Amazing: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Inspire Us All

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Amazing: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Inspire Us All

Maia Shibutani, Alex Shibutani, Dane Liu

​​​​​​Olympic medalist siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani felt compelled to create a book showing the undeniably positive impacts that Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans have made in this country and around the world. Thanks to quick and accessible biographies written with journalist Dane Liu, readers will learn about important figures who have shaped life-altering policy, made indelible marks on pop culture, and achieved their greatest dreams—paving the way for future generations to make lasting change.

Genre
Cultural Exploration,
Empowerment & Representation,
Spread Kindness
Age
5 - 6,
7 - 8

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