Browse all books

Books in Asian-American Biographies series

Browse by Grade or Reading Level

Released in this month Released in last month Released 2 months ago Released 3 months ago Released 4 months ago Released 5 months ago Released 6 months ago

  • Madam C.J. Walker: Self-Made Businesswoman

    Della A. Yannuzzi

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 2000)
    A biography of the African-American woman who went from being a laundress to a self-made millionaire.

  • The Life of Black Elk

    Miriam Coleman

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, Aug. 15, 2016)
    Black Elk was a medicine man of the Oglala Sioux who rose to fame because of his talents as a healer and his role in the Battle of Wounded Knee. These are just some of the facts readers learn about this fascinating figure, whose life is detailed through biographical text, primary sources, and historical photographs. Readers learn the important place Black Elk occupies in Native American history and United States history. The social studies-focused text helps readers understand how Black Elk helped shape the history of the Sioux people in the 19th century and beyond. A timeline and sidebars offer opportunities for additional learning.
    S

  • Tecumseh, 1768-1813

    Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Koestler-Grack, Rachel A.
    O

  • Ralph Bunche: Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

    Anne E. Schraff

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, April 1, 1999)
    Discusses the personal and professional life of the statesman and diplomat who was one of the founders of the United Nations and who received the Nobel Prize for his peacemaking efforts.
    Y

  • Arthur Ashe: Breaking the Color Barrier in Tennis

    David K. Wright

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, July 1, 1996)
    A biography of tennis champion Arthur Ashe, covering his personal life and his sports career, as well as his struggles with racism and AIDS.

  • Geronimo

    Ann Weil

    Library Binding (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Explore the life of Geronimo in this fascinating biography. Richly supported by photos, art work, and a family tree, readers will come away with an enhanced understanding of an important figure in American history.
    Y

  • Mary McLeod Bethune: Educator and Activist

    Andrea Broadwater

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 2003)
    Traces the life and achievements of the black educator who fought bigotry and sought equality for blacks in the areas of education and political rights.

  • Mary Church Terrell: Speaking Out for Civil Rights

    Cookie Lommel

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, July 1, 2003)
    Traces the life and achievements of the black civil rights worker whose greatest accomplishment, the integration of restaurants in Washington, D.C., came when she was nearly ninety years old.

  • Toni Morrison: Nobel Prize-Winning Author

    Barbara Kramer

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Sept. 1, 1996)
    Examines the life and work of the successful novelist, who became the first African American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993.

  • Osceola, 1804-1838

    Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Discusses the life of Seminole warrior Osceola, from his childhood in an Upper Creek village to his involvement in the Second Seminole War, capture, and death.
    S

  • Sequoyah

    Anne M. Todd

    Paperback (Heinemann, July 6, 2004)
    Todd, Anne M., Koestler-Grack, Rachel A.
    Q

  • Squanto, 1585?-1622

    Arlene B. Hirschfelder

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2004)
    A biography of Squanto, a Patuxet Wampanoag Indian who served as translator to the Pilgrims of Plymouth in what is now Massachusetts and aided them in establishing a successful colony in the early 1600s.
    U