Unbroken Spirits1 review Jean Inglis, James Palais, ... Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2001 The Triumph of Integrity This is an outstanding book that documents not only the extraordinary courage of a remarkable human being, but provides much insight into 20th Century Korean politics. Impossible to put down.             The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts170 reviews Maxine Hong Kingston Vintage, 1989 Prepare for the unexpected. + Eliptical Elusiveness Still Elucidates Immigration + Woman Warrior, a hauntingly lyrical memoir. + the power of memory + Brilliant!             Children of the Paper Crane: The Story of Sadako Sasaki and Her Struggle With the A-Bomb Disease1 review Masamoto Nasu M. E. Sharpe, 1996 Cranes For World Peace I recommend this book to teachers, librarians and students everywhere. I first read about Sadako Sasaki in the fabulous book "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr. I am a children and teen librarian and was moved by this young girl's courage and wish for world peace. I wanted ...             Citizen 1366010 reviews Mine Okubo University of Washington Press, 1983 Visuals and Text + Perfect + The Whole Story -Katie S. + What Really Happened + A Reply to the story of the whole, not the individual             Daughter of Heaven: A Memoir with Earthly Recipes9 reviews Leslie Li Arcade Publishing, 2005 Stone soup and conversations with Old Man Hill + China, land of symbolism and tradition + An interesting culinary memoir! + Illuminating Daughter + A MUST READ!             Letters from Thailand7 reviews Botan Silkworm Books, 2002 << Beautiful epic >> + Good Read about Immigration--for everyone! + Excellent + Superb + Fascinating cultural look at Thailand and its Chinese Immigr             The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian (New York Review Books Classics)4 reviews Nirad C. Chaudhuri NYRB Classics, 2001 NCC's Masterpiece + Three In One + Interesting perspective from an era gone by..... This is a must book for all those who've seen Rural Bengal/Bangladesh in its true form with its summers, rainy season and winters with the human face. Description is vivid and also the dreams about Foreign Land (Bilet). NCC with one of his best novels however, with his usual opinionated and often ...             Eye Of The Fish4 reviews Luis H. Francia MUAE Publishing, 2001 Discovery of Cultural Identiy + Perfect + Brilliant + Buy This Book!             When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge44 reviews Chanrithy Him W. W. Norton & Company, 2001 A Trek to the Past + moving + A sad experience but wonderfully written. + When broken glass floats + Every page kept my interest.             Motiba's Tattoos: A Granddaughter's Journey into her Indian Family's Past7 reviews Mira Kamdar PublicAffairs, 2000 An excellent book for young people in search of identity + "Part beauty mark, part brand, a legacy of tribal values." + Preserving and Redefining Culture + a Good Story!! + The contrasting worlds of a mutli-cultural family + Fiction And Nonfiction Readers Should Buy This Book             Autobiography of a Geisha15 reviews Sayo Masuda Columbia University Press, 2003 Heartwrencing + Another Look + What a suprise + Life as I've never known it             The Concubine's Children20 reviews Denise Chong Penguin (Non-Classics), 1996 A family on two soils. + Great Book, good condition + GOOD BUY + A history of a polygamous family             Gang of One: Memoirs of a Red Guard (American Lives)21 reviews Fan Shen Bison Books, 2006 excellent read + Deserves major literary awards + A Brilliant Memoir + These chinese are wacky!!! + Savor It             The Tiger Ladies: A Memoir of Kashmir11 reviews Sudha Koul Headline Review, 2003 Koul writer of the Kashmir Soul + A child's beautiful memories + Haunting and beautiful memoir + a Paradise Lost to war             In the Land of Poverty: Memories of an Indian Family, 1947-971 review Siddharth Dube Zed Books, 1998 Excellent, thought-provoking and moving. A real eye-opener. This is a work in the genre of Orwell's "Down and out in Paris and London." Immensely readable, despite the very serious nature of the work, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in development issues, untouchablity and in learning about how it must be to live in abject poverty. ...             When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: Tie-In Edition44 reviews Le Ly Hayslip, Jay Wurts Plume, 1993 I get it now, Le Ly. Thank you. + A page-turner + Plight of DMZ Vietnamese during war + thought provoking             Born in Lhasa1 review Namgyal Lhamo Taklha Snow Lion Publications, 2001 Tibetan life in the 20th century revealed Tibetan life in the 20th century is revealed by a woman who recreates life in Tibet before the Chinese invasion, revealing personal and public activities and lives and recounting the author's journey around the world. Taklha lived in the old Tibet, saw it change under the hands of the Chinese, and ...             When the Rainbow Goddess Wept (Ann Arbor Paperbacks)7 reviews Cecilia Manguerra Brainard University of Michigan Press, 1999 TALENTED WRITER/GREAT BOOK + Great book, but not meant for kids + When the Rainbow Goddess Wept + Great imagery + EXCELLENT PHILIPPINE NOVEL             The Thorn of Lion City: A Memoir3 reviews Lucy Lum PublicAffairs, 2007 Wrenching memoir of family abuse and wartime occupation + A brutal Chinese tragedy about women exploiting other women + A fascinating account A harrowing memoir of growing up in Singapore during the Japanese WWII invasion, Lum's story pays tribute to her quiet, scholarly father, whose kindness and sense of duty bring him no peace. Son of a Chinese immigrant, married early, a father by the age of 17, Po Lum was thrown on the mercy of ...             Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam113 reviews Andrew X. Pham Picador, 2000 Andrew's website is at www.andrewxpham.com, other info + A beautifully wrought return to one's complicated past + a random and beautiful encounter + . . arriving at the place where you started. . .and knowing it for the first time