{"id":1019,"date":"2016-08-09T21:02:46","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T21:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.jsis.washington.edu\/seac\/?page_id=1019"},"modified":"2016-09-13T22:58:46","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T22:58:46","slug":"k-12-book-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/csead\/resources\/educators\/k-12-book-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"K-12 Book Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav>\n<ul class=\"int-nav\">\n<li><a href=\"#burma\" name=\"burma\">Burma\/Myanmar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cambodia\" name=\"cambodia\">Cambodia, Laos and Thailand<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#indonesia\" name=\"indonesia\">Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#philippines\" name=\"philippines\">The Philippines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#vietnam\" name=\"vietnam\">Vietnam<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#pdf\" name=\"pdf\">PDF Version<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<section class=\"list-section\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>The following list was compiled by Southeast Asia Center staff. Most\u00a0of the book descriptions are adapted from the publisher websites or Wikipedia summaries. Grade level\/lexile scores are approximate. The Southeast Asia Center does not endorse these books as accurate cultural artifacts, but rather as interesting texts which can be used to interrogate various aspects of culture and representation with students. The \u201cnational literature\u201d suggestions will not be accessible to most high school students and are provided as suggested background reading for teachers interested in understanding national cultures.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Burma\/Myanmar<\/h2>\n<h3>Grades K-2<\/h3>\n<p><strong>I See the Sun in Myanmar<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Dedie King*<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2013<\/p>\n<h6>This bilingual tale is set in a small town on the Irawaddy River and narrated by a young girl, Aye Aye, whose father is a fisherman and mother is a nurse in a nearby hospital. The story also provides an introduction to Buddhist traditions such as <em>metta<\/em>, the practice of saying phrases of loving-kindness. \u00a0Part of the \u201cI See the Sun\u201d series books.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h3>Grades 6-8<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Bamboo People<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Mitali Perkins*<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2012<\/p>\n<h6>Narrated by two teenage boys on opposing sides of the conflict between the Burmese government and the Karenni, one of Burma&#8217;s many ethnic minorities, this coming-of-age novel takes place against the political and military backdrop of modern-day Burma.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h3>Grades 9-12<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The Burma Chronicles<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Guy Delisle<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2009<\/p>\n<h6>This graphic novel tells of the French Canadian author\u2019s time spent in Burma with his young son and his wife, an administrator for Doctors without Borders.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>The Glass Palace<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Author:<\/em> Amitav Ghosh*<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2009<\/p>\n<h6>Focusing mainly on the early 20th century, this novel explores the changing economic landscape of Burma and India and asks pertinent questions about what constitutes a nation and how these criteria evolve as society is swept along by the tide of modernity. Ghosh\u2019s collection of essays <strong><em>Dancing in Cambodia<\/em><\/strong> also contains material about Burma.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Little Daughter: A Memoir Of Survival In Burma And The West<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Zoya Phan<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2009<\/p>\n<h6>Zoya Phan\u2019s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">memoir<\/span> tells of how she is forced to join thousands of refugees hiding in the jungle and eventually flee to the U.K. to claim asylum after the Burmese military attacks her home in the Karen highlands. She now works for the human rights organization Burma Campaign UK. There are several other memoirs from Burmese refugees available.<\/h6>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 id=\"cambodia\"><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Cambodia, Laos and Thailand<\/h2>\n<h3>Grades K-2<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The Whispering Cloth<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Pegi Shea and Anita Riggio (Illustrator)<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 1996<\/p>\n<h6>Mai\u2019s grandmother teaches her to stitch a traditional Hmong pa&#8217;ndau story cloth in order to tell the story of how she ended up in a refugee camp in Thailand.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><strong>The Story of Silk: From Worm Spit to Woven Scarves<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Richard Sobol<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2012<\/p>\n<h6>The author-photographer visits a village in Thailand to witness the process of making silk textiles, from nurturing the silkworms to weaving the fabric. Richard Sobol also wrote a book about rice in Thailand.