{"product_id":"yes-we-will-asian-americans-who-shaped-this-country-kelly-yang","title":"Yes We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country;  Kelly Yang","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom creating beautiful music like Yo-Yo Ma to flying to outer space like Franklin Chang-D�az; from standing up to injustice like Fred Korematsu to becoming the first Asian American, Black and female vice president of the United States like Kamala Harris, this book illuminates the power of Asian Americans all over the country, in all sorts of fields.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach spread is illustrated by a different renowned Asian American or Asian artist. Alongside the poetic main text, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eYes We Will\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e includes one-line biographies of the person or historical moment featured on the page, with extended biographies at the end. Readers of different ages and needs can use the book in different ways, from classroom discussions to bedtime readalouds and more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYes We Will\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e answers the question, can we accomplish whatever we dream? With love, courage, determination, and lots of imagination, we can--and we will!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatured changemakers:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFranklin Chang-D�az\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLia Cirio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTammy Duckworth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJenny Han\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKamala Harris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eH.E.R.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFred Korematsu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePadma Lakshmi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSunisa Lee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJeremy Li\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYo-Yo Ma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmanda Nguyen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSandra Oh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI. M. Pei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMamie Tape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter Tsai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhilip Vera Cruz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVera Wang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 3, 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--medium TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" data-testid=\"contentContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eKelly Yang is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of the FRONT DESK series, winner of the 2019 Asian Pacific American Award for Children's Literature. Her books include FRONT DESK, THREE KEYS, ROOM TO DREAM, PARACHUTES, NEW FROM HERE, and other middle grade and young adult novels. She was born in China and grew up in Los Angeles. She went to college at the age of 13 and graduated from UC Berkeley at the age of 17 and Harvard Law School at the age of 20. After law school, she founded The Kelly Yang Project, a writing and debating program for children in Asia. Prior to becoming a novelist, she wrote for many years for the South China Morning Post, The New York Times, Washington Post, and the Atlantic. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"FREEAIR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49494865772866,"sku":"","price":7.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/8735\/3154\/files\/yeswewill.jpg?v=1722446911","url":"https:\/\/shop.freeairbooks.com\/products\/yes-we-will-asian-americans-who-shaped-this-country-kelly-yang","provider":"FREEAIR Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}