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Publication: 16 Extraordinary Asian Americans

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Title: 16 Extraordinary Asian Americans
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Publisher: J. Weston Walch Publisher
Year: 1996
ISBN 0825128587
Number of Pages 134
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Description / Comments:
Illustrated/ photographs.  16 biographies for prominent 20th
century Asian Americans.  Each biography is present in a
concise manner, with photographs and straightforward
vocabulary.  Each biography has five parts: the story, a
"Remembering the Facts" Q&A, an "Understanding the Story"
Q&A, a "Getting the Main Idea" prompt, and "Applying What
You've Learned."  Featured biographies:
Daniel K. Inouye -- Maxine Hong Kingston -- I.M. Pei --
Maya Lin -- An Wang -- Haing Ngor -- Seiji Ozawa -- Kristi
Yamaguchi -- Noriyuki "Pat" Morita -- Yo-Yo Ma -- David Ho
-- Wendy Lee Gramm -- Ellison Onizuka -- Carlos Bulosan --
Jose Aruego -- Dustin Nguyen
Topics / Keywords: child and youth literature, materials, nonfiction, biography, Asian Americans, history, study and teaching
Section: Child & Youth Lit
Resource Type: Materials/Learner Writings
Location: Bookshelves
Copies: 1
Entry Date: July 5th 2006
Last Updated: May 2nd 2007

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