Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
"In an industry dominated by white men, Connie Chung stood alone, the first and only Asian woman to break into the television news industry. This is her extraordinary story, told with incisive wit and remarkable candor. Connie Chung is a pioneer. In 1969 at the age of 23, this once-shy daughter of Chinese parents took her first job at a local TV station in her hometown of Washington, D.C. and soon thereafter began working at CBS news as a correspondent....
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Asian Americans inhabit a purgatorial status: neither white enough nor black enough, unmentioned in most conversations about racial identity. In the popular imagination, Asian Americans are all high-achieving professionals. But in reality, this is the most economically divided group in the country, a tenuous alliance of people with roots from South Asia to East Asia to the Pacific Islands, from tech millionaires to service industry laborers. How...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Growing up, Constance Wu spent most of her childhood suppressing her bold, emotional nature. Acting became her refuge, her touchstone, and eventually her vocation. At eighteen she moved to New York, where she'd spend the next ten years struggling to make rent before her two big breaks: the TV sitcom Fresh Off the Boat and the hit film Crazy Rich Asians. Through raw and relatable essays, Constance shares memories of childhood, young love and heartbreak,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2025]
Physical Description
vii, 87 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"AFrom the big stage to the US Navy, from laboratories to the boardroom, from the Olympics to the pages in books, these girls and women lead every line. Bold, bright, and empowering profiles by ... artist Niâna Mata place these incredible changemakers at the very front and inspire readers to tap into their own greatness."--Publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Description
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
How did Michelle Kwan become an award-winning figure skater? Readers will learn all about this great Asian American athlete and the significant events in her life in this low-leveled biography.
8) Patsy Mink
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Description
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
How did Patsy Mink become a member of Congress? Readers will learn all about this great Asian American politician and the significant events in her life in this low-leveled biography.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Consider suggesting a title. Submit Request