Catalog - The City Library

Format:

Book

Author:

Title:

Fighting to belong!. Vol. 1, Asian American, native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history from the 1700s through the 1800s / Amy Chu and Alexander Chang ; illustrated by Louie Chin ; curriculum guide by The Asian American Education Project.

Edition:

First Third State edition.

Publisher, Date:

San Francisco : Third State Books, 2024.

Description:

1 volume : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Summary:

"In this book, the first volume of a three-book series, our middle school protagonists Padmini, Sammy, Joe, and Tiana and their guide, Kenji, embark on an amazing journey through time to witness key events in AANHPI history. They witness the arrival of the 'Manilamen' to the United States in the eighteenth century and fly through significant moments in the next 150 years. Fighting to Belong! helps new audiences young and old, AANHPI and non-AANHPI, understand how these stories are truly interwoven within the fabric of America"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

A history of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islander series ; volume 1

History of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders series ; 1.

Subjects:

Asian Americans -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Pacific Islander Americans -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Hawaiians -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Genre:

Biographical comics.

Nonfiction comics.

Biographies.

Creative nonfiction.