AAJA: Asian American Journalists Association


2010 Authors' Showcase

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2010 AUTHORS' SHOWCASE
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SECRET IDENTITIES: THE ASIAN AMERICAN SUPERHEROES ANTHOLOGY

In "Secret Identities" (The New Press), editors Jeff Yang, Parry Shen, Keith Chow and Jerry Ma have brought together 66 top Asian American writers, artists and comics professionals to create 26 original stories centered around Asian American superheroes--stories set in a shadow history of our country, from the opening of the West to the election of the first minority president, and exploring ordinary Asian American life from a decidedly extraordinary perspective. All purchased books will receive a complimentary sketch by local artists featured in the book who will be on-site at convention.

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2009 AUTHORS' SHOWCASE
Participants from the 20th Annual National Convention held in Boston (L-R)Jennifer 8. Lee/by Susan Choi, Ed Lin and Henry Chang/by Shi Ying
  • Ed Lin, "This is a Bust" (Kaya Press)
  • Henry Chang, "Chinatown Beat" (Soho Press)
  • Jeff Yang, "Secret Identities" (The New Press), editors Jeff Yang, Parry Shen, Keith Chow and Jerry Ma
  • Jennifer 8. Lee, "The Fortune Cookie Chronicles" (Twelve)
  • Joann Lee, "Asian Americans in the 21st Century" (The New Press)
  • Mei-Ling Hopgood, "Lucky Girl" (Algonquin Books)
  • Michelle Yu, "China Dolls: A Novel" (Thomas Dunne Books)
  • Minal Hajratwala, "Leaving India: My Family's Journey From Five Villages to Five Continents" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
  • Murali Balaji (edited by Ajay Nair), "Desi Rap: Hip Hop and South Asian America"(Lexington Books)
  • Rick Rocamora, "Filipino WW II Soldiers: America's Second-Class Veterans" (San Francisco Veterans Equity Center with support from San Francisco Foundation, Zellerbach Family Fund, and Tancinco Law Offices)

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2007 AUTHORS' SHOWCASE
Participants from the 19th Annual National Convention held in Miami
  • Alec Klein, "A Class Apart: Prodigies, Pressure, and Passion Inside One of America's Best High Schools"(Simon & Shuster)
  • Douglas Blackmon, "Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II" (Doubleday)
  • Jan Yanehiro, "This Is Not the LIfe I Ordered" (Conari Press)
  • Joe Grimm, "Breaking In: The JobsPage.com Guide to Newspaper Internships"
  • Linda Yueh, "Globalisation and Economic Growth in China (Series on Economic Development and Growth - Vol 1)"
  • Michelle Yu, "China Dolls" (Thomas Dunne Books).
  • Michael Yamashita, "New York: Flying High" (White Star)
  • Murali Balaji, "The Professor and the Pupil: The Politics and Friendship of W.E.B. Du Bois and Paul Robeson" (Nation Books)

    (Clockwise from top right) Jan Yanehiro, Linda Yueh, Joe Grimm, Michael Yamashita, Douglas Blackmon, Michelle Yu. Photographs by Corky Lee.

    (Last updated 3/1/10)

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