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Author:

Morey, Janet.

Title:

Famous Asian Americans / Janet Nomura Morey and Wendy Dunn.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Cobblehill Books,

Copyright Date:

c1992

Description:

xxi, 170 p. : ill., 1 map ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Asian Americans--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Asian Americans--Biography.
Aruego, Jose.
Chang, Michael.
Chung, Connie.
Chung, Myung-Whun.
Gramm, Wendy Lee.
Inouye, Daniel K.--Biography.
Kingston, Maxine Hong.
Kuramoto, June--Biography.
Ngor, Haing.
Nguyen, Dustin.
Onizuka, Ellison S.
Pei, I. M.
Ting, Samuel C. C.
Wang, An.

Other Authors:

Dunn, Wendy.

Notes:

"Illustrated with photographs." Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-167) and index.

Contents:

Jose Aruego : author-illustrator of children's books -- Michael Chang : tennis champion -- Connie Chung : broadcast journalist -- Myung-Whun Chung : music director, Opera de la Bastille -- Wendy Lee Gramm : chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission -- Daniel K. Inouye : United States Senator -- Maxine Hong Kingston : writer, educator -- June Kuramoto : musician, songwriter -- Haing Ngor : physician, actor -- Dustin Nguyen : actor -- Ellison S. Onizuka : astronaut -- I.M. Pei : architect -- Samuel C.C. Ting : physicist, Nobel Prize winner -- An Wang : founder, Wang Laboratories; inventor.

Summary:

Chronicles the lives and accomplishments of fourteen Asian Americans including Jose Aruego, Michael Chang, An Wang, and Ellison Onizuka.

ISBN:

9780525650805
0525650806

LCCN:

91017255

Locations:

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

CZPD706 -- West Liberty Public Library (West Liberty)