Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1985. SIGNED first edition - A third volume in the Capra Back-to-Back Series, with the colophon pages between the two sections. Two collections of short pieces, both focusing in different ways on life in California, by this husband and wife. SIGNED by James Houston on the title page for his essays and fiction, and dated in Sacramento in the year of publication. 65 and 65 pp. ISBN: 0-88496230X.

New York: SOHO Press, (2021). First edition - Set in 1944 Chicago, this is the first book in a new series and the winner of the Mary Higgins Clark Award at the Edgar Awards. "The story of a young woman searching for the truth about her revered older sister's death, brings to focus the struggles of one Japanese American family released from mass incarceration at Manzanar during World War II." Includes a list of more reading and resources. 305 pp.

New York: SOHO Press, (2021) dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in 1944 Chicago, this is the first book in a new series and the winner of the Mary Higgins Clark Award at the Edgar Awards. "The story of a young woman searching for the truth about her revered older sister's death, brings to focus the struggles of one Japanese American family released from mass incarceration at Manzanar during World War II." Includes a list of more reading and resources. 305 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 978-1641292498.

New York: Delta, (2005). SIGNED first edition - Second mystery in this series featuring an unlikely sleuth - "a curmedgeonly LA gardener, Hiroshima survivor and inveterate gambler." From the time she was a little girl, his daughter was 'gasa-gasa' -never sitting still, always on the go. Now a continent separates them, but when she calls him asking for help, he heads off to New York. INSCRIBED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 255 pp. ISBN: 0-385-337604.

New York: St Martin's, (2016) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second book by this award winning author, who was born in Sri Lanka, grew up in Nigeria, and is now living in California - a story of a woman driven by the demons of her past. INSCRIBED on the title page. 305 pp. ISBN: 978-1250043948.

New York: Grove Press, (2019). SIGNED first edition - The best new writing on California. An anthology of essays which capture some of the complexities of California as a proud melting pot, among other things. Among the contributors are Lauren Markham, Robin Coste Lewis, Jennifer Egan, Oscar Villalon, Rachel Kushner, Xuan Juliana Wang, Elaine Castillo, Frank Bidart, D.A. Powell, Yi-Yun Lee, Juan Felipe Herrera, Tommy Orange, William Vollman and many others. SIGNED by THREE authors: Mai Der Vang at her poem "Prayer to the Redwood", Rachel Kushner at "Gone in Sixty Seconds" and by Hector Tobar at his story "Portrait of the Artist as a Latchkey Child." Notes on contributors. 287 pp. ISBN: 978-0802147875.

New York: Ballantine, (2009.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Chinese American author's very highly praised debut novel - a story of a love lasting decades, and of conflict between father and son, rooted in the relocation of the Japanese during World War II. 285 pp plus author's note. ISBN: 978-0345505330.

New York: Dutton, (1962, c 1927.) dj. Hardcover - The story of a young boy growing up in the jungles and village of India, and the training of his homing pigeon, Gay-Neck. Illustrated with 3 black and white double page spreads, chapter headings and tailpieces by Boris Artzybasheff. Winner of the Newbery Medal for Children's Literature awarded in 1927, the story of a young boy in India and the training of his homing pigeon, Gay-Neck. This was the first Newbery award to an Asian-American and it over 70 years before the second Asian American recipient. 197 pp.

New York: Delta, (2005). SIGNED - Second mystery in this series featuring an unlikely sleuth - "a curmedgeonly LA gardener, Hiroshima survivor and inveterate gambler." From the time she was a little girl, his daughter was 'gasa-gasa' -never sitting still, always on the go. Now a continent separates them, but when she calls him asking for help, he heads off to New York. SIGNED on the title page. 255 pp. ISBN: 0-385-337604.

New York: Harcourt, (2001). First edition - The author's first book, a collection of eight stories, including two stories -
"Fur" and "Her Slow and Steady" - which were selected for the Best American Short Stories in 1994 and 1997. In addition, she won the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in 1990 for her first published short story. Born in Macao, she emigrated with her family from Hong Kong at the age of six and now lives in the US. 210 pp.

New York: Harcourt, (2001) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first book, a collection of eight stories, including two stories -
"Fur" and "Her Slow and Steady" - which were selected for the Best American Short Stories in 1994 and 1997. In addition, she won the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in 1990 for her first published short story. Born in Macao, she emigrated with her family from Hong Kong at the age of six and now lives in the US. SIGNED on the title page. Review copy with a letter to another author dated in 2000 laid in. 210 pp. ISBN: 0-151005222.

New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2012). SIGNED first edition - The third novel for children featuring Pacy Lin, who is going with her family to Taiwan for a month. Based on the author's own memories of visiting Taiwan as a child. SIGNED on the title page with a tiny drawing. Illustrated. 264 pp.

New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2012) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third novel for children featuring Pacy Lin, who is going with her family to Taiwan for a month. Based on the author's own memories of visiting Taiwan as a child. SIGNED on the title page with a tiny drawing. Illustrated. 261 pp. ISBN: 978-0316125895.

