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A beautiful anthology featuring some of the brightest voices in contemporary American poetry who challenge, expand, and illuminate the meaning of the label "Asian American and Pacific Islander" in today's…
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Bao Phi
Every child is full to bursting with amazing things! This joyful poem celebrates the wonderful and complex identity of children of immigrants and refugees, embracing all that they are -…
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"An affirmation for Asian American youth." --Kirkus Reviews You are . . . You are . . . You are . . . Every child is bursting with amazing things…
Acclaimed poet and political activist Phi delivers a powerful, honest glimpse into a relationship between father and son–and between cultures, old and new–in an unforgettable story about a a long-ago…
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Poems from a father, a refugee, an activist resisting the invisibility of the Asian American urban poor.
Upset after being bullied, Thuy, a Vietnamese American, pretends she is different creatures, including an especially strong, wonderful being made up of her two mothers and herself. Includes note about…
On their way to a May Day parade, twins Hue and Hoa spy a confused-looking duck and try to help it reach the pond, while neighbors from many countries offer…
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A rhapsodic exploration of immigration, race, and class by Vietnamese American phenom and National Poetry Slam star Bao Phi.
A powerful, honest glimpse into a relationship between father and son and between cultures, old and new, about a long-ago fishing trip.
Twins Hue and Hoa are excited for the May Day parade! While waiting at the park for the parade to begin, they spot a little duck who seems new to…
,Bao Phi
As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father’s long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers…
Every child is bursting with amazing possibilities and poet Bao Phi celebrates the complex identity of the children of immigrants and refugees.
Every child feels different in some way, but Thuy feels doubly different . Thuy walks home one winter afternoon, angry and lonely after a bully’s taunts. Then a bird catches…
Every child feels different in some way, but Thuy feels "double different." She is Vietnamese American and she has two moms. Thuy walks home one winter afternoon, angry and lonely…
This book is a collection of digital narratives and personal essays written by twenty-one immigrant and refugee high school students from thirteen countries who reside in Saint Paul.