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Sept. 6 - Sept. 12, 2002
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By Terry Hong
Special to AsianWeek
The Aug.13 issue of USA Today reports that more than 150 books that deal with Sept. 11 have already been or are about to be published, making the event “the most documented and photographed event in war or peace.” Of the myriad of titles, Asian Americans On War & Peace will stand out. If you read just one of the post-Sept. 11 titles, read this. Edited by Russell C. Leong and Don T. Nakanishi, and published by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press, Asian Americans On War & Peace is the first — and perhaps the only — book to look at Sept. 11 from Asian Pacific American perspectives. It is a thoughtful, questioning collection of essays by 24 scholars, writers and activists. It contains photos of people that look like us, which also means that some of the faces mistakenly resemble the so-called enemy. It is a book of mourning, of outrage and ultimately, of hope...
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