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Qian Julie Wang is a writer and civil rights lawyer. ex-undocu; ex-biglaw • managing partner, Gottlieb & Wang LLP • author, BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY • 🎤 rep @hwaspeakers • Yale Law alum but prouder of my bad jokes here

27 books
Book Cover for: The Making of Asian America: A History, Erika Lee

The Making of Asian America: A History

Erika Lee
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@alxkhrtn @jsparkblog here are some good survey texts to start with: The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee and The Chinese in America by Iris Chang

Paperback, 2016

$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981-1991, Salman Rushdie

Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981-1991

Salman Rushdie
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Salman Rushdie, Imaginary Homelands: “Go for broke. Always try and do too much. Dispense with safety nets. Take a deep breath before you begin talking. Aim for the stars. Keep grinning. Be bloody-minded. Argue with the world. And never forget that writing is as close as we get

Paperback, 1992

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: All This Could Be Different, Sarah Thankam Mathews

All This Could Be Different

Sarah Thankam Mathews
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An unforgettable, searing, one-of-a-kind debut novel on what it is to come of age as a queer, Asian-American immigrant.

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: You Are Here: Connecting Flights, Ellen Oh

You Are Here: Connecting Flights

Ellen Oh
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A chain of several connected stories... about Asian American identity, belonging, and courage... powerfully told through the insights of twelve powerhouse authors.

Hardcover, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Acceptance: A Memoir, Emi Nietfeld

Acceptance: A Memoir

Emi Nietfeld
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happy pub day to @eminietfeld, whose memoir ACCEPTANCE was named a best book of August by Apple Books and Amazon, and deemed “remarkable” in a rave review from NYT. join us for her launch event at @POWERHOUSEArena at 7 pm: https://t.co/qhOg3HU6Tm

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Time Is a Mother, Ocean Vuong

Time Is a Mother

Ocean Vuong
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TIME IS A MOTHER by the gifted Ocean Vuong, an intimate, innovative, and bold poetry collection reflecting on love, life, and loss. https://t.co/ci33a9m0Rq

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Signal Fires, Dani Shapiro

Signal Fires

Dani Shapiro
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The book is about a family that attempts to heal and recover from a tragic accident over the course of many years, and examines what it means to be connected, to mourn, to hold secrets from those closest to us.

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Beautiful Country: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Memoir of an Undocumented Childhood, Qian Julie Wang

Beautiful Country: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Memoir of an Undocumented Childhood

Qian Julie Wang
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“Beautiful Country is destined to be a classic. ... The writing was so cinematic that I could lose myself in her narrative for hours ... Qian Julie Wang redefines what it means to be 'American.'" So very honored by this recent review: http://shorturl.at/flAIM

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Duet for Home, Karina Yan Glaser

A Duet for Home

Karina Yan Glaser
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A powerful, uplifting book about tweens in a South Bronx family shelter.

Paperback, 2023

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Many Daughters of Afong Moy, Jamie Ford

The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

Jamie Ford
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Happy pub day to @JamieFord, whose novel THE MANY DAUGHTERS OF AFONG MOY is a Read with Jenna selection, a BOTM pick, and on a billboard in Times Square. 🎉 less impressively, I also said the following about it. go grab it now!!!

Paperback, 2023

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book