Young girl reaches for the top of a tree
By: Kao Kalia Yang
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Young Kalia has never known life beyond the fences of the Ban Vinai Refugee Camp. The Thai camp holds many thousands of Hmong families who fled in the aftermath of the little-known Secret War in Laos that was waged during America's Vietnam War.

Illustration of young girl pulling a rolling suitcase in front of two different grandmothers
By: Liza Ferneyhough

Nina lives in San Francisco with her parents, and she loves visiting her two grandmas across the world.

Older boy in city street
By: John Cho

In this debut novel from actor John Cho, 12-year-old Jordan feels like he can't live up to the example his older sister set, or his parents' expectations.

Three teenagers on balcony
By: Harmony Becker

Living in a new country is no walk in the park ― Nao, Hyejung, and Tina can all attest to that. The three of them became fast friends through living together in the Himawari House in Tokyo and attending the same Japanese cram school.

Young woman swimming in water
By: Joanna Ho

Maybelline Chen isn’t the Chinese Taiwanese American daughter her mother expects her to be. May prefers hoodies over dresses and wants to become a writer.

Young girl walking with her grandfather
By: Melissa Iwai

Gigi can’t wait for her Ojiji — Japanese grandpa — to move in. Gigi plans lots of things to do with him, like playing tag, reading books, and teaching Roscoe, the family dog, new tricks. But her plans don’t work out quite the way she’d hoped.

Hands holding a home
By: Rex Ogle

In his award-winning memoir I, Rex Ogle’s abuela features as a source of love and support.

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