A collective memoir of community reimagining, The Making of Little Saigon orchestrates the voices of activists, writers, artists, entrepreneurs, and scholars who have inhabited and nurtured Little Saigon, Orange County, California, into a beloved sanctuary—a sumptuous enclave of Vietnamese refugees and immigrants in the US. This constellation of narratives chronicles collective memories of settlement, nostalgia, (dis)enchantments, and aspirations as the community has evolved over ...

This book presents peer-reviewed articles from the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Development in Civil, Urban and Transportation Engineering (CUTE 2024), held from October 14–17 at Wrocław in Poland. It highlights recent innovations, trends, challenges and solutions adopted in the field of Civil, Architecture, Urban and Transportation Engineering in terms of sustainable development. The main topics covered but not limited to are:friendly development of civil and urban ...

This volume explores vegetables and plant metabolites as nutraceuticals that provide nutritional importance in the prevention and/or treatment of human diseases and for maintaining the body’s energy balance.Key features:Considers applications and implications of plant metabolites and vegetables as nutraceuticals in healthcareDiscusses the mechanisms of plant metabolites and vegetables to support the prevention and treatment of cancer, gout, heart disease, li...

This book contains the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering, ICSCE 2022, held on November 25–27, 2022, in Hanoi, Vietnam. It presents the expertise of scientists and engineers in academia and industry in the field of bridge and highway engineering, construction materials, environmental engineering, engineering in Industry 4.0, geotechnical engineering, structural damage detection and health monitoring, structural engineering, geographic inf...

With chapters written by highly skilled and experienced scientists and researchers, this book provides valuable information on specific nutraceuticals that offer benefits in the prevention, management, and treatment of cancer. The volume covers the efficacy, safety, and toxicological aspects of nutraceuticals and addresses various novel drug delivery systems.Key features:Covers the applications and implications of nutraceuticals for cancer prevention and treatment, in...

“The Language Lizard Idiom books are ... a teacher’s dream come true!… #1 pick for teachers everywhere. … readers will have a whale of a time discovering new phrases and expressions, while turning pages with laughter and joy.” - Tara Brown, ESL teacherWhat does it mean to have a green thumb?How do you show your true colors?Idioms can be confusing, but they help you to understand English an...

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