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Contemporary American Success Stories: Famous People of Asian Ancestry

 
9781883845032: Contemporary American Success Stories: Famous People of Asian Ancestry
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Biographies of noted Asian Americans include portraits of actor Dustin Nguyen, novelist Amy Tan, business entrepreneur Rocky Aoki, artist Mine Okubo, and chef and TV host Martin Yan

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Gr. 4-7. The fourth volume in a series of collective biographies of Asian Americans, this includes the life stories of actor Dustin Nguyen, novelist Amy Tan, business entrepeneur Rocky Aoki, artist Min{‚}e Okubo, and master chef and TV host Martin Yan. Some were born here of immigrant parents from China, Japan, and Vietnam; some are first-generation Americans. The individual stories are dramatic, candid, and personal. They are far from reverential. Businessman Aoki is frank (though unapologetic) about his violent acting out as a teenager and his driving view of success. Japanese artist Okubo talks as much about her bitter experience of internment here during World War II as about her success in her work. Fans of The Joy Luck Club will enjoy reading about Tan's youthful rebellion and her complex, changing relationship with her mother. The introductory writing is sometimes awkward, with a few "As You Read" questions that suggest classroom-directed study. There's no documentation, no indication of what comes from the interviews and what comes from other sources. Hazel Rochman
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Grade 4-8-Included here are inspiring biographies of five Asian Americans: master chef, author and PBS personality Martin Yan; artist Mine Okubo; the founder of Benihana of Tokyo, Inc., Rocky Aoki; author Amy Tan; and actor Dustin Nguyen. Wherever possible, material is drawn from personal interviews and is accompanied by black-and-white photos, many of which are personal snapshots. Samples of Okubo's drawings are reproduced. The writing is often dull and repetitious; the sketches, varying in length from 9 pages for Nguyen to 24 for Aoki and Okubo, have errors. The Japanese province mentioned should be Gumma, not Gamma. Background information is sometimes vague; the book states that "England and France declared war on September 3, 1939" but doesn't say against whom. Janet Morey and Wendy Dunn's Famous Asian Americans (Cobblehill, 1992) contains 14 more tightly drawn profiles, although only Dustin Nguyen appears in both volumes.
Diane S. Marton, Arlington County Library, VA
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  • PublisherMitchell Lane Pub Inc
  • Publication date1994
  • ISBN 10 1883845033
  • ISBN 13 9781883845032
  • BindingLibrary Binding
  • Number of pages96

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