Tran, Thi Minh Phuoc

Summary: Collects fifteen Vietnamese folktales, including "Mai An Tiem and the watermelon seeds," which tells the story about orphan Mai An Tiem who is banished to a remote island by the king despite his loyalty.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2015

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 TRA

Summary: After a car accident claims the life of his sister-in-law and leaves his 5-year-old nephew an orphan, a thirtysomething man named Thien leaves Saigon for a trip back to his rural hometown. During his meditative, wandering visit, Thien wrestles with his own agnosticism in the face of others' religious beliefs, summons memories of his long-disappeared brother, and reconnects with a former...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FOREIGN INS

Summary: Once upon a time in China: The legendary martial arts teacher Wong Fei-hung, with a band of disciples, battles a host of nefarious forces--foreign and local--who are threatening Chinese sovereignty as British and American imperialists encroach upon the Mainland.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Summary: In the early 1600s, the Manchurians have taken over sovereignty of China and established the Ching Dynasty. The new government immediately imposes a martial arts ban, forbidding the practice of martial arts altogether in order to gain control.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Weinstein Company 2007

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN SEV

Summary: "Haemoo depicts the harrowing events that unfold in the fog-covered seas for a fishing crew engaged in human smuggling. Award-winning actor Kim Yoon Seok stars as the struggling captain who turns to human smuggling in order to keep his fishing boat financially afloat. While transporting ethnic Koreans from China across the Yellow Sea, however, things go terribly wrong, and desperation spirals...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF SEA

Various Artists

Contents: Sentimental journey (Les Brown & his orchestra, with Doris Day) -- Swinging on a star (Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter & his orchestra) -- You'll never know (Dick Haymes & the Song Spinners) -- The gypsy (Dinah Shore with Sonny Burke & Orchestra) -- Paper doll ( Mills Brothers) -- Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief ( Betty Hutton with Paul Weston & his orchestra) -- Laura (Woody Herman & his...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Rhino 1993

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD VOCAL SEN

Summary: After having the emperor's minister of defense executed, a power-grabbing eunuch sends assassins to trail the victim's children to a remote point on the northern Chinese border. But that bloodthirsty mission is confounded by a mysterious group of fighters who arrive on the scene, intent on delivering justice and defending the innocent.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2018

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN DRA

Summary: In 1975, refugee camps were set up across the deserts of the United States to house an exodus of over 100,000 Vietnamese immigrants before and immediately after the fall of Saigon. When Tai arrives at Camp Pendleton, he is confronted by a camp filled with despair. A Marine is in charge of housing the refugees until sponsors can be found to help them assimilate into American life. Tai, who...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2002

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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA GRE

Summary: A rash of brutal murders sweeps a quiet rural village where a mysterious stranger just appeared. When the investigating officer watches his daughter fall under the same savage spell, he consults a shaman for answers, unknowingly escalating the situation into something far more dangerous.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WAI

Surat, Michele Maria.

Summary: Ut, a Vietnamese girl attending school in the United States, lonely for her mother left behind in Vietnam, makes a new friend who presents her with a wonderful gift.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1983

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SUR

Ngo, Vinh-Hoi.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lowell House Juvenile 1997

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.803 NGO

Bing, Bo

Summary: When a squirrel finds a pear, he turns it into a violin and fills the forest with a sweet music.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Starfish Bay Children's Books 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BIN

Summary: Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, uniting family members scattered among new homes abroad. As Billi navigates a...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY FAR

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FAR

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE FAR

Summary: After the shocking kidnapping of a little girl in Thailand, a mercenary with a murky past as a government black ops agent is forced to re-emerge from the shadows when he learns the incident is closely connected to him. With the help of expat Yui, he flies to Thailand and begins tracking the girl's whereabouts, moving ever closer to the notorious child trafficking ring responsible for her...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN DEL

Summary: In How I Resist, readers will find hope and support through voices that are at turns personal, funny, irreverent, and instructive. Not just for a young adult audience, this incredibly impactful collection will appeal to readers of all ages who are feeling adrift and looking for guidance.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2018

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 320 HOW

Summary: The legend of the invincible fleet begins! Set five years before the epic battle depicted in The Admiral: Roaring Currents, Hansan: Rising Dragon is based on the true historical naval engagement, Battle of Hansan Island. In July 1592, admiral Yi Sun-sin and his Korean naval fleet face off against invading Japanese naval warships. Falling into crisis, the admiral must use his secret weapon to...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Well Go USA Entertainment 2022

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN HAN

Bui, Hanh

Summary: A debut picture book about a little girl who connects to her Vietnamese heritage when she accidentally rips her late grandmother's áo dái.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BUI

Ewing, Wallace K.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.415 EWI

Summary: Set in rural 1940s Vietnam, a young man takes up with a rough band of nomadic buffalo herders and discovers freedom, violence, and love - but also secrets about his past that will change his life forever.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2006

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BUF

Yi, Chi-min

Summary: American movie star Marilyn Monroe will be visiting Korea on a four-day USO tour, and Alice has been chosen as her translator. Though intrigued, Alice has few expectations of the job--what could she and a beautiful actress at the peak of her fame possibly have to talk about? Yet the Marilyn she meets, while just as dazzling and sensual as Alice expected, is also surprisingly approachable. As...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2019

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC YI

Moritz von Oswald Trio

Contents: Structure 1 -- Structure 2 -- Structure 3 -- Structure 4.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Honest Jon's 2011

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC MOR