Browse Items (56 total)

  • Collection: Stories Beyond Borders: A Chinese American and Diasporic Reading List

Ribbons

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Talented eleven-year-old Robin Lee must quit dance lessons in order to save money and bring Robin's grandmother from China. Frustration mounts when her grandmother arrives and butts heads with Robin while favoring her brother. Her grandmother’s stay…

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Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao

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Amy is learning all about being Chinese American. Throughout this series, she learns how “imperfect” is actually perfect when it comes to folding baos, how having different ideas than her peers (like what a dragon is) is worth advocating for, and how…

Position: 592 (340 views)

Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon

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This is the second book in the Amy Wu series. Amy is learning all about being Chinese American. Throughout this series, she learns how “imperfect” is actually perfect when it comes to folding baos, how having different ideas than her peers (like what…

Position: 645 (315 views)

Amy Wu and the Warm Welcome

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This is the third book in the Amy Wu series. Amy is learning all about being Chinese American. Throughout this series, she learns how “imperfect” is actually perfect when it comes to folding baos, how having different ideas than her peers (like what…

Position: 630 (325 views)

Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor

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Hui Chinese American Zack Ying has a mission. With the help of Qin Shi Huang (China's first emperor, brutal tyrant, and Zack's apparent ancestor) in his gaming headset, Zack has to cram in a lifetime's worth of cultural knowledge to save himself and…

Position: 579 (345 views)

Iron Widow

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Wu Zetian has one goal—to get revenge on the male pilot responsible for the death of her sister. Her revenge, however, leads to the discovery of a conspiracy, one that can break apart the misogyny of the Chrysalis program. This is one of the books on…

Position: 665 (307 views)