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Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Biography Chinese Americans Juvenile fiction Immigrant youth New York (State) New York Biography Large type books Popular music Popular music 2011-2020 Rap (Music) Rock music Rock music 2011-2020 Vietnamese American women New York (State) New York BiographyTran, Diana My.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capital Books 2000
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Summary: "Ly Tran is just a toddler in 1993 when she and her family immigrate from a small town along the Mekong River in Vietnam to a two-bedroom railroad apartment in Queens. Ly's father spent nearly a decade as a POW, and their resettlement is made possible through a humanitarian program run by the US government. As they navigate this new landscape, Ly finds herself torn between two worlds. She knows...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC TRATran, Ly
Summary: "A powerful memoir by 25-year-old Ly Tran about her immigrant experience and her recent family history in the aftermath of the war that spans from Vietnam to Brooklyn, and ultimately to the Ivy League"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TRACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TRAN, LY TRACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B TRAN TRASummary: In 1920s China, nineteen year old Songlian is forced to marry Chen Zuoqian, the lord of a powerful family. Fifty year old Chen has already three wives, each of them living in separate houses within the great castle. Competition between the wives is fierce, as their master's attention carries power, status and privileges. Each night Chen must decide which wife to spend the night with and a red...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Razor Digital Entertainment 2005
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: One of the most popular music series is back with a brand new installment that includes hits from Justin Timberlake, Meghan Trainor, Nick Jonas and many more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Summary: Travel around the world by yacht, tram, train, unicycle, jetpack, camel... everything you can imagine! Each scene depicts various exciting things that go and provides a wealth of interesting information. The fun and charming illustrations will prompt discussion and the incredible facts on every page will amaze readers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2018
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Summary: "Against the background of a thousand years of vivid history, acclaimed writer Marie Arana tells the timely and timeless stories of three contemporary Latin Americans whose lives represent three driving forces that have shaped the character of the region:exploitation (silver), violence (sword), and religion (stone). Leonor Gonzales lives in a tiny community perched 18,000 feet above sea level...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920.08 ARASummary: A historical action war drama based on the founding of the Republic of China, when nationalist forces led by Sun Yat-sen overthrew the last ruling Qing Dynasty, which held unquestioned power and rule for 250 years. From the walls of the Forbidden City to the battlefields of China, no expense was spared in the production and no detail ignored in its quest for historical accuracy. 1911 is a true...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Well Go USA 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE NINFossey, Dian.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.8846 FOSThomas, Dian
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dian Thomas Co. 1994
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Summary: "A sweeping yet personal overview of the latino population of America, drawn from hundreds of interviews and prodigious research that emphasizes the diversity and little-known history of our largest and fastest-growing minority. LatinoLand is an exceptional, all-encompassing overview of Hispanic America based on personal interviews, deep research, and Marie Arana's life experience as a Latina....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.868 ARAContents: Crouching tiger, hidden dragon -- The eternal vow -- A wedding interrupted -- Night fight -- Silk Road -- To the south -- Through the bamboo forest -- The encounter -- Desert capriccio -- In the old temple -- Yearning of the sword -- Sorrow -- Farewell -- A love before time (English) -- A love before time (Mandarin).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Classical/Sony Music Soundtrax 2000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC CROHymer, Dian Davis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643.12 HYMSummary: In nineteenth-century rural Vietnam, fourteen-year-old May becomes the third wife of wealthy landowner Hung. Soon, she learns that she can only gain status by asserting herself as a woman who can give birth to a male child. May's hope to change her status turns into a real and tantalizing possibility when she gets pregnant. Faced with forbidden love and its devastating consequences, May finally...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN THISummary: Liu Jin-xi is a village craftsman whose quiet life is irrevocably shattered by the arrival of two notorious gangsters in the local general store. When Liu single-handedly saves the shopkeeper's life, he comes under investigation by detective Xu Bai-jiu. Convinced that Liu's martial arts mastery belies a hidden history of training by one of the region's vicious clans, Xu doggedly pursues the shy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WUSummary: In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people's minds and control them, Major is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major discovers that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2017
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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE GHORegan, Dian Curtis.
Summary: Despite some misunderstandings and with the help of his trusty nurse, Dr. Sillybear manages to treat an assortment of animal patients.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC REGSmith, Dian G.
Summary: Illustrations and text explain the traditions of the celebration of Hanukkah. From the lighting of the family menorah to eating latkes and playing dreidel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2001
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: E SmiMa, Diana
Summary: When budding actress Gemma Huang flies to Beijing to star in a film of M. Butterfly, she is mistaken for a notorious socialite, kicking off a series of revelations her parents had carefully concealed from her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MASummary: European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2017
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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE GRECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD GRECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD GrFogelberg, Dan
Summary: Four years in the making, this very special project brings together the greatest artists from all of popular music today in a tribute to one of the greatest singer-songwriters. Includes tracks from Garth Brooks, Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, and more.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: BMG Rights Management 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK TRIRegan, Dian Curtis
Summary: Niko builds himself a spaceship to take his dog, Tag, and his robot copilot, Radar, to the Moon, but his plans go awry when his sister stows aboard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Press, an imprint of Highlights 2015
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Summary: As Emma waits with excitement for her cousin Abby to arrive for a sleepover, a snowstorm brings so many visitors to her family's inn that she and her mother give up their own rooms, and still Abby has not appeared.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REGCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REGRegan, Dian Curtis.
Summary: A family celebrates Hanukkah by lighting the Menorah, eating chocolate gelt and latkes, and opening gifts.
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