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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Odiyan. Tibetan temple in northwest America
Annapolis, CA: Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center, 1996. 53p., wraps. With preface by founder Tarthang Tulku describing his exile from Tibet and efforts to preserve Tibetan culture and religious texts abroad. More about Odiyan. Tibetan temple in northwest America
Cat.No: 161099
Oeji: chaemi siin chakp'umjip no. 2
Seoul: Ch'onghan, 1990. 171p., very good in wraps, text in Korean. Poetry by Koreans abroad, mostly in California. More about Oeji: chaemi siin chakp'umjip no. 2
Cat.No: 175102
Of our own voice
San Francisco: Asian American Women Artists Association, 1997. 64p. spiral-bound exhibition catalog, with photos of the mostly Bay Area artists and black/white reproductions of their work, 9.5x9 inches, wraps. More about Of our own voice
Cat.No: 73735
Okey Ka, 'Cho. No. 2 (Spring 1991)
San Francisco: San Francisco AIDS Foundation, 1991. Single issue of the AIDS education and resources newsletter, 8p., 8.5x11 inches, very good, Filipino text. The English version was called Positive News. More about Okey Ka, 'Cho. No. 2 (Spring 1991
Cat.No: 198557
One IGLA bulletin #1-5, Spring 1995 - Summer 1998 [5 issue run]
West Hollywood: One Institute/International Gay and Lesbian Archives, 1998. Five issues, various pagination 8.5x11 inches, photos, ads, very good newsletter in pastebound wraps. The first five issues on Kepner's International Gay and Lesbian Archive newsletter that merged with the One Institute. Issue #4 contains a celebration of Jim Kepner's life... More about One IGLA bulletin #1-5, Spring 1995 - Summer 1998 [5 issue run
Cat.No: 201650
One IGLA bulletin #3-5, Fall 1997 - Summer 1998 [3 issue run]
West Hollywood: One Institute/International Gay and Lesbian Archives, 1998. Three issues, various pagination 8.5x11 inches, photos, ads, very good newsletter in pastebound wraps. One issue contains a celebration of Jim Kepner's life. Kepner had passed away in November 1997. Rear cover of issue #3 is in Chinese and represents the... More about One IGLA bulletin #3-5, Fall 1997 - Summer 1998 [3 issue run
Cat.No: 199905
Oriental recipes
[Portland, OR]: Veleda Club, 1974. 48p. plus ads, very good in card covers, black plastic comb binding. Last several pages have ads for Portland-area food companies. Eighth printing. "Members of the Veleda Club, formed by a group of Nisei matrons and affiliated with the Portland, Oregon, Central YWCA, have contributed... More about Oriental recipes
Cat.No: 237872
Otagiri [trade catalog for the importer of Japanese decorative goods]
South San Francisco: Otagiri, 1986. 117p., paperback, 8.5x11.75 inches, front cover curled at corners, otherwise very good. Thoroughly illustrated with color photos of porcelain dishes, lacquer wares, notebooks, and all manner of other items. More about Otagiri [trade catalog for the importer of Japanese decorative goods
Cat.No: 219708
Our Buddhist reader
Denver: Tri-State Buddhist Church, 1960. 65p., blue buckram boards, sun-fading along left side of front cover, glue marks inside front cover from former bookplate; OCLC shows one holding in Denver. More about Our Buddhist reader
Cat.No: 180880
Pacific and Asian Americans: emerging models for ministry
Berkeley: Pacific and Asian American Center for Theology and Strategies (PACTS), 1981. 71p., staplebound wraps, 8.5x11 inches. Cover gives date as 1980, but a slip laid in corrects this typo. More about Pacific and Asian Americans: emerging models for ministry
Cat.No: 204827
Pacific and Asian women, resources for ministry: Proceedings from the Conference, Pacific and Asian women in ministry, sisters long before the struggle, May 15-17, 1981, Berkeley, California
Berkeley: Pacific and Asian American Center for Theology and Strategies (PACTS), 1981. 88p., staplebound wraps, 11x8.5 inches. More about Pacific and Asian women, resources for ministry: Proceedings from the Conference, Pacific and...
