Asian American Hertiage Month 2008

	Celebrate Asian American Heritage Month with these recommended titles by, for and about Asian Americans. All of these library materials are owned by the Metropolitan Library System. Log on to CyberMars with your library card to reserve any titles that interest you, or ask a librarian for assistance.
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	The Art of Japanese Architecture David E. Young (Tuttle Pub., c2007) Shelf Number: 720.952/Y696a Nearly 400 illustrations, photographs, and woodcuts enhance this celebration of 12,000 years of Japanese shelter. The elements of structure, the essentials of function, and the strong traditions make Japanese architecture timeless and always "modern."
	Asian Faces: The Essential Beauty and Makeup Guide for Asian Women Taylor Chang-Babaian (Penguin, c2007) Shelf Number: 646.72/C4562a A professional makeup artist offers a beauty guide designed to meet the special needs of Asian women, bringing together techniques, tools, and styles to enhance skin tones and facial features.
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	Asian Flavors of Jean-Georges Jean-Georges Vongerichten (Broadway Books/Random House, c2007) Shelf Number: 641.595/V946a A new cookbook from the chef who pioneered Asian-fusion cuisine presents dozens of recipes for his signature dishes inspired by the street food and home cooking of Asia and blending Western-style dishes and cooking techniques with Asian flavors.
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	Balancing Two Worlds: Asian American College Students Tell Their Life Stories Edited by Andrew Garrod Shelf Number: 378.7423/B1716b Good stories help us understand varieties of cultural experiences. Asian American students were given the assignment to examine themselves through the dual lenses of their family backgrounds and their lives as students in the United States. Through their stories, the reader develops a deeper appreciation for their sense of family and how their experiences form their racial identities.
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	Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians Jane Hyun (Collins/HarperCollins, c2005) Shelf Number: 650.14/H999b A career guide for Asian-American workers cites the population's growing numbers as well as its struggles to achieve equality in corporate America in spite of high aptitude and educational levels
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	The Chinese Calligraphy Bible: The Essential Illustrated Guide to Over 300 Beautiful Characters Yat-Ming Cathy Ho (Barron's Educational Series, c2007) Shelf Number: 745.619951/H6786c Chinese calligraphy has captured the artistic urges of people throughout history. The author provides instruction on use of materials and techniques, but the bulk of the book is devoted to individual characters.
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	Driven Out: the Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans Jean Pfaelzer (Random House, c2007) Shelf Number: 973.04951/P523d Here is the shocking and violent history of ethnic cleansing against Chinese Americans from the Gold Rush to the turn of the century. It is a readable and carefully researched account of hundreds of cases in which the Chinese were lynched, maimed, burned out of their homes and forced at gunpoint to leave. The book has names and stories for these incidents—making it real and accessible.
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