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Shining a light : celebrating 40 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who changed the world Cover Image Book Book

Shining a light : celebrating 40 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who changed the world

Bybee, Veeda (author.). Ngai, Victo, 1988- (illustrator.).

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."--Publisher marketing.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9780358539353
  • ISBN: 0358539358
  • Physical Description: print
    99 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-96).
Formatted Contents Note: 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.
Target Audience Note:
008-012.

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Genre: Biographies.
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