lew leaves his village in China to accompany his father to America, but before they go he must prepare for a grueling test that he must pass--without stuttering--at California's Angel Island, where officials strive to keep out unwanted immigrants. Includes facts about immigration from China and the experiences of the author's family. (Juv Fic Yep)

Yang, Gene Luen. American born Chinese
A graphic novel of three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. (YA 741.5 Yang)

Nonfiction

Bausum, Ann. Denied, Detained, Deported: Stories From the Dark Side of American Immigration
Cases from the history of immigration in the U.S., in which immigrants are denied, such as the people aboard "The St. Louis" who were sent back to Nazi Germany during the Holocaust, the detained, such as Japanese Americans during WWII, and the deported, such as Emma Goldman, who was sent back to Russia in 1919 after living in the U.S. for thirty years. (j325.73 Bausum)

Behnke, Alison. Chinese in America
Examines the history of Chinese immigration to the United States, discussing why they came, what they did when they got here, where they settled, and customs they brought with them. (j973.04951 Behnke)

Blumberg, Rhoda. Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy
In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States. (j921 N146b)

Brimner, Larry Dane. Angel Island
the history of San Francisco Bay's Angel Island as an army base, detention center, and immigration station before its preservation as a state park. (j325.1 Brimner)

Cooper, Michael L. Fighting For Honor: Japanese Americans and World War II
Examines the history of Japanese in the United States, focusing on their treatment during World War II, including the mass relocation to internment camps and the distinguished service of Japanese Americans in the American military. (j940.5315 Cooper)

Florence, Debbi Michiko. China: Over 40 Activities to Experience China -- Past and Present
(j915.1 Florence)

Goldstein, Margaret J. Japanese in America
(j973.04956 Goldstein)

Hamanaka, Sheila. In Search of the Spirit: The Living National Treasures of Japan
The creations of some of Japan's Living National Treasures, artists who are involved in various Japanese arts, including Yuzen dyeing, bamboo basket weaving, Bunraku puppetmaking, swordmaking, Noh theater, and neriage ceramics. (j700.952 Hamanaka)

Hibbert, Clare. Chinese Art & Culture
(j709.51 Hibbert)

Khanduri, Kamini. Japanese Art & Culture
(j709.52 Khanduri)

Moss, Marissa. Sky High: The True Story of Maggie Gee
The life and career of the Chinese American woman who dreamed of flying as a child and who went on to become one of only two Chinese American Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) to serve during World War II. (j921 G27m)

Panchyk, Richard. World War II for Kids: A History With 21 Activities
(j940.53 Panchyk)

Weston, Reiko. Cooking the Japanese Way
An introduction to Japanese cooking, including a background of Japan and explanations and tips on cooking preparation and a variety of detailed recipes. (j641.5952 Weston)

Yu, Ling. Cooking the Chinese Way
An introduction to Chinese cooking, including a background of China and explanations and tips on cooking preparation and a variety of detailed recipes. (j641.5951 Yu )

3/21/11
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