Ringing In The Lunar New Year

College freshman Simone Chang is feeling homesick. For the first time, she’s spending Chinese New Year without her family. But fortunately, she has her best friend by her side, Will Higa…aka the boy she has wanted since pretty much forever. Will promises her that he will make this Chinese New Year one to remember. Because it turns out that he has always wanted her too and is ready to make her his… ***Ring in the Lunar New Year with this sweet and sexy friends-to-lovers story!*** WORD COUNT: 6,000

5 romance stories in one sexy bundle! Includes LOVING THE CHASE, TAKEN BY THE CASINO OWNER, KIDNAPPING THE BRIDE, RINGING IN THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, and CALL ME OPPA. LOVING THE CHASE Lila Lawrence - beautiful, innocent, desperate. Chase Eastwick - sexy, arrogant, possessive. Let the chase begin... All Lila Lawrence wants is a chill junior year at college. Unfortunately, the ridiculously wealthy Chase Eastwick threatens her wish. Although he possesses criminally good looks, Lila wants nothing to do with the creep who is unwilling to take no for an answer and refuses to understand the concept of personal space. But Chase soon becomes the only person she can turn to for help. However, his help comes with strings attached... TAKEN BY THE CASINO OWNER Caleb Romans is the incredibly wealthy and powerful owner of Four Leaf Casinos - and Allison Huang's ex. Allison thought she would never see him again until he shows up at her apartment building and drops this bombshell - her father has been gambling at his casino and owes him money. A lot of money. But Caleb will forgive her father's debt on one condition - if she offers him the body he has missed the past few months... KIDNAPPING THE BRIDE Theoretically, my wedding day should be the happiest hours of my life. But it's not, thanks to a certain someone I can't get over—that someone being the incredibly sexy Hikaru Watanabe, who also happens to be the ruthless leader of a powerful yakuza gang. And it turns out that Hikaru wants me back and he will stop at nothing to reclaim me. Even if that means kidnapping me on my wedding day. ***A sexy second-chance story with an obsessed alpha male, lots of smut, and a HEA!*** RINGING IN THE LUNAR NEW YEAR College freshman Simone Chang is feeling homesick. For the first time, she's spending Chinese New Year without her family. But fortunately, she has her best friend by her side, Will Higa...aka the boy she has wanted since pretty much forever. Will promises her that he will make this Chinese New Year one to remember. Because it turns out that he has always wanted her too and is ready to make her his... ***Ring in the Lunar New Year with this sweet and sexy friends-to-lovers story!*** CALL ME OPPA I'm Celia, a former pre-med student and bored waitress who's on the fast track to nowhere. In between shifts and staring at my almost empty fridge, I write cheesy fanfiction featuring my favorite K-pop group Afternoon 4 and hope for something to change my life. Little do I know that I would find that life-changing something during a shift and meet the members of Afternoon 4 in the freaking flesh. And imagine my absolute shock when I find out that one of them wants me. ***A sweet and sexy story with an alpha male idol, insta-love, and a happy ending!***

This exuberant story follows a Chinese American family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year. Each member of the family lends a hand as they sweep out the dust of the old year, hang decorations, and make dumplings. Then it’s time to put on new clothes and celebrate with family and friends. There will be fireworks and lion dancers, shining lanterns, and a great, long dragon parade to help bring in the Lunar New Year. And the dragon parade in our book is extra long–on a surprise fold-out page at the end of the story. Grace Lin’s artwork is a bright and gloriously patterned celebration in itself! And her story is tailor-made for reading aloud.

Korean Celebrations takes young readers on an exciting exploration of Korea's colorful festivals and family celebrations--wonderful days that are filled with exciting activities and delicious foods. This book allows children to experience Korean culture firsthand by involving them in games, crafts, stories, foods and other activities like the following: Preparing and enjoying delicious Songpyeon--sweet dumplings that everyone loves to eat on Chuseok (Korea's version of Thanksgiving) Folding a paper carnation--a favorite Parent's Day gift! Making your own board game to play Yut-Nori--a game of luck and strategy that's played during Seollal, Korea's all-important New Year celebrations Writing simple Korean phrases using the Hangul alphabet, Korea's written language--which is celebrated with its own holiday (Hangul Day)! Making a paper fan--something kids always like to do when the hot summer holidays roll around! Making your own Pepero chocolate cookies or pretzel treats--which have their own just-for-fun festival day called Pepero Day In this book, kids will learn about many special Korean celebrations and festivals such as: Dano--the end of the planting season which is full of fun competitions like wrestling and swinging contests Children's Day--a spring day off from school, when parents take their kids out for a day of fun Daeboreum--a holiday to celebrate the moon, filled with special dances, twirling fire, lots of walking and, of course, special foods Special birthdays--(like turning one, or turning sixty) and other family celebrations. Buddhist and Christian holidays--like Christmas and Buddha's Birthday. …And plenty more. Because in Korea, a holiday or celebration is always just around the corner! Korean Celebrations allows kids to immerse themselves in the lives of their Korean counterparts with these interactive multicultural activities.

'Voices from Tibet' assembles essays and reportage in translation that capture many facets of the upheavals wrought by a rising China upon a sacred land and its pious people. With the TAR in a virtual lockdown after the 2008 unrest, this book sheds important light on the simmering frustrations that touched off the unrest and Beijing's relentless control tactics in its wake. The authors also interrogate long-standing assumptions about the Tibetans' political future. Woeser's and Wang's writings represent a rare Chinese view sympathetic to Tibetan causes. Their powerful testimony should resonate in many places confronting threats of cultural subjugation and economic domination by an external power.

Describes such aspects of Vietnamese culture as theater, music and dance, architecture, religion, festivals, and foods.

Supplemented with quotes and engaging articles from USA TODAY, the Nation’s No. 1 Newspaper, The Asian Pacific American Experience shines a spotlight on Asian Pacific Americans and their many exciting contributions to American society. From artists and athletes to filmmakers and chefs, Asian Pacific Americans enrich American life. Novelist Amy Tan has offered insights into the lives of Chinese Americans in books such as The Joy Luck Club and The Kitchen God’s Wife. In The Eaves of Heaven and other books, writer Andrew X. Pham has examined the experiences of Vietnamese who came to the United States after the Vietnam War. Filmmaker Ang Lee is famous for movies such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, a martial arts film, as well as historical romances such as Sense and Sensibility, based on the Jane Austen novel. Singer-songwriter Norah Jones inherited her musical talent from her musician father, Ravi Shankar. Korean American Michelle Wie is a champion on the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour, while Japanese American speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno has won five Olympic medals. Read this informative title to learn more about how Asian Pacific Americans contribute to the United States’ cultural mosaic, enriching our nation with a wide range of traditions, customs, and life experiences.

From Chinese Chan to Japanese Zen investigates the remarkable century that lasted from 1225 to 1325, during which the transformation of the Chinese Chan school of Buddhism into the Japanese Zen sect was successfully completed. Steven Heine reveals how this school of Buddhism, which started half a millennium earlier as a mystical utopian cult for reclusive monks, gained a broad following among influential lay followers in both China and Japan.