After the Russian invasion of the Japanese puppet state of Manchuria (Manchukuo) in 1945, fourteen-year-old Akihisa Takayama escapes with his family to their ancestral Taiwan. Here they find themselves under the brutal Chinese dictatorship of the Kuomintang. In the 1960s, now a physician calling himself Charles Yang, he escapes with his young family to the United States, from where they finally go on to Canada to become among the first Taiwanese Canadians in Vancouver. Charles Yang's exper...

With clear, classroom-tested instructional routines backed by science, teachers can confidently help their students build skills for reading success!With clear, classroom-tested instructional routines backed by science, teachers can confidently help their students build skills for reading success! Julia Lindsey's new audiobook answers teachers' persistent questions about how to teach effectively in small groups, showing teachers how to identify specific "sticking points," or needs,...

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“‘Half century under Japan then half century under Kuomintang . . .too much,’ my mother would sigh and shake her head.”Miah means “fate” in Taiwanese. Spanning much of the twentieth century, these linked, subtly understated stories trace the destinies of simple folk from the brutal Japanese occupation of the early twentieth century through to the “White Terror” of the exiled Chinese Mainlanders and the Kuomintang, and finally to modern Taiwan and Canada.In the powerfully gr...

This enticing anthology introduces English language readers to a comprehensive selection of twentieth century Chinese women poets from both the mainland and Taiwan. It includes 245 poems by forty poets, and spans the early 1920s and Republican China's literary renaissance through the end of the twentieth century.

Chinese women's writing is rich and abundant, although not well known in the West. Despite the brutal wars and political upheavals that ravaged twentieth-century China, the ranks of women in the literary world increased dramatically. This anthology introduces English language readers to a comprehensive selection of Chinese women poets from both the mainland and Taiwan. It spans the early 1920s and the era of Republican China's literary renaissance through the end of the twentieth century. ...

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This book offers a fascinating picture of how state censorship affected children’s literature translation in post-Civil War Spain. Focusing on the Spanish translations of Mark Twain’s children’s classics The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the author traces the evolution of the censorship system of the Francoist regime and its impact on Spanish children’s literature during the years after the Spanish Civil War. Drawing on the regime’s cens...

Embark on an enchanting journey with "The Adventures of Skylark", the first installment in a charming series for young kids.Join, Scout and Ella, two spirited children, as they set sail aboard their beloved ship, Skylark, for an adventure brimming with joy, discovery and the magic of exploration.Follow along as they traverse the open seas, driven by insatiable curiosity and a shared love for discovery. Inspired by the author's own family ad...

Allan Cho: Allan Cho works as an academic librarian at the University of British Columbia. His writing has appeared in Ricepaper, The Georgia Straight, and Diverse.Julia Lin: Julia Lin is the author of Miah, the first book-length work of Taiwanese-Canadian literary fiction ever published.Jim Wong-Chu: Jim Wong-Chu is a writer, historian, and editor. He is a founding member of the Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop, the publisher of Ricepaper ...

Harlequin® Historical brings you a collection of three new titles, available now! This box set includes:ONCE UPON A REGENCY CHRISTMASby Louise Allen, Sophia James and Annie Burrows(Regency)Uncover three Regency heroes in disguise with these three magical Christmas novellas to warm your heart!THE RUNAWAY GOVERNESSThe Governess Talesby Liz Tyner(Regency)When runaway governess Isabel ...

Harlequin® Historical brings you three new Regency titles for onegreat price, available now! This box set includes:IT HAPPENED ONE CHRISTMAS (Regency)by Carla Kelly, Georgie Lee and AnnLethbridgeDiscover magic among the snowflakes with three heartwarming Regencytales of Christmases gone by!TEMPTATION OF A GOVERNESS (Regency)The Infamous Arrandales by SarahMalloryAlex Arrandale, Earl of Davenport, is stun...