San Francisco: Aunt Lute Books, (1998). SIGNED first edition - The first book by this award winning Filipina American writer, a collection of twelve short stories with settings ranging from Manila to the US Midwest. They "unerringly map that place in the human heart where exaltation and humiliation, hope and fear, merge." SIGNED by the author on the first page. 195 pp. ISBN: 1-879960540.

New York: Grove Press, (2019). SIGNED first edition - The best new writing on California. An anthology of essays which capture some of the complexities of California as a proud melting pot, among other things. Among the contributors are Lauren Markham, Robin Coste Lewis, Jennifer Egan, Oscar Villalon, Rachel Kushner, Xuan Juliana Wang, Elaine Castillo, Frank Bidart, D.A. Powell, Yi-Yun Lee, Juan Felipe Herrera, Tommy Orange, William Vollman and many others. SIGNED by THREE authors: Jaime Cortez at "Fire Notes" (and with his stamp), Mai Der Vang at her poem "Prayer to the Redwood" and by Hector Tobar at his story "Portrait of the Artist as a Latchkey Child." Notes on contributors. 287 pp. ISBN: 978-0802147875.

New York: Harper Collins, (2007). First edition - First book - and first in a trilogy - by this young author, who was born in China, came to the US with her parents at age 7, and wrote this just a few years later to give a message of peace to the world. Illustrated. 219 pp.

New York: St Martin's, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second book by this award winning author, who was born in Sri Lanka, grew up in Nigeria, and is now living in California - a story of a woman driven by the demons of her past. 305 pp. ISBN: 978-1250043948.

New York: Grove Press, (2019). SIGNED first edition - The best new writing on California. An anthology of essays which capture some of the complexities of California as a proud melting pot, among other things: among the contributors are Lauren Markham, Robin Coste Lewis, HŽctor Tobar, Jennifer Egan, Oscar Villalon, Rachel Kushner, Xuan Juliana Wang, Elaine Castillo, Frank Bidart, D.A. Powell, Tommy Orange and William Vollman. SIGNED by SIGNED by FOUR contributors: Jaime Cortez at "Fire Notes" (and with his stamp), Mai Der Vang at her poem "Prayer to the Redwood" and by Hector Tobar at his story "Portrait of the Artist as a Latchkey Child" and by John Freeman on the title page. Notes on contributors. 287 pp. ISBN: 978-0802147875.

Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, (1997). A 'comprehensive guide to the exotic foods of the Philippines' by this second generation Filipino-American chef. Includes comments on the recipes and the traditions behind them, an insert of color photographs and smaller black and white photographs, a map and an index. Square format. xxii, 280 pp. ISBN: 978-0890135136.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel by this author of Japanese and Polish ancestry who grew up in Tokyo and Los Angeles. The story centers on two high school women's basketball stars, one Japanese American, one African American, who are both intense rivals and friends. When their parents move in together, their relationship becomes even more complicated. 365 pp. ISBN: 0-312-181426.

Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1985. First edition - A third volume in the Capra Back-to-Back Series. Two collections of short pieces, both focusing in different ways on life in California, by this husband and wife. . 65 and 65 pp. ISBN: 0-88496230X.

New York: Picador, (2016). SIGNED first edition - A collection of provocative essays which "look at the recent tragedies and widespread protests that have shaken the country. [This book] links #BlackLivesMatter to #OscarsSoWhite, Ferguson to Washington D.C., the Great Migration to resurgent nativism. Chang explores the rise and fall of the idea of 'diversity,' the roots of student protest, changing ideas about Asian Americanness, and the impact of a century of racial separation in housing." SIGNED on the title page. Notes. 182 pp. ISBN: 978-0312429485.

New York: Grove Press, (1998) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a picture of modern Bangkok, a city in the throes of changes, a city where the sex industry thrives. 209 pp. ISBN: 0-8021-16264.

Taipei, Taiwan: C.H. Lowe / China Printing, (1972). First edition - Foreword by Senator Hiram L. Fong. Historical sketch, chronology and a detailed descriptions of 362 items in English and 38 in Chinese. Index. Foldout map in the back. One of only 1500 copies. vi, 148 pp.

New York: Dutton, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, one which moves from the ethnic communities of the San Francisco area to the teeming "new" cities in India, to remove villages. A love story, and a cautionary tale of culture clash. SIGNED on the title page. 327 pp. ISBN: 0-525943676.

Freedom, CA: Crossing Press, (1994). First edition - Essays, memoirs and poetry - contributors include Saundra Sharp, Sapphire, Rita Arditti, Genny Lim, Rita Williams, Maria E. Barron, Nellie Wong and many others. Each selection is preceded by a photograph of the writer. Reading list, list of resources. 243 pp. ISBN: 0-895947080.

New York: Penguin, 2009. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, originally published in trade paperback only by a small press. Set in the Chinese town of Locke, in the Sacramento delta of California in 1928. Author's notes. SIGNED on the title page. 259 pp. ISBN: 978159420270.

New York: St Martin's, (2016). SIGNED first edition - Second book by this award winning author, who was born in Sri Lanka, grew up in Nigeria, and is now living in California - a story of a woman driven by the demons of her past. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 305 pp.