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NWAW’s December must-reads

December 3, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In this sequel to “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya,” Kyon and the rest of the brigade (whose name stands for Save the World by Overloading it with Fun Haruhi Suzumiya) members go along with Haruhi as she takes on the task of making a movie for their school’s cultural festival.

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2009, Aaralyn Taylor, Candlewick Press, Celebrity Style, Eleven-year-old Noi, Haruhi Suzumiya, Los Angeles, NWAW, Nagaru Tanigawa, Northwest Asian Weekly, Samantha Pak, Simon Pulse, Thailand, Vol 28 No 50 | December 5 - December 11, commentary

NWAW’s October book recommendations

October 22, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

All her life, Rie has heard these words. But as the sole heir to the House of Omura, one of the most respected families of sake brewers in Kobe, Japan, she knows she must learn as much as possible about the trade in order to carry on the tradition.

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2009, Aladdin Paperbacks, Although Rie, American Indian, Japanese American, Korean, NWAW, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pearl Harbor, Samantha Pak, Vol 28 No 44 | October 24 - October 30

NWAW’s monthly must-reads

October 1, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A girl learns book-smarts isn’t everything, a boy learns basketball isn’t everything, and a dragon and goldfish befriend a girl

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2009, Chinese, Fruitless Mountain, Girl Genius, IQ, Millicent Min, NWAW, Northwest Asian Weekly, Samantha Pak, Stanford Wong, Vol 28 No 41 | October 3-October 9

August book recs: cultural tales for kids

August 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story”
Written by Paula Woo, illustrated by Lin Wang
Lee & Low Books, June 2009

Being Asian American in the early days of show business was not easy.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, On the Shelf Tagged With: 2008, 2009, Asian Americans, China, Chinese, Eastern Washington University Press, Ji Ruoxiao, Jimmy Liao, Lee Low Books, Lin Wang, Moon Forgot, Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl, Samantha Pak, Shining Star, culture, vol 28 no 34 | August 15 - August 21

July book recommendations

July 16, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes”
By Eleanor Coerr
Dell Publishing, 1977

I remember this book from my childhood, but I have never read it.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Reviews, On the Shelf Tagged With: 2008, Anchor Books, Dell Publishing, Ethan Cheng, Girl Overboard, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Ocean, Sadako Sasaki, Samantha Pak, San Diego, Vietnam, Vol 28 No 30 | July 18 - July 24, language

NWAW’s June must-reads

June 4, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya” By Nagaru Tanigawa, published by Little, Brown and Company, April 2009 Almost every kid has moments where he or she wishes that life was a little less ordinary and a little more exciting.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Reviews, On the Shelf Tagged With: 2008, American Knees, Asian Americans, Beijing, China, Chinese American, Cultural Revolution, Haruhi Suzumiya, Meet Mei Wang, NWAW, Northwest Asian Weekly, Samantha Pak, Simon Schuster, Washington Press, attention, vol 28 no 24 | June 6 - June 12

NWAW’s May must-reads

May 16, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Editor’s note: At the beginning of the year, we ran a poll on our Web site asking our readers whether they liked our book reviews. Based on the feedback we received, we decided to run a monthly book recommendation list. We hope you enjoy it.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Reviews, On the Shelf Tagged With: Arlene Mosel, Blair Lent, Canada, Casey Young, Chinatown, Chinese, Harper Trophy, Khmer Rouge, Laurence Yep, Mingfong Ho, NWAW, Nong Chan, Samantha Pak, San Francisco, Tikki Tikki Tembo

Kids: Travel the world through books

April 16, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Thi-Le Vo Northwest Asian Weekly When it comes to children’s books, many have the common assumption that these books can’t offer children more than a cute story and pages of colorful illustrations.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Reviews, On the Shelf Tagged With: Indonesia, Kids Travel, New Post, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sacred Mountain Everest, culture

Far East awkwardly meets Old West ‘Yellowfish’ review

January 8, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

John Keeble’s novel “Yellowfish” begins in the thick fog of San Francisco’s Chinatown. In such a fog, things disappear

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2009, Andrew Hamlin, Chinatown, Chinese, Far East, Ginarn Taam, John Keeble, Northwest Asian Weekly, Old West, San Francisco, Seattle, Vol 28 No 3 | January 10 - January 16, Washington Press, Wesley Erks

The benefits of being a middle child

November 29, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“I owe my life to two strokes of incredible luck,” writes Sarfraz Manzoor in his memoir. “I was not born female, and I was not the oldest son.” Manzoor discusses his life in a Pakistani immigrant family living in Luton, England. In his father’s rigid household, the first son would follow into the father’s work. The daughter would remain on her best behavior until she found a man to marry.

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2008, Andrew Hamlin, Asbury Park, Bruce Springsteen, England, Independence Day, Janis Ian, New Jersey, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Random House, Sarfraz Manzoor, Vintage Departures, culture, vol 27 no 49 | November 29 - December 5

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