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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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 about Korean business directory 2012 / Hanin opso chonhwabu
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 about KYEO Speaks 6
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 about Lau's Private Detective Agency [handbill
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 about Liao yuan. No. 2 (Dec. 15, 1971
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 about Lich tu’ vi Khanh Anh. Ky mao 1999
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 good. More about Lin Qingni shu hua zhan / Exhibition of Chinese paintings & calligraphy by Prof. Tsing-ai Lim
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 about The little champions: Bhavan's Children's Day special publication
Cat.No: 201766
Little Tokyo Maps. Events calendar of Nisei Week
Los Angeles: TV Fan Company, 1999. 19p., wraps. More about Little Tokyo Maps. Events calendar of Nisei Week
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 about Living Well Group newsletter; HIV+ Asian and Pacific Islander Network [7 issues
Cat.No: 221622
Lü mei Zhongshan de du de shan tang zhang cheng
San Francisco: Duck Sen Benevolent Association, 1978. 6p., 6x9 inch staplebound booklet in wraps, pen amendations in Chinese. Constitution of the Association. More about Lü mei Zhongshan de du de shan tang zhang cheng
Cat.No: 188191
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 about Mad images 1998
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 about Maganda: the Pilipino student magazine. Issue Five
Cat.No: 225797
Maganda: the Pilipino student magazine. Issue no. 4
Berkeley: Maganda, 1991. 48p., staplebound magazine, very good. The theme of this issue is Religion and the Pilipino. More about Maganda: the Pilipino student magazine. Issue no. 4
Cat.No: 225796
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 about Mahadharma: a quarterly review. March 1951
Cat.No: 189611
Marina Review: Spring 1994
San Francisco: Marina Middle School, 1994. Paperback. 206p., mildly worn trade paperback in red pictorial wraps Not found in OCLC. Anthology of student writing from the multi-ethnic public school, about 50% Asian American. More about Marina Review: Spring 1994
Cat.No: 166933
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 about Meiguo du li xuan yan yu Meiguo xian fa / Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the...
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 about Member / Humanity Legion / Bowl of Rice / Feb. 9, 10, 11 1940 / SF Chinatown [pinback button
Cat.No: 185547
Merle Woo vs. University of California Victory! Newsletter. No. 1 (June 1984)
San Francisco: Merle Woo Defense Committee, 1984. 10p., 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled at upper left corner, lightly toned, very good. Announces that Woo will return to UC Berkeley to teach after having been fired, it says, "because she is a socialist feminist, a trade unionist and a lesbian." Woo was... More about Merle Woo vs. University of California Victory! Newsletter. No. 1 (June 1984
Cat.No: 190936
Mervyn's California presents Kristi Yamaguchi's A Golden Moment: An extraordinary skating concert to benefit the fight against breast cancer [signed by four Olympic medalists]
n.p. Mervyn's, 1999. [36p.], very good in wraps, program booklet with numerous color photos of the skaters and other performers, some of them signed. Also included is an "International Figure Skating" magazine with cover story on Yamaguchi and a full-page ad for this skating concert; a black and white photo... More about Mervyn's California presents Kristi Yamaguchi's A Golden Moment: An extraordinary skating concert...
Cat.No: 182889
Miduûm ûi kil
Chicago: The Korean Buddhist temple of Chicago, 1982. 188p., very good in wraps. Texts for recitation and hymns with music, presented in both Hangul script and Chinese characters. More about Miduûm ûi kil
Cat.No: 163829
Minority peoples in a nation at war, edited by J. P. Shalloo and Donald Young
Paperback. viii, 276p. + [viii] ads, wraps, worn copy. The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 223, September 1942. This special issue covers a number of aspects pertaining to the relationship between both native minorities and immigrant groups and the American war effort. More about Minority peoples in a nation at war, edited by J. P. Shalloo and Donald Young
Cat.No: 8328
Moments. Asian Voices volume VIII
New York: Asian Cultural Union at New York University, 1995. 48p., wraps. Annual art and literary journal. 8.25x10.8 inches. More about Moments. Asian Voices volume VIII
Cat.No: 122387
Monolid: An Asian American magazine for those who aren't blinking. [Vol. 1 nos. 1, 2, 3]
Berkeley: Monolid, 1999-2000. First three issues of the magazine, very good, 84, 59, 54 pages respectively. More about Monolid: An Asian American magazine for those who aren't blinking. [Vol. 1 nos. 1, 2, 3
Cat.No: 200291
Moonroot. No. 2, Moonroutes
Baltimore: the zine, 2011. 41p., staplebound zine, very good. Asian diaspora women's zine. "Our theme for issue two is MOONROUTES. geographical and / or historical happenings, place / space, body as landscape, reincarnations / past lives, diaspora / migrations / borderlands / uprooting, queering the diaspora, displacing biological notions of... More about Moonroot. No. 2, Moonroutes
Cat.No: 237446
More Than Meets the Eye: Albany High School, 1995-1996
Albany CA: the high school, 1996. 160p., the usual yearbook format but a little taller (11.5x8.5 inches), the photos and jokes snarkier than exemplars from earlier decades, a bit edgeworn with faint damp-ripple to text leaves, a handled copy with numerous jocular inscriptions to "Jack," the senior whose book this... More about More Than Meets the Eye: Albany High School, 1995-1996
Cat.No: 235467
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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