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)
Go for Broke, Inc. The National Nisei Veterans Organization
Richmond, CA: Go For Broke, [1982]. 8p., 7x8.5 inch brochure; introduction to the organization. Includes an advertisement for the book by the same title. More
Cat.No: 201728
Gochiso-sama
Honolulu, HI: Hawaii Jodo-shu Kengo Fujinkai, 1987. 149p., cookbook with card covers and a plastic comb binding. Covers somewhat faded, with minor handling soil. Recipes contributed by members of the Buddhist organization. More
Cat.No: 228795
The Granite. 1914
Durham, NH: New Hampshire College, 1914. 159p., very good hardcover in pebbled boards with gilt title and emblem. Yearbook for 1914, with black and white photos of students, faculty and activities. Bookplate of former owner, noting his fraternity (Gamma Theta), with a menu for the fraternity's 1914 senior banquet laid... More
Cat.No: 196468
![[Group of six items opposing the Simpson / Mazzoli Bill]](/pictures/medium/163580.jpg?v=1513840111)
[Group of six items opposing the Simpson / Mazzoli Bill]
San Francisco, etc. Bay Area Committee Against the Simpson / Mazzoli Bill; etc. 1982. Lot of 5 leaflets and a newsletter published by opponents of the bill, which called on employers to attest to employee immigration status and made it illegal to knowingly hire unauthorized immigrants. This was the first... More
Cat.No: 163580
Hand me down history; stories from San Francisco seniors
San Francisco: International Institute of San Francisco, [1999]. 64p., 8x10 inches, wraps. Most of the oral histories concern Asian American elders. More
Cat.No: 80731
Handbook for Teaching Korean-American Students developed by the Bilingual Education Office
Sacramento: California Department of Education, 1992. xiv, 178p., 9x6 inch wraps, a very good copy. More
Cat.No: 176446
Horin. No. 45 (January 1, 1960)
San Francisco: Buddhist Churches of America, 1960. Four-page newsletter, title meaning "Wheel of Dharma;" three pages in Japanese, one in English. 8.5x11 inches, closed edge tear. More
Cat.No: 172229
Hsi Lai University. Los Angeles, California, USA
Rosemead, CA: HLU, [199-?]. Six-panel glossy illustrated brochure for the Buddhist university affiliated with Fo Guang Shan monastery; folded, it is an upright measuring 10x4 inches. Very good. The university later changed its name to University of the West and received standard accreditation. More
Cat.No: 182095
Hu Jingnan wen ji
Hong Kong: Xiangjiang chu ban you xian gong si, 1991. 80, 735 p., [8] p. of plates, very good in wraps, text in Chinese with an English essay, "Gilbert Woo, Chinese-American journalist" by Him Mark Lai and Betty Lim. Collection of works by the liberal journalist who worked at several San Francisco-based Chinese-language newspapers. More
Cat.No: 182205
![Hu Peiqiang nu shi hua ji [Hu Paa Chiang's Paintings]](/pictures/medium/188022.jpg?v=1509476980)
Hu Peiqiang nu shi hua ji [Hu Paa Chiang's Paintings]
San Francisco: Society of Chinese Arts and Literature, 2007. 145p., very good in wraps, 8.5x11 inches; text mostly in Chinese. Thoroughly illustrated collection of the Taiwan-born artist's work, with reprints of photos and newspaper clippings documenting her life. She was 88 at the time of publication. More
Cat.No: 188022
Hua qiao jiu guo lian he zong hui. Di wu ji, di er ci quan ti li shi hui hui yi. Di san ci da hui yi cheng
Taibei: Hua qiao jiu guo lian he zong hui, 1974. Paperback. [21p.], mimeographed, in printed green wraps, mild wear. Report from the conference of Huaqiao (overseas Chinese) dedicated to "rescuing the country" (ie, reclaiming Mainland China from the Communists). Includes a list of recommendations for government action by various Huaqiao... More
Cat.No: 181830
![Hua ren wu dao ju yi zu zhang cheng [Constitution of the Chinese Dance and Drama Group]](/pictures/medium/162880.jpg?v=1536523874)
Hua ren wu dao ju yi zu zhang cheng [Constitution of the Chinese Dance and Drama Group]
San Francisco: the Group, 1960. Single 14x8.5 inch sheet, mimeographed one side from dense text in handwritten Chinese, 46 lines of vertically-oriented text, very good. Originally dated only October 2, but the year 1960 has been neatly penned next to it in Chinese. Rules for the San Francisco Chinatown-based Club... More