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h3>Grades 3-5<\/h3>\n<p><strong>A Song for Cambodia<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Michelle Lord and Shino Arihara (Illustrator)<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2008<\/p>\n<h6>This biography covers the childhood of humanitarian and musician Arn Chorn-Pond, describing how Khmer Rouge soldiers murdered his family and sent him to a work camp. An afterword tells of his work with survivors of war and his efforts to reclaim and spread knowledge of Cambodian music. Arn Chorn-Pond\u2019s biography is told for a high school audience in <strong><em>Never Fall Down <\/em><\/strong>by Patricia McCormick.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><strong>Dia&#8217;s Story Cloth: The Hmong People&#8217;s Journey of Freedom<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Dia Cha, Chue (Illustrator), and Nhia Thao Cha (Illustrator)<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 1996<br \/>\n<em>Teaching Resource:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leeandlow.com\/books\/2385\/teachers_guide\">https:\/\/www.leeandlow.com\/books\/2385\/teachers_guide<\/a><\/p>\n<h6>Similar to <strong><em>The Whispering Cloth<\/em><\/strong>, this picture book is inspired by the Hmong tradition of embroidering <em>pa&#8217;ndau<\/em> story cloths.\u00a0 In provides historical background about the movement of Hmong people from China to Southeast Asia. It concludes with the author\u2019s personal story of moving to America.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><strong>Moon Bear<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Gill Lewis*<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2015<br \/>\n<em>Teaching Resource:<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/images.scholastic.co.uk\/assets\/a\/3f\/a5\/moonbear-act-free-1101815.pdf\">http:\/\/images.scholastic.co.uk\/assets\/a\/3f\/a5\/moonbear-act-free-1101815.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<h6>Twelve-year-old Tam is tricked into a city job to support his desperate family: he must milk the bladders of caged bears for their priceless bile. When a new cub arrives, Tam vows to save him. This story of cruelty and compassion provides a view into contemporary Laos, and the real-life plight of moon bears.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h3>Grades 6-8<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Children of the River<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Linda Crew<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 1989<br \/>\n<em>Teaching Resource:<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/childrenoftheriver2011.weebly.com\/discussion-questions.html\">http:\/\/childrenoftheriver2011.weebly.com\/discussion-questions.html<\/a><\/p>\n<h6>Having fled Cambodia four years earlier to escape the Khmer Rouge army, seventeen-year-old Sundara is torn between remaining faithful to the customs of her own people and adjusting to the differences of American culture in her Oregon high school. <em>Recommended with reservations.<\/em><\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><strong>Fisso&#8217;s World in Cambodia: Living in a kingdom of wonders<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Sophie Lizeray<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2013<\/p>\n<h6>These cartoons explore the &#8216;whats&#8217;, &#8216;hows&#8217; and &#8216;wows!&#8217; of the life of a foreigner living in Cambodia today.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><strong>Stone Goddess<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Mingfong Ho*<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2005<\/p>\n<h6>Twelve-year-old Nakri&#8217;s family is forced to flee their home in Phnom Penh when the Khmer Rouge takes control of the city. She and her siblings end up in a children&#8217;s labor camp. Eventually, Cambodia is liberated and Nakri&#8217;s family sets out for America. \u00a0Mingfong Ho has several other YA novels set in Southeast Asia.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h3>Grades 9-12<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Captian Cambodia<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Patrick Samnang Mey*<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2015<br \/>\n<em>Author Interview:<\/em> http:\/\/sea-globe.com\/patrick-samnang-mey-comic-cambodia-southeast-asia-globe\/<\/p>\n<h6>This comic tackles political issues in contemporary Cambodia.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><strong>Dancing in Cambodia<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Amitav Ghosh*<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 1998<\/p>\n<h6>In 1906 Cambodia&#8217;s King Sisowath and a troupe of Cambodian classical dancers travelled to France. Ghosh connects their encounters with the more recent history of the country\u2019s decimation by the Khmer Rouge.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><strong>First They Killed My Father<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Loung Ung<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2000<br \/>\n<em>Teaching Resource:<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/loungung.