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Born in war-ravaged Vietnam, Viet Nguyen arrived in the United States as a child refugee in 1975. The Nguyen family would soon move to San Jose, California, where the author grew up, attending UC-Berkeley in the aftermath of the shocking murder of Vincent Chin, which shaped the political sensibilities of a new generation of Asian Americans. The essays here, delivered originally as the prestigious Norton Lectures, proffer a new answer to a classic literary question: What does the outsider mean to literary writing?

6 Spieler, 6 Partien, 1 Gewinner. Die Regeln sind einfach: Überlebe das Spiel des Schattenprinzen und er erfüllt dir deinen sehnlichsten Wunsch. Bist du mutig genug, seiner Einladung in die Welt aus Schatten und Licht zu folgen.

From the acclaimed author of the young adult graphic novel Flamer comes a heartwarming story following four gay Asians navigating love, identity, and friendship—a celebration of queer chosen family.​ When AJ moves to Seattle in the early aughts, he’s ready to reinvent himself as a gay...

Afraid her sister (and maybe even herself) could lose sight of their Vietnamese identity, twelve-year-old Bom writes a poetic memoir to help them both remember—a love letter in verse to sisterhood and the places we leave behind. Bom can't believe that her sister doesn't see herself as Vietnamese, only American. She says she doesn't remember Vietnam or their lives there, their family there, their house and friends. How could her sister forget the terrible journey through Saigon and the airplanes and . . . everything?

BiBiBiber hat da mal 'ne Frage. Welche Farben hat der Regenbogen? In diesem Hörbuch haben Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim und Marie Meimberg all ihr Wissen vereint. Wenn Du dieses Hörbuch hörst, wirst Du verstehen, in welchen Farben der Regenbogen für Dich leuchtet und was das mit Licht, Wellen und aufgeregten Zapfen zu tun hat. Du wirst verstehen: Diese scheinbar kleine Frage ist mit unserem Gehirn, Clown-Fangschreckenkrebsen und Bananen verbunden. Denn Bananen haben zwar eine Bananen-Form. Aber eine Bananen-Farbe, die haben sie eigentlich nicht.

Super Hurricanes. Raging wildfires. Boiling oceans. As global temperatures skyrocket, a two-degree rise becomes unavoidable. Is the next generation up to the challenge? At the Climate Action Taskforce, solving the climate crisis is about more than just predicting the next superstorm. It’s about safeguarding the future of humanity. For its Academy, their secret mission is even more desperate, and when the founder who started it all mysteriously disappears, it’s a race against time to develop the brightest young minds of the century -before it’s too late.

The Witch’s Oath: Shadows of Destiny is a spellbinding journey of love, betrayal, and the struggle between light and darkness. As the leader of her coven, Celeste must navigate a dangerous world of shifting alliances and ancient prophecies. With Gabriel, a vampire consumed by his dark nature, at the heart of it all, she faces impossible choices—sacrifice him to stop the growing darkness or find another way to save the world.