Asian American
This section includes literature by Asian American authors, as well as nonfiction works on related subjects, and the ephemera of Asian American political and cultural organizations. We stock many out-of-print Asian American immigrant publications in Asian languages.
Rodan; Northern California Asian American community, vol. 2 no. 5...
San Francisco: Rodan, 1971. Newspaper. 12p. tabloid format newspaper, horizontal fold, otherwise very good. Cover shows the Peace monument in SF's Little Tokyo. Centerfold is a game board with paths to "success" for various Asian immigrant groups and US-born citizens. More
Cat.No: 286087
Rodan; Northern California Asian American community. Vol. 1, no. 3...
San Francisco: Rodan, 1970. Newspaper. 8p. newspaper, 11x17.5 inches, fold crease, edgewear. The radical paper served primarily the Japanese American and Chinese American communities in San Francisco. Centerfold piece on Los Siete de la Raza; cover has poem by Foo Gwah and Jim Hamano artwork. More
Cat.No: 248387
Rodan; Northern California Asian American community. Vol. 1, no. 5...
San Francisco: Rodan, 1970. Newspaper. 12p. newspaper, 11x17.5 inches, fold crease, pen notation in margin of front cover. Dittoed leaflet laid in soliciting subscriptions. The radical paper served primarily the Japanese American and Chinese American communities in San Francisco. Includes a piece by Pat Simi on her recent trip to..... More
Cat.No: 248388
Rodan; Northern California Asian American community. Vol. 1, no. 6...
San Francisco: Rodan, 1970. Newspaper. 12p. newspaper, 11x17.5 inches, horizontal fold, paper evenly toned, otherwise very good. The radical paper served primarily the Japanese American and Chinese American communities in San Francisco. Rear cover announces a concert merging the Black Panthers and the Asian American movement (featuring The Lumpen and..... More
Cat.No: 307676
Ron Terada
Vancouver: Contemporary Art Gallery, 2003. Hardcover. 96p., pictorial boards, 8.25x10.75 inches, very good. Illustrated with color photographs of Terada's work. Terada is a Vancouver-born Japanese Canadian visual artist. More
Cat.No: 281862
Sadakas and beyond: connecting the past to inspire the future
Honolulu: Filipino American National Historical Society, 2006. Folder containing materials from the 11th biennial conference of the Society, including a 52-page program, a 32-page program supplement, and fliers from related events and organizations. More
Cat.No: 207084
Saigon Houston Directory / Niên giám Saigon Houston. 2006
Houston, TX: Saigon Houston Directory, 2006. Paperback. 578p., wraps, light handling wear, else very good condition. Text in Vietnamese. Directory for the Vietnamese-American community in the Houston area. More
Cat.No: 163534
San Francisco 1984 Ethnic Dance Festival at the historic Herbst...
San Francisco: Presented by City Celebration Inc., and the SF Hotel Tax Fund, 1984. Magazine. 28p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrations, photos, schedule, advertising, credits, lightly-worn event program in stapled pictorial black wraps. More
Cat.No: 209040
San Francisco and Oakland Chinese Telephone Directory (June 1945)
San Francisco: Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1945. Paperback. 41p., stiff grey wraps, 6.5x9.5 inches, fine condition with hole punched at upper left as issued. Text in Chinese. The special utility of this book lies in its door-by-door enumeration of all individuals, businesses, political organizations, community groups, etc. that had..... More
Cat.No: 304136
San Francisco Chinatown [Calendar poster for Lunar Year 4672 (1974)...
San Francisco: n.pub. [1973]. Poster. 18x24.75 inch poster, very good, with design featuring tiger. More
Cat.No: 284940
The San Francisco Journal [117 issues]
San Francisco: Maurice Chuck, 1976-1979. Newspaper. One hundred and seventeen issues of the radical Asian American weekly newspaper, tabloid format, generally 8 pages per issue, all with horizontal fold, paper toned, most with postal address at the top of the cover page. These are all English editions (a Chinese-language edition..... More
Cat.No: 308343
San Francisco Nichi Bei Times; Japanese American Daily number 6869...
