Girls To The Front: 40 Asian American Women Who Blazed A Trail

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Stand back, the girls are coming through: Learn about forty amazing Asian American women who have changed the course of history!

From the big stage to the US Navy, from laboratories to the boardroom, from the Olympics to the pages in books, these girls and women lead every line. Bold, bright, and empowering profiles by Geisel Honorwinning and #1 New York Times bestselling artist Nia Mata place these incredible changemakers at the very front and inspire readers to tap into their own greatness.

Perfect for fans of Little Leaders, Latinitas, Rebel Girls, Notable Native People, and other anthologies for children.

Readers will meet: Mary Tape Umpeylia Sugar Pie DeSanto Susan Ahn Cuddy Sunisa Suni Lee Zarina Hashmi Cristeta Comerford Anna May Wong Grace Lee Boggs Christine Ha Kimora Lee Simmons Vicki Manalo Draves Amy Tan Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu Tammy Duckworth Lucy Liu Gyo Fujikawa Kalpana Chawla Helen Zia Ny Sou Okon Vera Wang Geena Rocero Patsy Mink Gabriella Wilson (H.E.R.) Dr. Erika Lee Chloe Kim Margaret Cho Maya Lin Yuri Kochiyama Kristi Yamaguchi Tye Leung Schulze Ali Wong Dr. Kazue Togasaki Merritt Moore Nicole Ponseca Miyoshi Umeki Joy Cho Dorothy Toy Ruby Ibarra Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee Kamala Harris

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"Illuminating... highlights the lives and achievements of 40 women of the Asian American diaspora." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Author Bio

Nina Mata is a NYT bestselling illustrator. Her books include Laurie Hernandez's SHE'S GOT THIS, and WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AMERICAN She lives in Rahway, NJ.