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Year	What	Book
Ancient China	Amazing the amount of Chinese Invention from Gunpower to seed planters and more. Great book to read.	Made in China - Ideas and Inventions from Ancient China by Suzanne Williams
Ancient China	Presents general factual information about ancient China in the form of a traveler's guidebook, with suggestions on what to eat, where to stay, how to get around, sights to see, and how to stay safe on your imaginary trip to this ancient land.	Ancient China - Time Travel Guide by Jane Shutter
618- 907 AD	Wu Ze Tian ruled during the Tang Dynasty (618- 907 AD), a period of prosperity and cultural achievement in China.	Empress of China
1421	Chinese Admiral who have reached American in 1421.	The Great Voyage of Zheng He
1869	Building of the Transcontinental Railroad.	Ten Mile Day
1849	Story of a boy during the Gold Rush	Chang's Paper Pony
1885	Rock Springs Massacre in Wyoming of at least 28 Chinese Miners.	The Traitor by Laurence Yep, Gold Mountain Chronicles 1865
1922	Now a state park.	Angel Island Prisoner, 1922
1934	Angel Island, Ellis Island for the Chinese in San Francisco Bay.	Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain: An Angel Island Story by Katrina Saltonstall Currier, Illustrated by Gabhor Utomo (hardcover)
1965	Chinatown Experience	Child of the Owl by Laurence Yep
Current	Chinatown Experience	Exploring Chinatown: A Children's Guide to Chinese Culture

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Chang's Paper Pony. English. Softcover.

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Cute story of a Chinese boy during the Gold Rush. Chang wants a horse of his own. English. Softcover.

Half And Half by Lensey Namioka. English. Paperback.

Half And Half by Lensey Namioka. English. Paperback.

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Half And Half by Lensey Namioka. English. Paperback. A fun story about an 11-year old girl to find a way to fit in.

Ties That Bind, Ties that Break by Lensey Namioka. English. Paperback.

Ties That Bind, Ties that Break by Lensey Namioka. English. Paperback.

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Ties That Bind, Ties that Break by Lensey Namioka. English. Paperback. A story of a young Chinese girl refused to have her feet bound.

Dragon's Gate by Laurence Yep. English. Paperback.

Dragon's Gate by Laurence Yep. English. Paperback.

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Dragon's Gate by Laurence Yep. Sailing to California in 1865, fourteen-year-old Otter leaves China to meet his father and legendary uncle on the transcontinental railroad, an adventure that challenges his survival on the mountains of the Sierras.

English. Paperback.

The Chinese in America, A Narrative History. English. Paperback.

The Chinese in America, A Narrative History by Iris Chang. English. Paperback.

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The Chinese in America, A Narrative History by Iris Chang. Chronicles the history of Chinese immigrants in the United States, identifying their contributions to the nation's development, from the construction of the transcontinental railroad to scientific and technological advances. English. Paperback.