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Summary: Targeted by an elaborate and violent scheme after the murder of his elderly neighbor, recent MFA recipient Philip Kim finds himself outmaneuvering laconic police officers, militant surfers, and aggressive creative writing students in a suddenly menacing San Francisco.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hogarth 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KANKang, Jay Caspian
Summary: "A riveting blend of family history and original reportage by a conversation-starting writer for The New York Times Magazine that explores-and reimagines-Asian American identity in a Black and white world. In 1965, a new immigration law lifted a century of restrictions against Asian immigrants to the United States. Nobody, including the lawmakers who passed the bill, expected it to transform...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.895 KANSummary: The extraordinary debut from documentarian Bing Liu weaves a story of skateboarding, friendship, and fathers and sons into a coming-of-age journey of courageous vulnerability.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021