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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Jinan daxue xuebao [14 issues]
Guangzhou: Jinan da xue xue bao bian ji shi, 1981-1991. Fourteen issues of the journal, which shortened its title to Jinan xuebao in 1982. Issues present are whole numbers 6-12, 14-16, 22-24 and 46. Text in Chinese, with English table of contents in each issue. Though not marked as such..... More
Cat.No: 182078
Jinshan zhou hui wen hui
San Francisco: Jinshan zhou hui [Party and Porridge Club], [2005]. 146p., very good in wraps, 8.5x11 inches; text in Chinese, thoroughly illustrated. Special publication for the tenth anniversary of the cultural group, which takes its name from Taiwan's oldest literary group. Includes numerous press clippings, facsimiles of award certificates from..... More
Cat.No: 186662
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Jinshan zi you lun tan [San Francisco Freedom Forum]. (Four issues)
San Francisco: S.F. Freedom Forum, 2004-2005. Four issues of the staplebound publication, 5.5x8.5 inches, very good, 37 pages per issue. Numbers present are 39, 40, 41, and 43. Periodical featuring anti-communist Chinese American opinion. More
Cat.No: 242210
Ka Nani 1989; volume seven, the art and literary magazine of Kapiolani Community College
Honolulu: Kapiolani Community College, 1989. 68p., 8.5 x 6.75 inch wraps. Poetry and prose, with a large number of Asian American contributors. More
Cat.No: 80165
The Kenyon review; volume xvii, number 2, spring 1995
Gambier, OH: Kenyon College, 1995. 169p., wraps. Contains a 56p. section on Asian American literature, with fiction and poetry by Ha Jin, Marilyn Chin and Timothy Liu, among others. More
Cat.No: 36173
The Kiva. Vol. 44 no. 1 (Fall 1978)
Tucson: Arizona Archeological and Historical Society, 1978. 75p., slender paperback format, covers partly sun-faded along spine, otherwise very good. Includes John W. Olsen's 50-page paper, "A study of Chinese ceramics excavated in Tucson." More
Cat.No: 240903
Kono uta, ano uta
Belmont, CA: n.pub. 1973. 39p., staplebound booklet, covers mildly foxed with a sunned area on front cover, staples rusted. Collection of poems in Japanese with Romanized transliteration. More
Cat.No: 215538
Kono uta, ano uta
Belmont, CA: n.pub. 1973. 39p., staplebound booklet, covers mildly worn, internal rubberstamp of an activist library. Collection of poems in Japanese with Romanized transliteration. More
Cat.No: 249684
Korea - U.S.A. Centennial 1882-1982
Seoul: Yonhap News Agency, 1982. Hardcover. 194p. + ads, 8.5x11.5 inches, proclomations, resolution, introduction, appendix, chronology, b&w and color photos, very good first edition in cloth boards, gilt, and unclipped dj. Section on Korean-Americans. More
Cat.No: 207888
Korean business directory 2012 / Hanin opso chonhwabu
Oakland, CA: Korea Times San Francisco, 2012. 631p., very good softcover. Telephone book and directory, filled with ads for Korean-American businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area. text largely in Korean. More
Cat.No: 172627
KYEO Speaks 6
n.p. the zine, 2012. [36p.], photocopied zine format in lightly worn wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches. DIY hardcore music zine, much about the authors' bands and interviews with musicians of like mind. Most content appears to be by Mark Chen, with contributions from bandmates. Based in Southern California. More
Cat.No: 193631
Lau's Private Detective Agency [handbill]
Hong Kong: the Agency, [1987-?]. 8.5x13 inch introduction to the agency, printed both sides, text in Chinese except for title and professional affiliations; fold-creased. Undated, but includes citations of Chinese-American press coverage from 1986 and 1987. Notes that Lau Big-Sang, the head of the Agency, holds "Honorary citizenship of State..... More
Cat.No: 212702
Liao yuan. No. 2 (Dec. 15, 1971)
New York: Liao Yuan Za Zhi She, 1971. Single issue of the pamphlet-format Chinese-language journal, 16 pages, 5.5x8.5 inches, very good. Apparently four issues were published in total. Journal about Taiwan-related issues published by radical Chinese-speaking students in the United States. Slogan on back cover calls on China and Taiwan..... More
Cat.No: 157078
Lich tu’ vi Khanh Anh. Ky mao 1999
San Jose: Papyrus, 1998. 431 p., edge-worn wraps, text in Vietnamese. Astrological calendar and guide for the year 1999. Many ads for local businesses. More
Cat.No: 199063
Lin Qingni shu hua zhan / Exhibition of Chinese paintings & calligraphy by Prof. Tsing-ai Lim
Taibei: National Museum of History, 1968. Staplebound booklet with 29 black and white plates, captions in Chinese, with an English biography of the artist (then an instructor at the Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design in San Francisco). Brief inscription in Chinese by the painter. Front cover partly toned, otherwise very..... More
Cat.No: 214487
The little champions: Bhavan's Children's Day special publication
New York: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1983. 41p., staplebound wraps, very good. Short essays by Indo-American children, with brief bios. More
Cat.No: 201766
Little Tokyo Maps. Events calendar of Nisei Week
Los Angeles: TV Fan Company, 1999. 19p., wraps. More
Cat.No: 161068
Living Well Group newsletter; HIV+ Asian and Pacific Islander Network [7 issues]
San Francisco: Living Well Group/API Wellness Center, 1994-1997. Seven issue broken run, various pagination, 8.5x11 inches, articles, news, events, services and resources, illustrations and photos, very good in wraps. Issues include: March & April 1994, April & November 1995, March & July 1996 and January 1997. More
Cat.No: 221622
Mad images 1998
[Washington DC]: [Bell Multicultural High School], 1998. Magazine. 31p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrated with art, poetry and prose, very good literary/art magazine in stapled b&w pictorial wraps. High school student poetry, fiction and art. African American, Hispanic American, Asian American students. More
Cat.No: 207601
Maganda: the Pilipino student magazine. Issue Five
Berkeley: Maganda, 1992. 48p., staplebound magazine, very good. The theme of this issue is The Strength of the Pilipina. More
Cat.No: 225797
Mahadharma: a quarterly review. March 1951
San Francisco: The Buddhist Churches of America, 1951. 32p., staplebound wraps, light handling wear. Main article is T.D. Suzuki on the Development of Shin Teaching. More
Cat.No: 189611
Marcos to lift martial law? [handbill]
San Francisco: Philippine Solidarity Network - Bay Area Chapter, 1981. 8.5x14 inch handbill, fold-creased. Calls the Marcos regime's promise a sham. More
Cat.No: 249823
Medics of the People (a New People's Army Documentary) [handbill]
[San Francisco]: The Philippine-American Workers International Solidarity Committee, [1994]. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill printed one side only with information on the film and the two showings (La Pena Cultural Center Berkeley & The Women's Building SF) graphic of NPA fighter in the jungles, lightly-worn on white stock. The film was..... More
Cat.No: 244237
Meiguo du li xuan yan yu Meiguo xian fa / Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. Translated by Ken Woo, Ming-Chee Law
San Francisco: SFUSD, Chinese Bilingual Pilot Program, 1979. 26p., staplebound pamphlet, very good. Produced for students in SF's bilingual schools. More
Cat.No: 211523
Member / Humanity Legion / Bowl of Rice / Feb. 9, 10, 11 1940 / SF Chinatown [pinback button]
San Francisco: Humanity Legion, 1940. 1.25 inch diameter button, very good condition. A series of similar pins were issued with various years of issue, as part of fundraising efforts to defend China from Japan's invasion. More
Cat.No: 185547
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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