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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Shidzuoka Japan Tea / Celebrated for purity and high quality. Served at the Japan Tea Houses at P. P. I. Exposition Grounds [folding fan]
[San Francisco]: [Shidzuoka Tea], [1915]. Printed advertisement on folding paper fan made for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, with portrayal of Mount Fuji and tea pickers on the other side. One of the wooden handles is missing the part below the pin at bottom. More about Shidzuoka Japan Tea / Celebrated for purity and high quality. Served at the Japan Tea Houses at...
Cat.No: 228669
Slant: Asian Pacific American Magazine [seven issues]
Berkeley: Slant, 1992-1995. Seven issues of the tabloid-format student publication, all with horizontal fold, otherwise very good. Issues present are vol. 1 no. 1, vol. 2 nos. 1 and 2, vol. 3 nos. 1 and 2, vol. 4 no. 1, vol. 5 no. 1, and vol. 6 no. 1. Articles on student activism, Asian American identity, personal stories, and more. More about Slant: Asian Pacific American Magazine [seven issues
Cat.No: 228015
Sojourner: the women's forum; vol. 12, #8, April 1987, Asian women in two worlds issue
Cambridge: Sojourner, 1987. Newspaper. 44p., folded tabloid newspaper, articles, features, ads, illustrations, photos, reviews, mild toning otherwise very good on newsprint. Also International Women's Day, China's One-Child Policy. More about Sojourner: the women's forum; vol. 12, #8, April 1987, Asian women in two worlds issue
Cat.No: 185855
The state of Asian Pacific America: a public policy report. Policy issues to the year 2020
Los Angeles: LEAP Asian Pacific American Public Policy Institute; University of California, Los Angeles, 1993. xix, 318 p., softcover, new, still in plastic wrap. More about The state of Asian Pacific America: a public policy report. Policy issues to the year 2020
Cat.No: 207076
A study of Federal Immigration policies and practices in Southern California: a report prepared by the California Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights
Washington DC: US Commission on Civli Rights, 1980. Magazine. ix, 61p., 8.5x11 inches, introduction, footnotes, charts and figures, very good booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. More about A study of Federal Immigration policies and practices in Southern California: a report prepared...
Cat.No: 203022
Summer Vacation
San Gabriel, CA: the zine, 2012. 24p., staplebound pamphlet, 5.5x8.5 inches. Zine put together by members of the band Summer Vacation. Seems to be written in the first person by singer Mark Chen, and includes lyrics to their songs. More about Summer Vacation
Cat.No: 188471
Symposium: minority rights; California Law Review, volume 63, number 3, May 1975
Berkeley, CA: School of Law of the University of California, Berkeley, 1975. 596-844p., wraps mildly shelf worn, vol. 63, no. 3 of the California Law Review containing articles mainly on Chicano legal rights including UC Berkeley economist Paul S.Taylor's "Mexican migration and the 160-acre water limitation" regarding the fight for... More about Symposium: minority rights; California Law Review, volume 63, number 3, May 1975
Cat.No: 153622
T. H. S., The Alert, 1942 [Turlock High School yearbook]
Turlock CA: for the high school by Harder's P[rinting] S[ervice?], 1942. Unpaginated, middle-school yearbook format with less information than is usual (no indices, no joke page) but pleasant chapter dividers, 11x8.5 inch embossed red cloth casing lettered white. Edgeworn with a little fray, front hinge is partially split and very..... More about T. H. S., The Alert, 1942 [Turlock High School yearbook
Cat.No: 230833
Tea Leaves: An Asian American Arts Magazine [eleven issues]
Berkeley: Tea Leaves, 1987-1994. Eleven issues of the publication, issued twice each year; from Spring 1987 to the 1993-94 double issue no. 12; apparently the missing issue would have been Fall 1990. Most are 8.5x11 inches in staplebound wraps; three of the later issues are 5.5x8.5 inches. The Spring 1988... More about Tea Leaves: An Asian American Arts Magazine [eleven issues
Cat.No: 220422
Texas long grain: photographs by the Kearny Street Workshop
San Francisco: Kearny Street Workshop Press, 1982. 59p., very good in wraps, signed and personally inscribed by many of the photographers next to their work, including Leland Wong (with small sketch), Jim Dong, Jerry Jew, Peter Man, Norman Yee and Zand Gee. Black and white photographs reflecting various aspects of... More about Texas long grain: photographs by the Kearny Street Workshop
Cat.No: 184599
Thai Yellow Pages & Directory in USA / Thai Yenlo Phetchet
Los Angeles: Sereechon Enterprises, 1980. 232p., creased wraps, minor pen notations on several pages. Listings for Thai-American businesses, mostly in Southern California, as well as for Thai-American professionals in various states. More about Thai Yellow Pages & Directory in USA / Thai Yenlo Phetchet
Cat.No: 196942
These are the Yaos
[San Francisco]: the zine, 2015. [6p.], staplebound zine, 2.75x4.25 inches, very good. Booklet with black and white photocopies of photos of an Asian American family. "All these pictures found at Goodwill, 2015." More about These are the Yaos
Cat.No: 217957
Tho. [six issues of the Vietnamese-American journal]
