Baba: A Return to China upon My Father's Shoulders

History

Yang, Belle

Asia

Harcourt

The daughter of a man who grew up in wartime Manchuria describes his experiences as the fourth child of seven during the Japanese occupation and relates the influences of the human and spiritual figures in his life. 20,000 first printing.

Biographies & Memoirs

The author recounts her father's dramatic flight from his native village in Manchuria during China's civil war, fighting his way amid a wave of suspicion, paranoia, and greed that arose with the imminent Communist takeover.

The Odyssey of a Manchurian

Literature & Fiction

United States

Best friends come in many shapes and sizes, and all it takes to make a friend is caring, sharing, and love. Just ask Chili-Chili-Chin-Chin, a mischievous little donkey whose best friend named him for the sound his bells make. With vibrant jewel-like artwork and gentle words, Belle Yang tells this charming tale of unexpected friendship between an impetuous donkey and a lovable boy.

Chili-Chili-Chin-Chin

Children's Books

Animals

Silver Whistle

Baba ("papa" in Chinese) recounts the colorful childhood tales of Yang's father, who grew up at a time of great political and social upheaval in China. Behind the protective walls of the House of Yang, Baba is immersed in a world of the legends and colorful characters of village life. Yang's beautiful watercolors accompany each story and create "an astonishing personal vision" (Kirkus Reviews, pointer). Preface by Amy Tan; illustrations.

Baba: A Return To China Upon My Father's Shoulders

Community & Culture

Harvest Books

Celebrated artist and writer Belle Yang makes a stunning debut as a graphic memoirist with this story of crisis and survival. When Belle Yang was forced to take refuge in her parents’ home after an abusive boyfriend began stalking her, her father entertained her with stories of old China. The history she’d ignored while growing up became a source of comfort and inspiration, and narrowed the gap separating her―an independent, Chinese-American woman―from her Old World Chinese parents. In Forget Sorrow, Yang makes her debut into the graphic form with the story of her father’s family, reunited under the House of Yang in Manchuria during the Second World War and struggling―both together and individually―to weather poverty, famine, and, later, Communist oppression. The parallels between Belle Yang’s journey of self-discovery and the lives and choices of her grandfather, his brothers, and their father (the Patriarch) speak powerfully of the conflicts between generations―and of possibilities for reconciliation. Forget Sorrow demonstrates the power of storytelling and remembrance, as Belle―in telling this story―finds the strength to honor both her father and herself.

Forget Sorrow: An Ancestral Tale

W.W.Norton&Company

“A healing portrait drawn in epic ink strokes.”―Elle When Belle Yang was forced to take refuge in her parents’ home after an abusive boyfriend began stalking her, her father entertained her with stories of old China. The history she’d ignored while growing up became a source of comfort and inspiration, and narrowed the gap separating her―an independent, Chinese-American woman―from her Old World Chinese parents. In Forget Sorrow, Yang makes her debut into the graphic form with the story of her father’s family, reunited under the House of Yang in Manchuria during the Second World War and struggling―both together and individually―to weather poverty, famine, and, later, Communist oppression. The parallels between Belle Yang’s journey of self-discovery and the lives and choices of her grandfather, his brothers, and their father (the Patriarch) speak powerfully of the conflicts between generations―and of possibilities for reconciliation. Forget Sorrow demonstrates the power of storytelling and remembrance, as Belle―in telling this story―finds the strength to honor both her father and herself.

Contemporary

Diane Pub Co.

Hannah Is My Name

With Chinese-influenced paintings in jewel-like colors, Belle Yang tells an immigration tale that reflects one of the many facets of the American dream. Hannah is my name in this new country. It doesn't sound at all like my Chinese name, Na-Li, which means beautiful. It's a long way from Taiwan to San Francisco, but Hannah's family has made the journey because they want to make America their home. Here in America, Baba tells his daughter, people are free to say what they think, and children can grow up to be whatever they choose. And so Hannah takes a new name, begins a new school, learns a new language, and starts to adjust to a new way of life. Meanwhile, they all wait — and hope — for the arrival of the green cards that will assure they are finally home to stay.

Hannah is My Name

Candlewick

A moving and uplifting tale of two children and their parents, and the beloved pet doves that help them to understand one another. "Fei, fei — fly, fly, little birds, but always come home to me!" Mei-Mei and Di-Di are head-over-heels in love with their new doves. Like devoted parents, the siblings tenderly nurture Butterfly and Squeaky as they grow from chicks to fledglings to birds. But when Mei-Mei and Di-Di arrive home to find that the doves have disappeared, their young hearts break into a thousand pieces — and they run away, determined to reclaim their beloved birds. Will Mei-Mei and Di-Di return home with the doves before they break their own parents’ hearts?

Always Come Home to Me

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Baba: A Return to China upon My Father's Shoulders

Baba: A Return to China upon My Father's Shoulders

The Odyssey of a Manchurian

Chili-Chili-Chin-Chin

Baba: A Return To China Upon My Father's Shoulders

Forget Sorrow: An Ancestral Tale

Forget Sorrow: An Ancestral Tale

Baba: A Return To China Upon My Father's Shoulders

Hannah is My Name

Always Come Home to Me