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Larson wins award for novel

February 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The 2015 Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction for young people went to Dash, by Kirby Larson, published by Scholastic Press. In the book it’s January, 1942, and school scapegoating is the just the first hardship Mitsi Kashino and her Japanese-American family will encounter. Mitsi also has to leave her  beloved dog Dash in the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Japanese Americans, Kirby Larson, Mitsi Kashino, Scholastic Press, Seattle, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20

Stories about artists — NWAW’s monthly must-reads

January 6, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly “Drawing from Memory” By Allen Say Scholastic Press, 2011 From the time he was a young boy growing up in Japan, Allen Say knew he wanted to be a cartoonist. Inspired by comic books, he drew what he saw, what he imagined, and what he copied from his beloved […]

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2011, 2012, Allen Say, Beijing Dance Academy, China, Ed Young, Faithful Plum, Great Depression, Jia Zuoguang, Li Zhongmei, Libby Koponen, NWAW, Noro Shinpei, Russian Soviet Union, Samantha Pak, Scholastic Press, Vol 31 No 2 | January 7 - January 13

NWAW’S must-reads: stories about heritage and culture

May 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Her sister Regina is going away to college, leaving Lucy with a room to herself. After practicing all summer, she’s ready to show her coach her skills on the basketball court.

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2009, 2011, Brooklyn Dodgers, China Witness, Chinese American, Cultural Revolution, Discovering America, Harper Trophy, Jackie Robinson, Lucy Wu, Major Leagues, Po Po, Scholastic Press, Sloane Connors, Vol 30 No 20 | May 14 - May 20, Yi Po, culture

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