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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Centenary Favorites: Deliciously Yours
Los Angeles: Centenary United Methodist Church, 1986. Spiral_bound. 344 pg. comb-bound cookbook. Inscribed by a previous owner to her children on inside cover. Pages sunned with occasional staining, else good. Illustrations of different foods and cooking techniques throughout. From a Japanese American church community. Book contains various recipes submitted by..... More
Cat.No: 274469
Challenging Inequalities: Nations, Races and Communities. 2009 Association for Asian...
npl: Association for Asian American Studies, 2009. Paperback. 110, [10]p., wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, very good program for the meeting. More
Cat.No: 291514
[Charter of the World's Sam Yick Corporation, in Chinese]
[New York]: Sam Yick, 1979. 6p., 8.5x11 inches, sheets stapled together at upper left corner, toned. Text in Chinese. Preface gives overview of the company's spread from its Cantonese origins to overseas locations including both US coasts. This document was drawn up to comply with US law. More
Cat.No: 208155
Cheers to muses: contemporary works by Asian American women
San Francisco: Asian American Women Artists Association, 2007. Paperback. 125p., softcover, 9.5x8 inches, as new; profusely illustrated with color photos of works by the artists, many of them based in the Bay Area. More
Cat.No: 203514
Chengren Zhongguo [pinback button with Chinese slogan, meaning "Recognize China"]
San Francisco: Star Engraving, [197-]. 1.5 inch diameter pin, black text on yellow field field. Undated, but issued prior to the 1978 diplomatic recognition of the People's Republic of China. More
Cat.No: 209792
Cherishing life; volume one
Talmage, CA: Dharma Realm Buddhist University. International Institute for the Translation of Buddhist Texts, 1983. 134p., first printing, wraps. Buddhist poetry and some prose, translated by the Asian American Buddhist school located in Northern California. More
Cat.No: 77803
Cherishing life; volume two
Talmage, CA: Dharma Relam Buddhist University. International Institute for the Translation of Buddhist Texts, 1983. 160p., first printing, wraps. Buddhist poetry and some prose, translated by the Asian American Buddhist school located in Northern California. More
Cat.No: 77804
Cherry Blossom Festival
San Francisco: the Festival, 1972. 48p., staplebound wraps, 8.5x11 inches, light edgewear, minor soil. Program booklet with letters from officials, full roster of events, ads, etc. More
Cat.No: 214515
Cherry Blossom Festival San Francisco 1971
San Francisco: the Festival, 1971. 48p., wraps, 8.5x11 inches, light edgewear. Program booklet with letters from officials, full roster of events, ads, etc. More
Cat.No: 190652
Chiang Kai Shek / Weiyuanzhang Jiang Jieshi [pinback button]
n.p. n.d. 1.75 inch diameter pin, very good with light handling, made in the US to show support for China during World War II. American manufacture is shown not only by the style of production, but from the poor quality of the Chinese inscription as compared to the English, including..... More
Cat.No: 260254
China and California: The impact of nineteenth and twentieth century...
Davis: Art Department; University of California, Davis, 1966. Pamphlet. 37p., 5.5x8 inches, very good in stapled wraps. Short essays with bibliographical information on topics such as calligraphy, watercolors, Chinese gardens and local imitations, Chinese costume in California, and more. More
Cat.No: 189585
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...
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...
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...
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
The Chinese in America: A Chronology
Richmond: Richmond Alliance of Asian Americans, 1972. Pamphlet. 12p., bound in 3-ring folder, 9x11.5 inches. Copy previously owned by the Association of Chinese Teachers. Folder edgeworn with small rust marks, date due slip, some fading to text, else very good. Due slip bears the signature of Allan Seid, who founded..... More
Cat.No: 281513
Chinese lullaby; the song featured in "East is West" .....
New York: G. Schirmer, 1919. 5p. sheet music, sheet music with pictorial wraps featuring white actress in Chinese drag as "Ming Toy." Stain at lower right corner. "Sing song, sing song, so Hop Toy / Allee same like China boy, / But he sellee girl with joy: Pity poor Ming..... More
Cat.No: 254037
Chinese New Year Festival Souvenir. San Francisco Chinatown, February 5-6-7...
San Francisco: Chinese Chamber Of Commerce, 1954. Pamphlet. 32p. staplebound booklet with numerous ads and color cartoons. More
Cat.No: 280115
Chinese religious beliefs
Los Angeles: Quon Quon Company, 1944. Pamphlet. 20p., stapled wraps, 3.75x4.75 inches, staples rusted, wraps toned along edges, else very good condition. More
Cat.No: 42656
Chinese Spring Festival. Feb. 26 and 27, 1977
San Francisco: Chinese Spring Festival Committee, 1977. Newspaper. 16p. tabloid newspaper format brochure announcing the Festival, with a number of articles celebrating achievements of the Chinese Communist Party. Horizontally folded, toned, with mailing address and postal markings. More
Cat.No: 286073
The Class of 1995 Pilipino Graduation
Berkeley: The Pilipino Community of the University of California at Berkeley, 1995. Staplebound. 16p., staplebound wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches. Wraps creased, else very good. Ticket and national anthems of U.S. and the Philippines inlaid. Includes order of events, list of graduates, dedications, and a class photo. More
Cat.No: 287495
Collecting paperbacks? Vol. 4 no. 3
Portland, OR: Lance Casebeer, [198-]. Pamphlet. 46p. staplebound bulletin with card covers, 8.5x11 inches, very good. Cover story is a 20-page article on Charlie Chan, with what is said to be a complete listing of all paperbacks. More
Cat.No: 288498
Coming full circle... A new beginning. FilGrad 2001. San Francisco...
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...
San Francisco: the Committee, 1997. Handbill. 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
The laughter of my father
Bulosan, Carlos
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