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/FTKMF-Teaching-Guide.pdf\">http:\/\/loungung.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/FTKMF-Teaching-Guide.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<h6>In this <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">memoir<\/span>, the holocaust orchestrated by the Khmer Rouge is presented by a woman who built a new life in the United States.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><strong>In the Shadow of the Banyan<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Vaddey Ratner<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2010<br \/>\n<em>Teaching Resource:<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/spice.fsi.stanford.edu\/multimedia\/my-cambodia-and-my-cambodian-america\">http:\/\/spice.fsi.stanford.edu\/multimedia\/my-cambodia-and-my-cambodian-america<\/a><\/p>\n<h6>Set during the reign of the Khmer Rouge, this novel tells the story of seven-year-old Raami, whose world of carefully guarded royal privilege is swept up in the chaos of revolution and forced exodus. Raami fights for survival in a climate of systematic violence.<\/h6>\n<h3 id=\"indonesia\"><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore<\/h2>\n<p>Download a more complete list of books about Indonesia for Grades K-5:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/seac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/09\/K5-Indonesia-Books.pdf\">K-5 Indonesia Books<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Grades K-2<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Note: the following are all folktales.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>The Great Race<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Nathan Kumar Scott and Jagdish Chitara (Illustrator)<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2011<\/p>\n<h6>An adaptation of an Indonesian folk tale about Kancil the mouse deer and Pelan the snail.\u00a0 Kanchil the mouse deer is the same character as Kantjil from <strong><em>Kantjil and Tiger<\/em><\/strong> (below). There are two other books by Nathan Kumar Scott, also about the trickster Kanchil. The art in each of the three books is done by different illustrators in their native South Asian styles (not Malay styles). Scott is a Seattle-based author.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><strong>Kantjil and Tiger<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Cathy Spagnoli* and Fabricio Vanden Broeck (Illustrator)<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 1997<\/p>\n<h6>Cathy Spagnoli, another Seattle-based author, started collecting stories from Southeast Asian refugees in the 1980s. This trickster tale from Indonesia is out of print, but her<strong><em> Nine-In-One, Grr! Grr, <\/em><\/strong>a story from Laos, and other titles are available online.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><strong>Kraken-ka The Komodo Dragon<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Jodi Parry Belknap and Tamara Montgomery* and Joseph Dodd (Illustrator)<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2007<\/p>\n<h6>A cautionary tale about the first Komodo Dragon on earth, illustrated and written by professors in the Drama department at the University of Hawaii.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h3>Grades 3-5<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The Tiny Boy and Other Tales from Indonesia<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Murti Bunanta and Hardiyono (Illustrator)<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2013<\/p>\n<h6>A collection of eight tales of courage from Indonesia.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h3>Grades 6-8<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Kampung Boy<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Lat<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2006<\/p>\n<h6>Lat, a noted Malaysian cartoonist, tells the story of the early life of a Muslim boy growing up on a rural rubber plantation during the 1950s in this graphic novel. The sequel is <strong><em>Town Boy<\/em><\/strong>.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><strong>Ten Sticks And One Rice <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Author:<\/em> Oh Yong Hwee and Koh Hong Teng (Illustrator)<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2012<\/p>\n<h6>As Singapore transforms from a <em>kampung<\/em> to a cosmopolitan city, Hock Seng struggles to make sense of life and eke out a living, even as he finds his old ways and values increasingly challenged in this graphic novel.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h3>Grades 9-12<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Abraham\u2019s Promise<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Philip Jeyeratnam*<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 1995<\/p>\n<h6>Abraham Isaac is a Latin teacher and philosopher. A new pupil reminds him of his days of youth and promise, when he threw himself into the politics of Singapore in the 50s and 60s, the time when the culture and society of Singapore were defined.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><strong>The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Sonny Liew<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2016<\/p>\n<h6>This graphic novel is a \u201cHistory of Singapore 101,\u201d told critically and with subtlety.