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• From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry

  the Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement

  Yoo, Paula,

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  Check out one of the many stories from history that sparked the Asian American Movement.

• The Henna Wars

  Jaigirdar, Adiba,

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  Nishat has her Henna project, but it looks like she's not the only one doing Henna for the “Own Business” assignment from school. Her friend Flavia is doing one too. Will their rivalry end in competition? Or will her secret crush for Flavia make her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I'll Be the One

  Lee, Lyla,

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  Skye is about to break the rules and norms that society and media have put out there about plus-size women. She will be the next K-Pop star, just you wait!

• We Are Not Free

  Chee, Traci,

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  Second-generation Japanese American citizens, whose lives are irrevocably changed by the mass U.S. incarcerations of World War II.

• Turtle Under Ice

  Del Rosario, Juleah

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  Two sisters dealing with the passing of their mother and trying to find themselves in the process.

• A Match Made in Mehendi

  Bajpai, Nandini,

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  Simi is a matchmaker guru in her family, but when she tries her skills at school, she finds the field is a little different.

• A P̉ho Love Story

  Le, Loan,

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  Two teens working at competing Vietnamese restaurants end up falling for one another.

• Finding Junie Kim

  Oh, Ellen

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  Junie Kim wants to fit in at school, but when racist graffiti appears at her middle school, she must decide between staying silent or speaking out. For her history project, Junie interviews her grandparents who grew up during the Korean War.

• Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

  Kim, Jessica, 1980-

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  How long will her web of lies go on until it catches up to her? Yumi makes it into a comedy class—far from what her parents expect her to achieve academically.

• The Marvelous Mirza Girls

  Karim, Sheba,

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  After a long year for Noreen and in her post senior year slump, she takes a gap year with her mom and finds a new meaning to life in Delhi.