chinatown (new york, n.y.)

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chinatown (new york, n.y.)

City within a city

how kids live in New York's Chinatown
Describes the lives of two young Chinese Americans and their customs and conditions at home in New York City's Chinatown.

Rainbow shopping

2023
Shopping for and preparing a delicious meal helps a young Chinese American girl feel connected to her family.

Mott Street

a Chinese American family's story of exclusion and homecoming
2023
"Mott Street follows Chinese American writer Ava Chin, who grew up estranged from her father, as she seeks the truth about her family history--and uncovers a legacy of exclusion and resilience that speaks to the American experience past and present. Chin's ancestors became lovers, classmates, sworn enemies, and, eventually, through her birth, kin--all while converging at a single Chinatown address"--Provided by publisher.

The fallen hero

"Determined to prevent the war her brother Alex is provoking, twelve-year-old Faryn Liu and her half-dragon friend, Ren, seek help from the New Order, warriors based in Manhattan's Chinatown, and from the Monkey King"--OCLC.

Chinatown

A boy and his grandmother wind their way through the streets of Chinatown, enjoying all the sights and smells of the Chinese New Year's Day.

The fallen hero

2020
"Determined to prevent the war her brother Alex is provoking, twelve-year-old Faryn Liu and her half-dragon friend, Ren, seek help from the New Order, warriors based in Manhattan's Chinatown, and from the Monkey King"--OCLC.

Tea that burns

a family memoir of Chinatown
1998
Bruce Edward Hall uses stories about his Chinese ancestors to trace the history of Chinatown.

Chinatown

a portrait of a closed society
1992

Rice cakes and paper dragons

1973
Text and photographs introduce a girl of Chinatown, New York City, her family, and their celebration of Chinese New Year.

Henry and the kite dragon

2004
In New York City in the 1920s, the children from Chinatown go after the children from Little Italy for throwing rocks at the beautiful kites Grandfather Chin makes, not realizing that they have a reason for doing so.

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