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.
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![She sews in a sweatshop still dreaming of Gold Mountains / reliving her past through holiday rituals / patiently waiting for her house in the suburbs. / Helplessly I watch the years roll by / on the horizon no houses in sight, just mountains made of brass and sweat [screen print poster]](http://www.bolerium.com/pictures/thumb/196947.jpg?v=1484087302)
Chinese American Citizens Alliance. April, 1972
San Francisco: the Alliance, 1972. 8p., tabloid format but on sturdy white paper, horizontal fold, minor handling wear and toning. Single issue of the organization's newsletter. Includes much on a visit to Taiwan by the group's leader. More
Cat.No: 201763
Chinese business directory. San Francisco, East Bay Area, South Peninsula. 1997-98
San Francisco: Chinese Business Publishing Co., 1997. 525p., very good in wraps; personal phone listings as well as numerous bilingual ads. More
Cat.No: 186775
Chinese business directory. San Francisco, East Bay Area, South Peninsula. 2000-2001
San Francisco: Chinese Business Publishing Co., 2000. 526p., very good in wraps; personal phone listings as well as numerous bilingual ads. More
Cat.No: 186776
Chinese General Peace Association: 100th anniversary 1913-2013 / Meizhou huaqiao heping zonghui
San Francisco: Chinese General Peace Association, 2013. 175p., very good in wraps, 8.5x11 inches, numerous photos, text almost entirely in Chinese. Includes many brief commemorative poems. Commemorative booklet issued by the Chinatown-based civic association, which was originally founded as a peacekeeping organization to mediate and suppress tong warfare. More
Cat.No: 183433
Chinese Student Union Examiners. Vol. 1 (Spring 1986)
Berkeley: CSU Examinetrs, 1986. 12p., staplebound magazine, 8.5x11 inches, very good. Published by and for Berkeley students, includes an article by Alan Kai about working as an escort for the Miss Chinatown pageant, Jake Aoki on "The fine art of dating," Jacob Lin on South African divestment, and more. More
Cat.No: 220424
Chinese; the immigrants, in THE HANFORD SENTINEL, March 1983, section A
Hanford, WA: the Sentinel, 1983. 20p. illus. newspaper supplement, 14x22 inches, folded. More
Cat.No: 35077
Chun qiu xi ju xue xiao lu Mei yan chu te kan / Chun Chau Chinese Operatic School performance tour in U.S.A.
San Francisco: San Francisco USA Enterprise Ltd., 1968. [92p.], slender paperback, very good. Program book for the visiting troupe from Hong Kong, text mostly in Chinese, filled with advertisements for local Chinatown businesses and messages of congratulations. More
Cat.No: 230182
Citizenship study guide / Ru ji shi ti zhi nan
San Francisco: Tong xin shiwu gongsi, [199-]. [16p.], mildly worn wraps, bilingual text. Overview of the material someone should know to prepare for the citizenship exam; names of local officials have been changed in pen to reflect the results of the 1992 elections. More
Cat.No: 168247
Co-op 25th anniversary menu book
Berkeley: Consumers Cooperative of Berkeley, 1962. 112p., spiralbound stiff card covers, third printing, very good. Illustrations by Kaz Sekimachi. More
Cat.No: 195247
Co-op 25th anniversary menu book
Berkeley: Consumers Cooperative of Berkeley, 1962. 112p., spiralbound stiff card covers, second printing, very good. Illustrations by Kaz Sekimachi. More
Cat.No: 196341
Coming full circle... A new beginning. FilGrad 2001. San Francisco State University, McKenna Theater, Filipino Graduation 2001
San Francisco: Media Committee, 2001. [40p.], staplebound wraps, 8.5x11 inches. Commemorative booklet for the graduating class, with black and white photos and personal statements. More
Cat.No: 207090
![Committee to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the International Hotel and Manilatown [handbill]](/pictures/medium/183043.jpg?v=1525194656)
Committee to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the International Hotel and Manilatown [handbill]
San Francisco: the Committee, 1997. Single 8.5x11 inch sheet printed both sides, Five paragraphs of text and a photomontage by Leland Wong on one side, a calendar of events on the other. Very good. More
