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Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Language
English
Description
This new collection of short fiction is only the second in the author's rich career and one that displays her strengths in the genre in many facets. Opening with two novella-length works, "Butter" and "Sophia," this collection features Jones's legendary talents in a range of settings and styles, from the hyperrealist to the mystical, in intricate multipart stories, in more traditional forms, and even in short fragments. Her narrators are women and...
Author
Language
English
Description
Nikki has spent most of her life distancing herself from the traditional Sikh community. After her father's death she takes a job teaching a creative writing course in the heart of the Punjabi community. When one of the women students brings a book of erotica to class, Nicki uses it as the basis for helping these modest women unleash creativity by telling their own stories.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
1885. Ottilie Russell is British and Indian, belonging to both and neither culture. To support her little brother, Thaddeus, and her grandmother, she relies upon her skills in beetle-wing embroidery that have been passed down to her through generations of Indian women. When a stranger appears with the news that Thaddeus is now Baron Sunderson and must travel to England to take his place as a nobleman, Ottilie refuses to give up her brother. Tragedy...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2001]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
This joyful Sesame Street song embraces the notion that no matter where children live, what they look like, or what they do, they're all the same where it counts--at heart.
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Across the globe, organizations have begun to appreciate that diverse groups provide superior outcomes; however we do not know how to sustain diversity in the workplace. This book offers relatable vignettes and evidence-based skill building to close this gap"--
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
What do African dance, samosas, and Japanese gardens have in common? They are all gifts the United States received from immigrants: the vibrant, multifaceted people who share their heritage and traditions to enrich the fabric of our daily lives. From Jewish delis to bagpipes, bodegas and Zen Buddhism, this joyful ABC journey is a celebration of immigrants: our neighbors, our friends.
7) My America
Author
Language
English
Description
"In this beautiful celebration of immigration, children from around the world tell their stories, sharing their love of where they're from and where they live now--homes old and new. As they describe the foods they eat, the languages they've learned, the sports they play, and more, the differences and similarities that link us all are revealed"--
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate the diversity of cultures, languages, countries, and people of the world.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxvii, 287 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Many of us believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, but how do we stand up for those values in our turbulent world? Chugh reveals the surprising causes of inequality, and offers practical tools to respectfully and effectively talk politics with family, to be a better colleague to people who don't look like you, and to avoid being a well-intentioned barrier to equality. Being the person we mean to be starts with a look at ourselves. -- adapted...
17) Whoever you are
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
[1997]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
26 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Despite the differences between people around the world, there are similarities that join us together, such as pain, joy, and love.
18) American desi
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
An American child of East Asian descent revels in dances, clothing, games, foods and other characteristics of both cultures, while blending them into what makes this American desi unique.
19) Brand-new bubbe
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Language
English
Description
Jillian does not want another grandmother, after all she already has a Noni and a Gram, so when her mother marries Michael she is distinctly cool to her new bubbe--but her mother convinces her to give Bubbe a chance, and Jillian and all her grandmothers come together over a bowl of soup. Includes recipes for Matzo Ball Soup, Italian Wedding Soup, and Gazpacho.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 270 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Explores places noted for minimal violence, rising life-expectancy, high literacy, and pragmatic compromises on cultural rights, documenting the ways and means that have proven successful in defusing ethnic tensions and maintaining peace.
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