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.
United States and China [pinback button]
n.p. [194-]. Pinback Button. Small pin, about 1 inch diameter, very good. Issued to show solidarity during WWII. More
Cat.No: 318920
Unity of Three
Santa Cruz: "Published by the Class of Oakes 137, a course on Asian American personality and identity" 1977. Spiral_bound. 143p. paperback, plastic comb binding, very good. Illustrated with occasional black and white family photos. Compilation of family history narratives based on interviews and documents, generally quite well done, by Asian..... More
Cat.No: 300820
The Unveiling of an American Story
[Los Angeles]: [100th/442nd/MIS World War II Memorial Foundation], [1999]. Hardcover. 124p., illus., previous owner's blindstamp on free front endpaper, else very good condition in like dust jacket. Commemorates the unveiling and dedication of the "Go for Broke" monument, which honors Japanese Americans who fought in World War II. More
Cat.No: 303998
Uprooted Americans in your community
Washington DC: War Relocation Authority, 1945. Pamphlet. 14p. staplebound pamphlet, evenly toned, very good. C-2252. Foreword by D.S. Myer states, "In coming months public and private agencies in many States will be working with clients of a new type. The new clients are Americans of Japanese ancestry who were evacuated..... More
Cat.No: 319412
Vietnamese "orphans"? We don't believe the media's lies! The Vietnamese...
n.p. [197-]. Gummed sheet, about 5.75x4.5 inches, intended to be moistened and put up in public places. Faint stain at bottom edge. Issued in response to a plan in April,1975 to airlift orphans out of South Vietnam; there was widespread belief among anti-war activists that the children were not really..... More
Cat.No: 237551
Vietnamese Directory USA. Northern California, 1989
San Jose: Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce, Northern California, 1989. 560p., telephone book, pages evenly toned, otherwise very good. More
Cat.No: 197043
Visions. The 25th Biennial Silver Anniversary National Japanese American Citizens...
San Francisco: Japanese American Citizens League, 1978. Staplebound. 176p., illustrations, wraps. 10.75 x 8.25 in. Includes articles on JACL history and members, an article on the Topaz Detention Center, and cultural targeted ads (one from Coca-Cola); the centerfold is a two-page spread: “The United States Department of Justice seeks Asian..... More
Cat.No: 308462
The Voice of Korea [bound volume]
Washington DC: Korean Affairs Institute, 1943-1961. Hardcover. 1,035 page hardcover volume reprinting nos. 1 to 265 of the 8.5x11 inch newsletter, lacking only the last six issues, with an index. Publisher's maroon binding, slightly scuffed; interior clean. The Korean Affairs Institute, led by the Korean immigrant Yongjeung Kim, sought a...... More
Cat.No: 317821
Voices & Visions '88: Asian Law Alliance 11th Anniversary Celebration...
San Jose, CA: Asian Law Alliance, 1988. Pamphlet. [20]p., stapled wraps, 8.5x11 inches, illus., very good condition. Thank you letter and list of donors laid in. More
Cat.No: 307491
Voices & Visions. Asian Law Alliance Benefit Program & Reception...
San Jose, CA: Asian Law Alliance, 1986. Pamphlet. [20]p., illustrations, wraps. 11 x 8.5 in. With two inserts: a program and a letter of thanks to donors. A crisp copy; Very Good. The year’s theme was “Voices and Visions: Experiences of Asian Pacific Women,” marking one year since the ALA’s..... More
Cat.No: 311176
Walking a Broader Path. San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin. Centennial...
San Jose: San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin, 2002. Staplebound. 24p., wraps. 11 x 8.5 in. Includes a one-leaf insert with names of donors. Includes names of participants and a brief history of the temple. Texts in English, Japanese (in Kanji and Romanized scripts). More
Cat.No: 308944
Wang Tiwu xian sheng ji nian ji 王惕吾先生紀念集
[Taibei-?]: Lianhe bao xi chuang ban ren Wang Tiwu xian sheng ji nian ji bian ji wei yuan hui 聯合報系創辦人王惕吾先生紀念集編輯委員會, 1997. Hardcover. 245, 320p., two hardcover volumes, very good in slipcase; text in Chinese. Biography of the publishing magnate and member of the Chinese Kuomintang Central Standing Committee, whose business..... More
Cat.No: 160181
[Wanted poster for a gambler who killed a Chinese laundryman...
