Jerry Yang Contributor(s): Kupperberg, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1604135697 ISBN-13: 9781604135695 Publisher: Chelsea House Publications OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: - "Being Asian American" boxed inserts that examine the impact of the subject's cultural heritage - "The Story of My Family" and "Between the Generations" boxed inserts that allow readers to experience an important part of American history - "Other Notable Asian Americans" boxed inserts that focus on other Asian Americans in the same field as the book's subject - First-person accounts highlighted with full-color photographs that vividly bring each of these individuals' stories to life. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Juvenile Nonfiction | Business & Economics |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2009015018 |
Series: Asian Americans of Achievement |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.6" W x 9.3" (0.85 lbs) 120 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Chinese - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Jerry Yang was a bright child who always asked the question 'Why?' When he was 10 years old, his widowed mother, moved the family to California. While at Stanford University, Yang met fellow student David Filo and created Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web. This list would one day become the Internet search engine giant Yahoo |