Cat.No: 183043
Comprehensive Listing of State Legislators of Color Updated June 1992
Washington DC: Center for Policy Alternatives, 1992. Pamphlet. 23p., softbound corner-stapled pamphlet 11x8.5 inches, ex library with minimal markings (rubber stamp and inked abbreviation), a very good copy. More
Cat.No: 191382
The Conscientious Objector. Vol. VII no. 8 (August 1945)
New York: the newspaper, 1945. Single issue of the tabloid format newspaper, 8p., toned and edgeworn with many small closed tears along the edges, top corner torn off with no loss of text, bottom corners wrinkled and creased, a reading copy only. Includes a story about Japanese-American objectors. More
Cat.No: 231363
Da Hieu. No. 51
Fairfax, VA: the journal, [1998-?]. 280p., very good in wraps, text in Vietnamese. Single issue of the journal of the General Association of Former Military Academy Cadets of [South] Vietnam. Cover photos depict scenes from a San Jose event where the South Vietnamese colors were flown. Includes poetry, essays, and... More
Cat.No: 188767
Daruma-no-gakko cookbook II
El Cerrito, CA: Daruma-no-gakko, [1987]. 204p., plastic comb binding, very good in wraps. Cookbook published by the cultural school started by Sansei parents for their children. More
Cat.No: 184798
![Dezhou fo jiao hui cheng li shi san zhou nian [Thirteenth anniversary of the establishment of the Texas Buddhist Association]](/pictures/medium/165234.jpg?v=1509685761)
Dezhou fo jiao hui cheng li shi san zhou nian [Thirteenth anniversary of the establishment of the Texas Buddhist Association]
Houston: Texas Buddhist Association, 1992. 71p., wraps; text in English and Chinese. Numerous color photos of the Association's activities and the services of the Jade Buddha Temple. OCLC lists only one holding in Virginia. More
Cat.No: 165234
Disorient: an Asian Pacific American literary arts journalzine. Vol. 1 no. 1 (Summer 1993)
Los Angeles: Dis-orient, 1993. 79p., paperback journal, very good. More
Cat.No: 227059
Dissident song; a contemporary Asian American anthology
Santa Cruz: Quarry West, 1991. 168p. incl. a 13p. art portfolio, wraps. Special issue of QUARRY WEST, #s 29/30. More
Cat.No: 25474
The diverse face of Asians And Pacific Islanders in California. Asian & Pacific Islander demographic profile
Los Angeles, CA: Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California, 2005. 56p., wraps, 8.5x11 inches; graphs, tables, photos. Errata sheet laid in. More
Cat.No: 136421
The Dragon Singers 37th Annual Concert
El Cerrito, CA: The Dragon Singers, 2010. [26p.], staplebound program booklet, 8.5x11 inches, very good. Includes biographies of performers from the Asian American choral group and lyrics to the songs, in both Chinese and English. More
Cat.No: 217201
Du'o'ng vao hôn nhân
Orange, CA: Trung Tâm Công Giáo Viet Nam Giáo Phan Orange / Vietnamese Catholic Center, 2000. 133p., very good in wraps, text in Vietnamese. OCLC lists only a single holding of an earlier edition. Vietnamese-American work on Catholicism and marriage. More
Cat.No: 171844
Dun feng wen yi
San Francisco: Dun feng wen yi she [Tun Feng Poetry Society], 1995. 309p., wraps, corners of several pages have fold creases from having been bent to mark pages. OCLC lists holdings of later volumes in the series, this being the first. Collection of Chinese-language poetry and works of art (reproduced... More
Cat.No: 188122
Dun feng wen yi she: sishi zhou nian shu hua te kan
San Francisco: Dun feng wen yi she, 2005. 126p., very good in wraps, 8.5x11 inches; text in Chinese. Illustrated book marking the fortieth anniversary of the Chinese-American literature and arts society. Includes samples of calligraphy and painting by many members. More
Cat.No: 188021
She sews in a sweatshop still dreaming of Gold Mountains / reliving her past through holiday rituals / patiently waiting for her house in the suburbs. / Helplessly I watch the years roll by / on the horizon no houses in sight, just mountains made of brass and sweat [screen print poster]
Hom, Nancy; Stephanie Lowe
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