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Bybee, Veeda.
Subjects
Asian Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Pacific Islanders -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Pacific Islander Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Bybee, Veeda.
Asian Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Pacific Islanders -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Pacific Islander Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Shining
a
light
:
celebrating
40
Asian
Americans
and
Pacific
Islanders
who
changed
the
world
/ Veeda Bybee ; illustrated by Victo Ngai.
by
Bybee, Veeda.
Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, c2023.
Call #:
305.895073 B993sL
Subjects
Asian
Americans
-- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Pacific
Islanders
-- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Pacific
Islander
Americans
-- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9780358539353
0358539358
Alternate title:
Shining
a
light
:
celebrating
40
Asian
Americans
&
Pacific
Islanders
who
changed
the
world
Celebrating
40
Asian
Americans
and
Pacific
Islanders
who
changed
the
world
Celebrating
forty
Asian
Americans
and
Pacific
Islanders
who
changed
the
world
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
99 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-96).
Contents:
Yung Wing -- Look Tin Eli -- Tye Leung Schulze -- Margaret Chung -- Duke Kahanamoku -- Bhagat Singh Thind -- Dalip Singh Saund -- Kenichi "Zeni" Zenimura -- Feng-Shan Ho -- Isamu Noguchi -- Anna May Wong -- Taro Yashima -- Gyo Fujikawa -- Tyrus Wong -- Chien-Shiung Wu -- Larry Itliong -- Susan Ahn Cuddy -- Grace Lee Boggs -- I. M. Pei -- Young-Oak Kim -- Cecilia Chiang -- Yuri Kochiyama -- Wataru "Wat" Misaka -- Daniel Inouye -- Victoria "Vicki" Manalo Draves -- Patsy Mink -- Norman "Norm" Mineta -- George Takei -- Haing Ngor -- Bruce Lee -- Yo-Yo Ma -- Maya Lin -- Kalpana Chawla -- Kamala Harris -- Tammy Duckworth -- Jerry Yang -- Kristi Yamaguchi -- Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson -- Channapha Khamvongsa -- Sunisa "Suni" Lee.
Summary:
A collective biography of
40
influential
Asian
Americans
and
Pacific
Islanders
, from Kalpana Chawla to The Rock to Tammy Duckworth, whose historical contributions readers may not know but whose
light
shines on, with stunning illustrated portraits by Hugo Award nominee Victo Ngai. From scientists to sports stars, aerospace engineers to artists, every person shines in this collection. Dynamic portraits portray each person with bold colors and clever, precise details. Each biography celebrates the determination and courage of people
who
were on the forefront of changing society. Using their specific talents, each individual fought for the space for people of
Asian
and
Pacific
Islander descent to be seen and treated with dignity and respect. Their important legacy lives on today.
Audience:
008-012.
Genre:
Biography, Juvenile.
Other authors:
Ngai, Victo, 1988-
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Children's Nonfiction
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Children's Nonfiction
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