Bao Phi
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Language
English
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As a young boy, Bao and his father awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. A successful catch meant a fed family. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam. A Different Pond offers a powerful, honest glimpse into a relationship between father...
2) You Are Life
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Language
English
Description
This joyful poem celebrates the wonderful and complex identity of children of immigrants and refugees, embracing all that they are-a dancer, a shining light, a K-pop song-and promising what they will never be: invisible.
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
DEN - Kids + Teens: Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month
JEF - Father's Day
MCL - Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
JEF - Father's Day
MCL - Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
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"As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam"--
4) You are life
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Language
English
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Every child is bursting with amazing possibilities and poet Bao Phi celebrates the complex identity of the children of immigrants and refugees.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Thousand Star Hotel confronts the silence around racism, police brutality, and the invisibility of the Asian American urban poor. From "with thanks to Sahra Nguyen for the refugee style slogan": They give the kids candy to bet. My daughter loses the first four rounds, she's a quiet wire as they take her candy away, piece by piece. When she finally wins, I ask if she wants to play again. No! she shouts, grabbing her candy, I want to go home! True...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
VOX edition.
Language
Multiple
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Description
As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam.
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