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• Amy Wu and the Ribbon Dance

  Zhang, Kat, 1991-

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  "Amy Wu loves to move, so when she sees Chinese ribbon dancing for the first time, she has to try it out, but first she must find the perfect ribbon."

• Eyes That Kiss in the Corners

  Ho, Joanna

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  "A self-confident and strong young girl recounts how she shares her eyes--and so much more--with her mother, her amah and her little sister."

• My Bindi

  Varadarajan, Gita,

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  "There in the mirror, I see a shining star. My mother's joy, my father's pride. And then I see something else: I see me." Divya is scared to put on the bindi for the first time. What if she gets made fun of? What will it feel like? But her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Watercress

  Wang, Andrea,

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  "Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents."

• No Kimchi for Me!

  Kim, Aram

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  "Yoomi hates stinky spicy kimchi--until Grandma makes kimchi pancakes for her!"

• A Different Pond

  Phi, Bao, 1975-

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  "As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• It Began With a Page

  How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way

  Maclear, Kyo, 1970-

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  "Growing up quiet and lonely at the beginning of the twentieth century, Gyo learned from her relatives the ways in which both women and Japanese people lacked opportunity. Her teachers and family believed in her and sent her to art school…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Big Mooncake for Little Star

  Lin, Grace

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  "Reimagines the cycles of the moon as a mother bakes a Big Moon Cookie and, despite Mama's request to wait, Little Star begins nibbling at it every night."

• Malala's Magic Pencil

  Yousafzai, Malala, 1997-

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  "As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil. She would use it to make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city, to sleep an extra hour in the morning. But as she grew older, Malala saw that there were…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Grandmother School

  Singh, Rina, 1955-

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  "This brilliantly illustrated picture book tells the story of the Aajibaichi Shala, the Grandmother School, that was opened in Phangane, India, in 2016 to teach local grandmothers how to read and write."

• My Day With Gong Gong

  Yee, Sennah, 1992-

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  "May isn't having fun on her trip through Chinatown with her grandfather. Gong Gong doesn't speak much English, and May can't understand Chinese. She's hungry, and bored with Gong Gong's errands. Plus, it seems like Gong Gong's friends are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ocean Meets Sky

  Fan, Terry

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  "A little boy builds a ship to honor his late grandfather and sets sail for the magical place where ocean meets sky from his grandfather's stories"