From: Susan Kusel <susankusel>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 13:44:19 -0700 (PDT)

Hi everyone,
     Here are some of my favorite books that I haven't seen mentioned yet:
  (all of these are books about immigrants from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.)
   
  -In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord.
  One of my all time favorite books.
   
  -Hannah is My Name by Belle Yang.
  A really good picture book on the subject of immigration and I think it's one of the few that's accessible to younger readers.
   
  -I Hate English! by Ellen Levine.
  Applicable for any ESOL student.
   
  -My Chinatown: One Year in Poems by Kam Mak.
  Beautiful, beautiful illustrations, and I love how the narrator's reactions change over the year.
   
  -Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear by Lensey Namioka
  -Yang the Third and Her Impossible Family by Lensey Namioka
  -Yang the Second and Her Secret Admirers by Lensey Namioka
  -Yang the Eldest and His Odd Jobs by Lensey Namioka
  I usually only see Young the Youngest and Yang the Third mentioned, but I think this whole series is excellent. It gives four different perspectives on what it's like for a child to immigrate.
   
  -Coolies by Yin.
  A historical fiction picture book (for older readers) about two brothers who immigrate from China to the United States and work on the Transcontinental Railroad. Stunning pictures and a very powerful story.
   
  -Dragonwings by Laurence Yep.
  A classic that shows a different side to immgration than we normally see.
   
   
  Susan Kusel
Received on Fri 11 May 2007 03:44:19 PM CDT