Ethnic category: 7100 books

"This diverse collection, like Asian America itself, adds up to something far more vibrant than the sum of its voices." -Eric Liu, author of The Accidental Asian "There's fury, dignity, and self-awareness in these essays. I found the voices to be energetic and the ideas exciting." -Diana...

A narrative history of the movement that turned “Orientals” into Asian Americans Until the political ferment of the Long Sixties, there were no Asian Americans. There were only isolated communities of mostly Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos lumped together as “Orientals.” Serve the...

Once a derogatory label derived from the Hawaiian word for half, Hapa is now being embraced as a term of pride by many people of Asian or Pacific Rim mixed-race heritage. Award-winning film producer and artist Kip Fulbeck has created a forum in word and image for Hapas to answer the question they're...

From beloved writer and artist Kip Fulbeck, author of Part Asian, 100% Hapa, this timely collection of portraits celebrates the faces and voices of mixed-race children. At a time when 7 million people in the U.S. alone identify as belonging to more than one race, interest in issues of multiracial...

Winner of the 2014 BP Readers Choice Award for Short Stories and AnthologiesHere are some Stories (Traditional Native Legends) and some stories (personal history.)I am a professional storyteller and a therapist. Coyote Still Going retells the mostly Sahaptin and Twana traditional legends...

The deeply reported story of identical twin brothers who escape El Salvador's violence to build new lives in California—fighting to survive, to stay, and to belong. “Impeccably timed, intimately reported, and beautifully expressed.”—The New York Times **NAMED ONE OF THE BEST...

Extrait : "Ce qui frappe le plus le penseur qui, libre de tous préjugés, étudie le fonctionnement des différentes sociétés qui se sont succédé dans le monde, c'est de voir combien est important le rôle joué dans la science par l'esprit de parti et l'égoïsme de caste. Il faut des siècles...

Extrait : "J'ai vu l'Egypte, et je peux vous dire mon impression d'ensemble sur cet étrange pays. Mon voyage dans la Haute Egypte, en compagnie de M. Mariette, n'a fait que confirmer les vues que je m'étais formées tout d'abord lors de ma première course à Sakkara et aux Pyramides. La solidité parfaite de l'histoire d'Egypte est pour moi une chose démontrée."

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is all smiles as he watches over us as we celebrate his life and dedication to freedom. Author Raymond Sturgis has put in wonderful words the life work of Dr. King which was inspired by his faith in God. Martin Luther King Jr. lived a short but fulfilled life, and although...

The Scars of Racism asks the bold question, what is Racism? And why does racism defined a society?  From many hours or research and observation, Racism is defined and examined. Seen through the eyes of a Christian Minister, Dr. Handy takes a bold step to bring the truth behind racism and offer...

El presente volumen ofrece una revisin general de la situacin del espaol como lengua en contacto con otras lenguas en diversos pases del mundo hispano.Cada seccin del libro cubre un rea o pas dentro de Espaa, Latinoamrica y el Caribe, donde el espaol convive con otras lenguas desde hace siglos.

The first Dutch immigration to the Calumet Region took place in the second half of the 19th century. The area settled by the Dutch spans roughly from what today is part of Chicago's Southside to the western border of Griffith, Indiana, and includes the communities of Roseland, South Holland, Lansing,...

Oakland, the other city by the bay, was a magnet for Italian immigrants in the early decades of the 20th century. Some relocated from San Francisco after the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire; many more came to Oakland predominantly from Italy�s northern regions of Piedmont, Liguria, and Lombardy...