Cat.No: 204803
Pacific Friends newsletter two issues, September 1991 & #104, January 1994
San Francisco: Pacific Friends SF, 1991 & 1994. Two issues, 8p. each, 8.5x11 inches, news, articles, services and resources, event calenders, photos, very good newsletters. LGBTQ Asians and others organization. More about Pacific Friends newsletter two issues, September 1991 & #104, January 1994
Cat.No: 234388
Pacific Horizons: Pacific Friends - South Bay newsletter #47, December 1989
San Jose: Pacific Friends - South Bay, 1989. 3p., 8.5x11 inches, news, articles, services and resources, event calenders, very good newsletter on pink stock stapled upper-left corner. LGBTQ Asians and others organization. More about Pacific Horizons: Pacific Friends - South Bay newsletter #47, December 1989
Cat.No: 234389
Pacific ties: UCLA's Asian/Pacific newsmagazine: March 1982
Los Angeles: ASUCLA Communication Board, 1982. 20p., 11.25x17.5 inch tabloid newspaper folded down to 11.25x8.75 inches. Cover article by Andrea Akita "The Trials of Asian American Women." Vietnamese refugees. The Tongan immigrants. More about Pacific ties: UCLA's Asian/Pacific newsmagazine: March 1982
Cat.No: 99928
Pangaea. The first issue
Berkeley: United People of Color, 1990. 43p., staplebound journal, very good, 8.5x11 inches. Contributions by students activists at UC Berkeley. More about Pangaea. The first issue
Cat.No: 221104
Pao bao / Power news. January 1989
San Francisco: United Service Council, 1989. Single issue of the Chinese-language newspaper, contents mostly devoted to San Francisco's local Chinatown news, but with a harsh editorial on the Chiang "dynasty" of Taiwan on the cover page. The English title is a riff on the Chinese "Pao," which means cannon; the... More about Pao bao / Power news. January 1989
Cat.No: 182092
Pembela Pemau Jilid 3 bilangan 3
[Baton Rouge-?]: the newsletter, [1975]. 27p., 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled at upper left, very good. OCLC lists only one incomplete run at Northern Illinois University, missing this issue. Text in Malay and English. No place of publication stated, but a poem includes the line "Let's examine the roots / of... More about Pembela Pemau Jilid 3 bilangan 3
Cat.No: 167350
Perspective [four issues]
Berkeley: Iranian Students Cultural Organization, 1996-2003. Four issues of the Iranian-American student publication from UC Berkeley. The first two are photoreproduced, the third a copyshop production with clear plastic covers, the last one a glossy magazine. Issues present are Nov/Dec. 1996 (the first), March 1998, June 2000, and Fall 2003. More about Perspective [four issues
Cat.No: 224023
Philippine National Day (June 12). 2nd annual event. Kimball Park
National City: Philippine National Day Committee, 1979. 16p., wraps, 8.5x11 inches; some names added in pencil to list in the front; program for the event with historical essays, advertisements and a revolutionary poem. More about Philippine National Day (June 12). 2nd annual event. Kimball Park
Cat.No: 163277
Philippine Resource Center
Berkeley: the Center, [198-]. Eight-panel brochure, 3.5x8.5 inches, very good; black and white photos. Introduction to the purpose and activities of the informational organization founded by Philippine dissidents and their supporters in the US. Most likely issued 1985, as it mentions events in that year but still contains references to... More about Philippine Resource Center
Cat.No: 180056
Pocket Guide to Minority Health Resources
Rockville, MD: US Dept. of Health & Human resources, Public Healthe Service, Office of Minority Health, 1995. Paperback. 102p., 3.75x6.5 inches, services and resources listings, very good pocketbook paperback in green wraps. State contacts, clearinghouses, organizations, materials, colleges etc. More about Pocket Guide to Minority Health Resources
Cat.No: 230021
Political detainees in the Philippines; documentation report of SIGNS OF THE TIMES, a publication of the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines, Manila, March 31, 1976
Los Angeles: Anti-Martial Law Coalition (Philippines), [1976]. vi, 58p., 8.5x11 inches, staplebound wraps, very good. More about Political detainees in the Philippines; documentation report of SIGNS OF THE TIMES, a publication...
Cat.No: 25820
Portraits of Pride II. Chinese-American Legacies - First 160 Years in America
Los Angeles: Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, 2011. xiii, 288p., high-gloss paperstock throughout with a CD in rear pocket, numerous photos. Very good 10.2x 10x2 inch hardcover in dj. More about Portraits of Pride II. Chinese-American Legacies - First 160 Years in America
Cat.No: 190711
Portraits of pride; Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 2005
Los Angeles: Wing Mar, 2005. 227p., 10.25x10.25 inches, prologue, epilogue, appendix, index, illustrated with photos, very good first edition in dj. Includes the interactive CD rom at rear of book. More about Portraits of pride; Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 2005
Cat.No: 122681
Positions: East Asia Cultures Critique, volume 5, number 1, Spring. Special issue: The Comfort Women: Colonialism, War, and Sex
Durham: Duke University Press, 1997. 323p., lightly worn wraps. This issue edited by Chungmoo Choi. More about Positions: East Asia Cultures Critique, volume 5, number 1, Spring. Special issue: The Comfort...
Cat.No: 130488
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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