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Biography of Chinese architect I.M.Pei, who received his education at Harvard, and went on with a combination of diplomacy and skill to design some of the world's most notable structures.

In 1885, a lonely illegitimate American boy and a lonely Chinese American boy develop an unlikely friendship in the midst of prejudices and racial tension in their coal mining town of Rock Springs, Wyoming.

An introduction to the childhood of Bruce Lee, discussing his martial arts training and his struggle to understand the spiritual side of the sport.

When teenagers Sue Hua, who is Chinese American, and Andy Suzuki, who is Japanese American, start dating they think they have a lot in common, but once their families find out about their relationship and tell them their opinions, they begin to question if they should be together.

An overview of immigration from China to the United States and Canada since the 1960s, when immigration laws were changed to permit greater numbers of people to enter these countries.

St. Petersburg High school juniors Dicey Bell, a baseball star, and Jack Chen, who loves science and role-playing games, discover a mutual attraction when paired for a project, but on their first date, a zombie-producing fungus sends them on the run.

Discusses Chinese emigration to America and the contribution of the Chinese to American life, emphasizing their unique cultural characteristics.

Personal narratives explore the common bond of womanhood that bridges East and West in the ancient struggle for equality for Chinese women.

Text and photographs identify discrimination and discuss how Chinese Americans have struggled for their civil rights.

Fourteen-year-old Candace Ong finally gets her chance to get away from working in her parents' restaurant for the summer, but the world beyond what she is used to may be more than she can handle.

A collection of essays in which Paisley Rekdal reflects on her childhood and her failure to fit in.

As her parents' arguments become more frequent, Robin looks forward to the visits that she and her grandmother make to Chinatown, where they pretend to be an elderly cook's family, giving Robin new insights into her Chinese heritage.

Oldest daughter Leila tells the story: of her sister Ona, who has ended her young, conflicted life by jumping from the roof of a Chinatown housing project; of her mother Mah, a seamstress in a garment shop run by a "Chinese Elvis"; of Leon, her father, a merchant seaman who ships out frequently; and the family's youngest, Nina, who has escaped to New York by working as a flight attendant.

"From the beloved award-winning author of Native Speaker and The Surrendered, a highly provocative, deeply affecting story of one woman's legendary quest in a shocking, future America.

A little Chinese-American girl pays tribute to her grandfather as she assists in the preparations for his funeral.