Garden Grove and Westminster, CA: Tap Chi Tho, 1998-2004. Six issues of the substantial journal, length ranging between 220 and 275 pages per issue, wraps mildly worn, text in Vietnamese. Issues present are 14, 22-26. Journal of literature and criticism. More about Tho. [six issues of the Vietnamese-American journal
Cat.No: 159519
Thòi báo gà. Special issue (May 1972)
Cambridge, MA: Vietnam Resource Center, 1972. 12p., 8.5x11 inch newsletter, rubberstamp of the US Committee to Aid the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam. This issue devoted to coverage of a visit by Vietnamese students to Carbondale, IL to oppose the AID Viet Center. Several pages of introductory text followed... More about Thòi báo gà. Special issue (May 1972
Cat.No: 227048
Thrills from the experiences of great detectives
[Elkhart, Indiana-?]: [Dr. Miles Medicines], n.d. 29p., staplebound booklet, pages toned, small crinkle to right edge, otherwise very good. Breathless crime-fighting stories interspersed with ads for various medical products, the most famous of which today is Alka-Seltzer. The rear cover has the rubberstamp of a distributor, the Central Drug Store..... More about Thrills from the experiences of great detectives
Cat.No: 235166
Tiên phong / Avant garde. No. 6/7
Montreal: Association of Vietnamese Patriots in Canada, 1971. 36p., wraps, 8.5x11 inches, vertical crease. Double issue of the journal supportive of the Vietnamese guerrillas, with articles on the GI antiwar movement, updates on American defeats, and the Seven-Point Peace Plan. More about Tiên phong / Avant garde. No. 6/7
Cat.No: 197482
Ting: the caldron; Chinese art and identity in San Francisco
San Francisco: Glide Urban Center, 1970. 111p., profusely illus., worn wraps. More about Ting: the caldron; Chinese art and identity in San Francisco
Cat.No: 98398
Tosan An Ch'ang-ho, gulloboll sidae K'orian Amerik'an ui yokhal model / Dosan, bridging the Pacific
Seoul: Tosan An Ch'ang-ho Kinyomgwan, 2008. 242p., paperback, very good. Mostly in Korean, with some English sections. On Korean independence leader and Korean-American pioneer An Ch'angho (1878– 1938). More about Tosan An Ch'ang-ho, gulloboll sidae K'orian Amerik'an ui yokhal model / Dosan, bridging the Pacific
Cat.No: 223966
Townsend Harris Post 438, American Legion: January 18, 1953 [photograph]
San Francisco: Kami Studios, 1953. 8x10 inch black and white photograph showing 33 men (mostly Japanese-American) wearing military service caps; 31 of the men are standing in the back row while two are seated together with a smaller group of wives at a low Japanese-style table; the floor is covered... More about Townsend Harris Post 438, American Legion: January 18, 1953 [photograph
Cat.No: 144947
Trikone Magazine: gay & lesbian South Asians vol. 10, nos. 1-4
Palo Alto: Trikon, 1995. Magazine. Four issues of the digest-sized quarterly magazine, 5.5x8.5 inches, illustrations, ads, 16 pages each plus advertisements, very good in stapled pictorial wraps. Complete run of volume 10. More about Trikone Magazine: gay & lesbian South Asians vol. 10, nos. 1-4
Cat.No: 164542
Trikone Magazine: lesbian, gay & bisexual South Asians vol. 11, no. 1. January, 1996; DECADEnce: a tenth anniversary special
Palo Alto: Trikon, 1996. Magazine. 72p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrations, photos, features, reviews, very good semi-glossy LGBT magazine in stapled, pictorial wraps. More about Trikone Magazine: lesbian, gay & bisexual South Asians vol. 11, no. 1. January, 1996; ...
Cat.No: 164543
Trikone Magazine: lesbian, gay & bisexual South Asians vol. 11, no. 2. April, 1996; The globe-trotter's guide to queer South Asian film & video
Palo Alto: Trikon, 1996. Magazine. 24p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrations, photos, features, reviews, very good semi-glossy LGBT magazine in stapled, pictorial wraps. More about Trikone Magazine: lesbian, gay & bisexual South Asians vol. 11, no. 2. April, 1996; The...
Cat.No: 222254
Trikone Magazine: lesbian, gay & bisexual South Asians vol. 11, no. 3, July, 1996; Hinduism & Homosexuality
Palo Alto: Trikon, 1996. Magazine. 24p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrations, photos, features, reviews, very good semi-glossy LGBT magazine in stapled, pictorial wraps. More about Trikone Magazine: lesbian, gay & bisexual South Asians vol. 11, no. 3, July, 1996; Hinduism...
Cat.No: 222255
Trikone Magazine: lesbian, gay & bisexual South Asians vol. 12, no. 1, January 1997; Funny girls
Palo Alto: Trikon, 1997. Magazine. 24p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrations, photos, features, reviews, very good semi-glossy LGBT magazine in stapled, pictorial wraps. More about Trikone Magazine: lesbian, gay & bisexual South Asians vol. 12, no. 1, January 1997; Funny girls
Cat.No: 226620
Trikone Magazine: lesbian, gay & bisexual South Asians vol. 12, no. 2, April 1997; Key to haven? the asylum story (Castro Theatre cover)
Palo Alto: Trikon, 1997. Magazine. 24p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrations, photos, features, reviews, very good semi-glossy LGBT magazine in stapled, pictorial wraps. More about Trikone Magazine: lesbian, gay & bisexual South Asians vol. 12, no. 2, April 1997; Key to...
Cat.No: 222256
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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