Justin Chien
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Authors for Kids
Middle School Battle of the Books - 2022-23
Summer Reading Committee's Recommended Reads
Middle School Battle of the Books - 2022-23
Summer Reading Committee's Recommended Reads
Description
Knox works to keep his family together as they move from Hong Kong back to northern California during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus.
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Description
A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend's drawing of them. After talking to his father, the boy realizes that his eyes rise to the skies and speak to the stars, shine like sunlit rays, and glimpse trails of light from those who came before--in fact, his eyes are like his father's, his agong's, and his little brother's, and they are visionary. Inspired by the men in his family, he recognizes his...
Author
Language
English
Description
"According to Confucius, "an educated woman is a worthless woman," but Tan Yunxian--born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness--is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine, the Four Examinations--looking, listening, touching, and asking--something a man can never do with a female patient....
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"In her first collection of stories since the acclaimed Who's Irish?, the beloved author of The Resisters refracts the fifty years since the opening of China through the lives of ordinary people. Beginning with a cheery, kindly letter penned by a Chinese girl in heaven to "poor Mr. Nixon" in hell, Gish Jen embarks on an eleven-story journey through U.S.-Chinese relations, capturing not only the excitement of a world on the brink of tectonic change,...
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A collection of the years top food writing, selected by prolific food writer and author ofHow to Cook EverythingMark Bittman.Food writer Mark Bittman selects the besttwenty articles published in 2022 that celebrate the many innovative, comforting, mouthwatering, and culturally rich culinary offerings of our country.