{"product_id":"yell-oh-girls-emerging-voices-explore-culture-identity-and-growing-up-asian-american-9780060959449","title":"Yell-Oh Girls!: Emerging Voices Explore Culture, Identity, and Growing Up Asian American","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In this fine book, Asian American girls speak up and speak out. They speak for themselves, to each other, and to the world. This honest, engaging anthology is important. It allows new voices to be heard and new stories to become part of our great American story.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e -- Mary Pipher, Ph.D, author of \u003cem\u003eReviving Opehlia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A must-read for anyone who's ever felt like an outsider looking in.\" \u003cem\u003e--Teen People\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this groundbreaking collection of personal writings, young Asian American girls come together for the first time and engage in a dynamic converstions about the unique challenges they face in their lives. Promoted by a variety of pressing questions from editor Vickie Nam and culled from hundreds of submission from all over the country, these revelatory essays, poems, and stories tackle such complex issues as dual identities, culture clashes, family matters, body image, and the need to find one's voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by Phoebe Eng, as well as contributions from accomplished Asian American women mentors Janice Mirikitani, Helen Zia, Nora Okja Keller, Lois-Ann Yamanaka, Elaine Kim, Patsy Mink, and Wendy Mink, \u003cem\u003eYell-Oh Girls!\u003c\/em\u003e is an inspiring and much-needed resource for young Asian American girls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vickie Nam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060959449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e66876 \/ Yell-Oh Girls! Emerging Voices Explore Culture, Identity, and Growing Up Asian American\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Tayshas Reading - Commended\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/11\/2001 pg. 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2001 pg. 1958\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2001 pg. 189\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2002 pg. 462\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Best Books Young Adults\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2002 pg. 1222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNam, Vickie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVickie Nam was most recently content\/community producer at VOXXY, the L.A. -- based interactive network for girls. She was formerly managing producer at AsianAvenue.com, news team coordinator at \u003cem\u003eTeen People, \u003c\/em\u003e and editor in chief of \u003cem\u003eBlue Jean Magazine.\u003c\/em\u003e Her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eSeventeen, Jump, and KoreAM Journal.\u003c\/em\u003e Vickie lives in Los Angeles. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43110627934323,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a187553c-c7a7-4388-bb74-8c99944adae8.jpg?v=1748982644","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/yell-oh-girls-emerging-voices-explore-culture-identity-and-growing-up-asian-american-9780060959449","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}