Cat.No: 162880
Humanity Legion / Aid to China / California Rice Bowl Party / 1941 (pinback button)
n.p. 1941. 1.25 inch diameter button, very good condition. Depicts US and Nationalist Chinese flags bound together. A series of these pins were issued with various years of issue, as part of a fundraising effort to defend China from Japan's invasion. More
Cat.No: 132273
India Pakistan Times. Vol. 3 no. 4 (April/May 1991)
Berkeley: Pakistan-India Friendship Society, 1991. 15p., staplebound newsletter, minor toning. Includes a report on an event at Gadar Memorial Hall in San Francisco, Indian elections, and much critical commentary on the first Iraq War. More
Cat.No: 233023
Indochina Chronicle; September 1975. Where is home? Indochina's evacuees in the United States
Berkeley: Indochina Resource Center, 1975. 19p., 8.5x11 inches, photos, wraps. On Vietnamese evacuees, including allegations of children "rescued" in Operation Babylift having actually been stolen from their families. More
Cat.No: 179713
Inland Riverside Chinese School / Nei lu Hebing Zhongwen xuexiao
Riverside, CA: the School, 2003. 80p., wraps, 8.5x11 inches, very good. Text mostly in Chinese. Annual publication of the school, with photos of students and examples of their work. More
Cat.No: 187845
Interlope #5: South Asian!
San Francisco: Summi Kaipa, 2000. 50p., 8.5x8.5 inches, very good in original stapled pictorial wraps. A journal of Asian American poetry limited to 100 copies. Poets are Mytili Jagannathan, Rafeeq Hasan, Kirthi Nath, Amar Ravva, and Prageeta Sharma. More
Cat.No: 98157
International Hotel 24th Eviction Commemoration
San Francisco: Manilatown Historical Foundation, et al, 2001. [28p.], staplebound program booklet, 8.5x11 inches, very good. Includes historical essays and photos, plus ads from community groups and businesses. More
Cat.No: 229459
International Hotel: 10th anniversary commemoration. August 4, 1987
San Francisco: Committee to Commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the International Hotel, 1987. 8p., 8.5x11 inches, very good in wraps; two related handbills laid in. Program booklet for an activist reunion. More
Cat.No: 172093
International training in analysis and network for coordinated action: Reports and background papers
Berkeley: Pacific and Asian American Center for Theology and Strategies (PACTS), 1980. 119p., staplebound wraps, 11x8.5 inches. Also included is another packet, "Resolutions: analysis and action." Discusses approaches to religious Asian American activism inspired by liberation theology. More
Cat.No: 204823
Invoices for Pacific Trading Co., Inc. import - export Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles: Pacific Trading Co., 1936. 2 different invoices, each 1 sheet 8.5x7 inches oblong, English and Japanese. Handwritten Japanese text for items and prices. The head office for this company was in San Francisco, with a branch in Sacramento and a fertilizer plant in Los Angeles. More
Cat.No: 116879
Iriri ti pagsayaatan ti sapasap / A reader on the history of Pilipinos in America
[San Francisco-?]: Pilipinos in America History Workgroup, 1975. 267p., worn wraps with some handling soil and light foxing, rear cover and adjacent leaves are damp-stained. Business card of the academic / activist Helen Toribio laid in. Much of text is photocopied from other books. More
Cat.No: 208140
Issei, Nisei, Sansei: Japanese in America: catalogue No. 1
New York: Amerasia Resources, Inc., 1971. 18p., 8.5x11 inches, very good in original stapled wraps. A catalogue of books offered by the company. More
Cat.No: 96809
Itadakimasu
Gardena: Gardena Buddhist Church, Dana Group, [198-]. 246p., plastic comb binding, wraps worn. Cookbook from the church, with ads for local businesses. More
Cat.No: 225156
Iva Toguri (d'Aquino): victim of a legend
San Francisco: The National Committee for Iva Toguri, Japanese American Citizens League, 1975. 32p., 5.5x8.5 inches, introduction, epilogue, appendixes, bibliography, original stapled orange wraps. Biography and defense of the woman accused of acts of treason as Tokyo Rose. More
Cat.No: 109350
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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