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><strong>The Garden of Evening Mists<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Tan Twan Eng*<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2012<\/p>\n<h6>Yun Ling Teoh, the scarred lone survivor of a brutal Japanese wartime camp, seeks solace among the tea plantations of Cameron Highlands. There she discovers the enigmatic Aritomo, an exiled former gardener of the emperor of Japan. \u00a0Other approachable novels that explore colonial and Japanese-occupied Malaya include Tan Twan Eng\u2019s debut novel <strong><em>The Gift of Rain<\/em><\/strong> and Tash Aw&#8217;s <strong><em>The Harmony Silk Factory<\/em><\/strong>.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h3>National Literature<\/h3>\n<p><strong>This Earth of Mankind<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Pramoedya Ananta Toer<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 1975<\/p>\n<h6>Minke is a young Javanese student of great intelligence and ambition. His royal heritage allows him to live as a near-equal with the Dutch in 19th-century Java, but he battles against the confines of colonialism nevertheless.<\/h6>\n<h3 id=\"philippines\"><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Philippines<\/h2>\n<h3>Grades K-2<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Note: Many bilingual English-Tagalog picture books are available from <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tahananbooks.com\/\">http:\/\/tahananbooks.com\/<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Cora Cooks Pancit<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore* and Kristi Valiant\u00a0 (Illustrator)<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2014<\/p>\n<h6>When her older sisters and brother head out, Cora finally gets the chance to be Mama&#8217;s assistant chef. And of all the delicious Filipino dishes that dance through Cora&#8217;s head, she and Mama decide to make <em>pancit<\/em>, her favorite noodle dish.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h3>Grades 3-5<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sarimanok Series: A Philippine Primer<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Leonor Testa-Feliciano<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2010<\/p>\n<h6>This in-depth picture book is an introduction to the culture of the Philippines examining various aspects including climate, farming and industry, history, religions, food and peoples.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h3>Grades 6-8<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tall Story<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Candy Gourly<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2012<br \/>\n<em>Teaching Resource:<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/candygourlay\/tall-story-reading-guide\">http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/candygourlay\/tall-story-reading-guide<\/a><\/p>\n<h6>Andi\u2019s half-brother Bernardo moves from the Philippines to London. \u00a0When he arrives, Andi discovers that Bernado suffers from Gigantism. The two learn to bond despite their height and cultural differences.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h3>Grades 9-12<\/h3>\n<p><strong>America is in the Heart<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Carlos Bulosan<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 1946<\/p>\n<h6><em>America is in the Heart<\/em> is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Filipino American author and activist Carlos Bulosan. The novel was one of the earliest published books that presented the experiences of the immigrant and working class based on an Asian American point of view and has been regarded as the premier text of the Filipino-American experience.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><strong>Growing Up Filipino: Stories For Young Adults<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Cecilia Manguerra Brainard<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2003<\/p>\n<h6>Twenty-nine Filipino American writers explore the universal challenges of adolescence from the unique perspectives of teens in the Philippines or in the U.S.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h3>National Literature<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Noli Me T\u00e1ngere<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Jos\u00e9 Rizal<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 1887<\/p>\n<h6>&#8220;The Noli,&#8221; as it is called in the Philippines, was the first major literary manifestation of Asian resistance to European colonialism. Jos\u00e9 Rizal became a martyr for the revolution that would subsequently rise up in the Spanish province.<\/h6>\n<h3 id=\"vietnam\"><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Vietnam<\/h2>\n<h3>Grades K-2<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Going Home, Coming Home<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Truong Tran and Ann Phong (Illustrator)<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2003<\/p>\n<h6>Ami Chi is traveling to Vietnam, where the streets are crowded with scooters and the fruit are shaped like dragons and stars. Her parents still consider Vietnam home. But Ami Chi is confused. How can home be a place you\u2019ve never been? <strong><em>In a Village by the Sea<\/em><\/strong> by Muon Van is another picture book set in Vietnam that explores the concept of home.