San Francisco: Nichi Bei Times, 1975. 4p. in English, 4p. folded in in Japanese, 11.5x17 inches folded in half, tabloid newsprint with articles, advertising, photos etc. Ex-library copy. More
Cat.No: 113824
San Furanshisuko oyobi kita Kariforunia kanko annai
San Francisco, CA: Nichi Bei Times, 1964. Paperback. 64p., stapled wraps, illus. with b&w photos, very good condition. Travel guide published by the SF-based Japanese-language newspaper, covering San Francisco and Northern California. Text in Japanese. More
Cat.No: 142249
San Jose Betsuin Dharma School 1984-1985
San Jose, CA: the School, 1985. Newsletter. [36p.] staplebound yearbook, 8.5x11 inches, very good but for small private ownership chop in Japanese on first page. Black and white photos throughout, including both posed class photos and snapshots of activities. This Sunday school, originally established in 1924, is affiliated with the..... More
Cat.No: 304080
San Jose Taiko Summer Series. August 14-22, 1998, San Jose...
San Jose: San Jose Taiko, 1998. Pamphlet. [12]p., illustrations, wraps. 11 x 8.5 in. Very Good. 25th anniversary program and keepsake. The theme was “Rhythm Journey: Expressions in Time, 1973-1998. With a history of San Jose Taiko and brief biographies of other performers, such as the Asian American Jazz Orchestra..... More
Cat.No: 311185
Sansei Live! A celebration to benefit Kimochi, Inc.
San Francisco: Kimochi, Inc., 1990. Pamphlet. [48p.] staplebound program booklet, minor corner wear. Includes brief biographies of honorees, introductory information about Kimochi's work on behalf of Japanese American seniors, and many ads for local businesses. More
Cat.No: 301646
Sanyog: South Asia Expressions, Issue 2, Spring 1992
Durham: Asian and African Languages and Literature, Duke University, 1992. Staplebound. 57p., staplebound, wraps, 5.25x8.5 inches. Light handling wear to wraps, else very good. Only one copy in OCLC as of March 2022. Poetry, art, writing, and plays from South Asian contributors. Most of text in English, with some pieces..... More
Cat.No: 281839
Scene: the international East-West magazine (Oct. 1954)
Los Angeles: Scene Magazine, 1954. Magazine. 34p., 8.5x11 inch staplebound magazine, address label on cover, mild handling wear. Magazine originally founded by James T. Nishimura in Chicago. This issue largely devoted to examples of Japanese-American success. More
Cat.No: 251569
The Scooper: an Asian American publication. Vol. 2 no. 11...
Los Angeles: Asian American Studies Center, UCLA, 1975. Pamphlet. 20p., staplebound magazine, 8.5x11 inches, very good. Student publication, with an article celebrating the 26th anniversary of the communist revolution in China, a piece on a child care center in LA, poetry, and coverage of local activism. Also included is an..... More
Cat.No: 300705
Season of Thunder: Tribal Filipino Resistance [poster]
[Oakland]: Inkworks, [1983-?]. Poster. 18x24 inch poster, very good, announcing a showing of the film by the Southeast Asia Resource Center. More
Cat.No: 283922
SECA Art Award, 1994: Toi Hoang
San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1994. Staplebound. [20p.], staplebound, 9x9 inches, very good. Illustrated profusely with Hoang's mixed-media sculptures. Catalog of artwork from an exhibition by the Oakland-based Vietnamese American artist. More
Cat.No: 283468
Service to Democracy: 2018 Gala Dinner and Silent Auction, Saturday...
Los Angeles: Japanese American National Museum, 2018. Paperback. 102p., wraps, illus., very good condition with program laid in. More
Cat.No: 303892
Set of 16 issues of the Journal of Asian American...
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999-2020. Paperback. Set includes: Volume 2, Number 3 (October 1999); Volume 3, Number 1 (February 2000); Volume 3, Number 2 (June 2000); Volume 3, Number 3 (October 2000); Volume 4, Number 1 (February 2001); Volume 4, Number 2 (June 2001); Volume 4, Number 3 (October..... More
Cat.No: 286215
Sex roles: persistence and change, in The journal of social...
Ann Arbor: Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, 1973. 228p., wraps, lightly worn and soiled else very good condition. More
Cat.No: 81265
Shades of power: newsletter of the Institute for Multiracial Justice...
San Francisco: Institute for Multiracial Justice, 1998-2002. Five issues of the 8.5x11 inch newsletter; very good. Numbers present are vol. 1 no. 3 and 4, vol. 2 no. 2, Fall 2001 (from after 9/11), and Summer 2002. Contributions by Leonard Peltier, Diane Fujino, Betita Martinez and others. Vol. 1 no..... More
Cat.No: 248382
The laughter of my father
Bulosan, Carlos
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