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.
Gum Saan Journal: Vol II, No. I; July, 1978
Los Angeles: Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, 1978. Staplebound. 11p., staplebound, 6.25x9 inches. Staining on left side of cover, postal markings on rear, small pinholes on right side near edge, else good. Issue discusses Walter Uriah Lum, Angel Island poetry, and a chronology of Chinese in Los Angeles, among..... More
Cat.No: 281552
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...
Sacramento: California Department of Education, 1992. xiv, 178p., 9x6 inch wraps, a very good copy. More
Cat.No: 176446
The Hawaiian Journal of History: Volume 51, 125th Anniversary of...
Honolulu: Hawaiian Historical Society, 2017. Paperback. 204 pg. paperback, 6 x 9 inches, very good. Articles on Queen Lili'uokalani's Bloved Kawaiaha'o Seminary, FDR and Pearl Harbor, Bishop Mitsumyo Tottori, and the missionary William Mark Waddoups. More
Cat.No: 278875
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
Los Angeles: Visual Communications, 1980. Staplebound. [24 pg.] staple-bound pamphlet, 8.5" x 11". Features b&w photographs of the actors, set, and filming of Hito Hata. Also features an inlaid program advertising the movie's screening at the Palace of Fine Arts. Only two copies in OCLC as of December 2021. Produced..... More
Cat.No: 276547
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
How are Asians being affected?... What should Asians do? Come...
[Berkeley]: [1972]. 11x8.5 inch handbill, small edge chip, some toning. Announces a meeting about the students strike against the war and in support of the campus labor strike, as well as Third World admissions cuts. More
Cat.No: 254314
Hsi Lai University: Los Angeles, California, USA
Rosemead, CA: HLU, [199-?]. Pamphlet. 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 胡景南文集
Hong Kong: Xiangjiang chu ban you xian gong si 香江出版有限公司, 1991. Paperback. 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..... More
Cat.No: 182205
Hu Peiqiang nu shi hua ji [Hu Paa Chiang's Paintings]...
San Francisco: Society of Chinese Arts and Literature 美國中華藝文學會, 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...
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...
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
Hua sheng ri bao / Chinese Voice Daily. Vol. 5...
San Francisco: Hwang San, 1972. 8p., tabloid format newspaper, horizontal fold; mailing address on cover, staples at spine. Pro-PRC Chinatown newspaper. Text in Chinese. More
Cat.No: 253415
Huanying ge wei qiaobao canjia renmin Chun yan [Handbill inviting...
San Francisco: [197-]. 8.5x11 inch handbill, mimeographed Chinese text, faint horizontal crease. Invites the recipient to a celebration organized by Chinese American leftists at the Asian Community Center, 846 Kearny. More
Cat.No: 249411
Humanity Legion / Aid to China / California Rice Bowl...
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...
Berkeley: Indochina Resource Center, 1975. Newsletter. 19p., 8.5x11 inches, photos, stapled wraps, address label on rear wrap, remains of sticker used to hold shut for mailing on both wraps, else very good condition. On Vietnamese evacuees, including allegations of children "rescued" in Operation Babylift having actually been stolen from their..... 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
Insight: A Collection of Essays By Jodo Shinshu Ministers in...
San Francisco: Buddhist Churches of America, 1980. Paperback. 203 pg. paperback, 8" x 5.25". Previous owner's name written inside cover with slight scuffing on front, else very good. Features contributions from Buddhist ministers based around the U.S. More
Cat.No: 275223
Interlope #5: South Asian!
San Francisco: Summi Kaipa, 2000. Pamphlet. 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. Pamphlet. [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
InvAsian: Growing Up Asian & Female in the United States
San Francisco: Asian Women United of California, 2003. Paperback. 207p., paperback, 6x9 inches, very good. Writing from various writers including Marilyn Chin, Aimee Phan, Nora Okja Keller, and more. More
Cat.No: 148221
Invoices for Pacific Trading Co., Inc. import - export Los...
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
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: Women of Nu'Uanu Cookbook II
Honolulu: Nu'Uanu Congregational Church, 1991. Spiral_bound. 255 pg. comb-bound cookbook, 5.75 x 9 inches. Wraps and pages lightly worn, else very good. Recipes for appetizers, dips, beverages, main dishes, breads, desserts, and others. More
Cat.No: 276684
The laughter of my father
Bulosan, Carlos
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