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><strong>The Lotus Seed<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Sherry Garland* and Tatsuro Kiuchi (Illustrator)<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 1997<\/p>\n<h6>When she is forced to leave Vietnam, a young girl brings a lotus seed with her to America in remembrance of her homeland. Sherry Garland has also written two chapter books for grades 6-8 set in Vietnam, <strong><em>The Shadow of the Dragon<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Song of the Buffalo Boy<\/em><\/strong>.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h3>Grades 3-5<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Inside Out and Back Again<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Thanhha Lai*<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2011<\/p>\n<h6>Inspired by the author&#8217;s childhood experience of fleeing Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon and immigrating to Alabama, this coming-of-age novel told in verse has been celebrated for its touching child&#8217;s-eye view of family and immigration. Thanhha Lai\u2019s <strong><em>Listen, Slowly<\/em><\/strong> prose novel is also suitable for grades 3-5 (see below).<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><strong>The Land I Lost: Adventures of a Boy in Vietnam<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Quang Nhuong Huynh<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 1982<\/p>\n<h6>This selection contains action-filled <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">memoirs<\/span> of the author&#8217;s childhood in rural Vietnam, reveals the quality of day-to-day village life, and describes dangerous confrontations with wild animals. The last story reflects the violence of the war that forever changed the quality of life described in these stories. The author is also known for <strong><em>Water Buffalo Days: Growing Up in Vietnam<\/em><\/strong>.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h3>Grades 6-8<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The Buddha\u2019s Diamonds<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Carolyn Marsden\u00a0 and Thay Phap Niem<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2010<\/p>\n<h6>Set in postwar Vietnam, this story comes from co-author Thay Phap Niem\u2019s childhood. Tinh is ten years old and learns from his father about how to support the family using a fishing boat. When a storm comes, Tinh\u2019s courage is tested. Cultural and Buddhist references are woven throughout.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><strong>Listen, Slowly<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> \u00a0Thanhha Lai<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2015<br \/>\n<em>Teaching Guide:<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/9780062229182\/listen-slowly\">http:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/9780062229182\/listen-slowly<\/a><\/p>\n<h6>A California girl born and raised, Mai can&#8217;t wait to spend her vacation at the beach. Instead, though, she has to travel to Vietnam with her grandmother, who is going back to find out what really happened to her husband during the Vietnam War.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h3>Grades 9-12<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Eaves of Heaven: A Life in Three Wars<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Andrew X. Pham<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2009<\/p>\n<h6>Once wealthy landowners, Thong Van Pham\u2019s family was shattered by the tumultuous events of the twentieth century: the French occupation of Indochina, the Japanese invasion during World War II, and the Vietnam War.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><strong>Vietnamerica: A Family&#8217;s Journey<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> GB Tran<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 2011<\/p>\n<h6>When his last surviving grandparents die within months of each other, the author visits Vietnam for the first time and begins to learn the tragic history of his family, which is told in this graphic novel <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">memoir<\/span>.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h3>National Literature<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tale of Kieu<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Author:<\/em> Nguyen Du ; Translator: Hu\u1ef3nh Sanh Th\u00f4ng<br \/>\n<em>Year:<\/em> 1820 (1987)<\/p>\n<h6>This long narrative poem is considered the masterpiece of Vietnamese literature. This translation is illuminated by notes that give comparative passages from the Chinese novel on which the poem was based and literal translations with background information explaining Vietnamese proverbs and folk sayings.<\/h6>\n<\/section>\n<h3 id=\"pdf\"><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/seac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/09\/Southeast-Asia-Book-Recommendations.pdf\">PDF Version: Southeast Asia K-12 Book Recommendations<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Burma\/Myanmar Cambodia, Laos and Thailand Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore The Philippines Vietnam PDF Version The following list was compiled by Southeast Asia Center staff. Most\u00a0of the book descriptions are adapted from the publisher websites or Wikipedia summaries. Grade level\/lexile scores are approximate. 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