Lorain, OH: 1908. 8.5x11 inch wanted poster, with portrait of the wanted Raymond S. Conner and his teenaged wife Maud Jacobs; pasted to a tattered scrapbook page; also present are eight other wanted posters from assorted police departments and agencies around the country, including Pinkerton's Detective Agency, for various other..... More
Cat.No: 255121
What about India - Now? [poster]
Los Angeles: India News, 1943. Poster. 18x25 inch inch poster reprinting a full-page advertisement from the Washington Post, March 22, 1943. Neatly fold-creased, with some toning, otherwise very good. Argues that British colonial policy in India endangers Allied victory, calls for release of imprisoned independence leaders, and quotes prominent Americans..... More
Cat.No: 317037
"What we're fighting for." Statements by United States Servicemen about...
Washington: Department of the Interior, War Relocation Authority, [1944]. Pamphlet. 21p., 5.5x8.5 inches, staplebound pamphlet, "Free" penned at top of front cover (no longer the case!), otherwise very good. C-1775. Military men voicing appreciation of Japanese-Americans fighting alongside them, and voicing indignation at reports they have heard of racist mistreatment..... More
Cat.No: 106672
What's Hapa'ning: the Hapa issues forum newsletter. Vol. 4 no...
Berkeley: Hapa Issues Forum, 1996. 8p. newsletter wraps, 8.5x11 inches, very good. Published by UC Berkeley students, edited by Greg Mayeda and Jeff Yoshimi. More
Cat.No: 221109
Wind Bell: Publication of Zen Center; volume XIII , Nos...
[San Francisco]: the journal, 1974. Pamphlet. 47p., photographic illustrations, 9x6 inch staplebound wraps; somewhat edgeworn, else very good condition. Doctrine, memorials, news, and a discussion of land purchase: Tassajara was paid off in 1972, the SF Center and Green Gulch still mortgaged. More
Cat.No: 233607
Winds. Vol. 1 no. 4 (March 1977)
Stanford, CA: Asian American Students Association, 1977. Newspaper. 8p. tabloid format newspaper, paged toned, otherwise very good. Cover story on the Vietnam War as remembered by US veterans and by Vietnamese refugees. Also includes a piece on Angel Island, the Stanford Asian languages program, and more. More
Cat.No: 286248
Winterblossom: writings from Asian American Studies 161, Winter 1978
Berkeley: Asian American Studies 161, 1978. 101p. paperback with plastic comb binding, 8.5x11 inches, minor handling wear. The instructor for the class was Elaine Kim. More
Cat.No: 320052
Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering
Washington DC: National Science Foundation, 1977. Pamphlet. viii, 24p., stapled wraps, 11.75x9.25 inches landscape format, tables, charts, wraps lightly toned along edges, else very good condition. NSF 77-304. More
Cat.No: 317734
Wong Ho Leun: an American Chinatown [in two volumes]
San Diego: The Great Basin Foundation, 1987. Paperback. Two paperback volumes (1: History, 2: Archeology), as-new; 405 and 555 pages respectively, profusely illustrated. Volume 1 discusses the history of Chinese immigration to Riverside, California, its connection to the citrus industry, the railroads, and biographical material about a number of significant..... More
Cat.No: 275241
Workers Viewpoint Journal 4. (Vol. 2 no. 2)
New York: Workers Viewpoint Organization, [197-]. Paperback. 155p., staplebound journal printed on toned newsprint, very good, 8.5x11 inches. Single issue of the journal issued by Jerry Tung's group. This issue is largely devoted to an expansive polemic against the Puerto Rican Revolutionary Workers Organization, and to criticism of the October..... More
Cat.No: 160526
Working for Justice, Dignity & Equality. Asian Law Alliance Thirty-fifth...
San Jose, CA: Asian Law Alliance, 2012. Pamphlet. [36]p., illustrations, wraps. 11 x 8.5 in. With two inserts: one a list of donors, the other a donation form. Very Good. More
Cat.No: 311178
Working for Justice, Dignity & Equality. Asian Law Alliance Thirty-fourth...
San Jose, CA: Asian Law Alliance, 2011. Pamphlet. [32]p., illustrations, wraps. 11 x 8.5 in. With a leaf listing major donors inserted. Very Good. More
Cat.No: 311179
Working for Justice, Dignity & Equality. Asian Law Alliance Thirty-second...
San Jose: Asian Law Alliance, 2009. Pamphlet. [32]p., illustrations, wraps. 11 x 8.5 in. Inserted leaf with list of donors. Lower right corner of final four leaves and rear cover creased, otherwise Very Good. More
Cat.No: 311177
The laughter of my father
Bulosan, Carlos
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