Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
December 2023 - March 2024
These are books and media new to the library and cataloged by the Inyo County Free Library.
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Heartbeat of struggle: the revolutionary life of Yuri Kochiyama By Fujino, Diane Carol Publishing Date: 2005 Classification: 900 Call Number: 979.4 FUJ On February 12, 1965, in the Audubon Ballroom, Yuri Kochiyama cradled Malcolm X in her arms as he died, but her role as a public servant and activist began much earlier than this pivotal public moment. Heartbeat of Struggle is the first biography of this courageous woman, the most prominent Asian American activist to emerge during the 1960s. Based on extensive archival research and interviews with Kochiyama's family, friends, and the subject herself, Diane C. Fujino traces Kochiyama's life from an "all-American" childhood to her achievements as a tireless defender of - and fighter for - human rights. Raised by a Japanese immigrant family in California during the 1920s and 1930s, Kochiyama was active in sports, school, and church. She was both unquestioningly patriotic and largely unconscious of race and racism in the United States. After Pearl Harbor, however, Kochiyama's family was among the thousands of Japanese Americans forcibly removed to internment camps for the duration of the war, a traumatic experience that opened her eyes to the existence of social injustice. After the war, Kochiyama moved to New York. It was in the context of the vibrant Black movement in Harlem in the 1960s that she began her activist career. There, she met Malcolm X, who inspired her radical political development and the ensuing four decades of incessant work for Black liberation, Asian American equality, Puerto Rican independence, and political prisoner defense. Kochiyama is widely respected for her work in forging unity among diverse communities, especially between Asian and African Americans. Fujino, a scholar and activist, offers an in-depth examination of Kochiyama's political awakening, rich life, and impressive achievements with particular attention to how her public role so often defied gender, racial, and cultural norms. Heartbeat of Struggle is a source of inspiration and guidance for anyone committed to social change. |
Japanese Americans in San Diego By Hasegawa, Susan Publishing Date: 2008 Classification: 900 Call Number: 979.4 HAS For over 100 years, Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans have called San Diego County home. Attracted to the warm climate and economic opportunities, Issei (first-generation Japanese immigrants) drifted into San Diego in the 1880s and introduced effective new fishing techniques that contributed to the growth of this industry. From the Tijuana River Valley on the border with Mexico to Oceanside in North County, Japanese American families started small truck farms in the first decades of the 20th century, developing techniques to improve crop production. Surviving the heartbreak of evacuation and incarceration during World War II in desert internment camps, San Diegans returned to rebuild a vibrant community after the war. - (Arcadia Publishing) |
Building a community: the story of Japanese Americans in San Mateo County By Yamada, Gayle K Publishing Date: 2003 Classification: 900 Call Number: 979.4 YAM |
Ishi, the last Yahi: a documentary history Publishing Date: 1981, 1979 Classification: 900 Call Number: 979.4004 Original documents concerning Ishi, "the last wild Indian of North America," detail the last five years of his life after his discovery took him from the Stone Age to modern civilization - (Baker & Taylor) |
War comes to the Middle Kingdom Publishing Date: 1991 Classification: 900 Call Number: 979.478 Historical accounts and very personal stories of how a rural area became known for its "schools of war." |
By Scott, Walter E Publishing Date: ©1955 Classification: 900 Call Number: 979.487 SCO 979.487 |
By Beezley, William H Publishing Date: [2023] Classification: 900 Call Number: 980 BEE The World Today Series: Latin America offers the latest available economic, demographic, political, and cultural information. Including solid statistical data expressing freedom, violence, and governmental orientation. Consideration is given to the evolving relationships with the United States and other Latin American nations. Revisions have also addressed new historical interpretations, for example, of the history of Mexico and latest political changes, for example, in Venezuela and Cuba. Maps, charts, and photographs provide extensive visual expressions of the region, its geography, peoples, and cultures, in particular public architecture, agricultural technology, specular geology, and striking diversity. The images offer a narrative of the multiplicity of peoples as demonstrated in their clothing, economic and everyday activities, their physical surroundings. Consequently, the narrative combines global economics, national politics, and daily social life throughout the region. The chapters can be read as individual histories for each of the countries, within the context created by contrasts and similarities with the other nations of Latin America. |
The world almanac and book of facts, 2024 Publishing Date: [2023] Classification: R Call Number: R031 2024 |
Vine's complete expository dictionary of Old and New Testament words Publishing Date: 1985 Classification: R Call Number: R221.4 |
NEW RELEASE Publishing Date: [2024] Classification: R Call Number: R331.702 "The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) is the premier, nationally recognized source for career information. Especially designed to provide valuable up-to-date information, the Handbook is great for all individuals making decisions about their future including students about to graduate from high school or college, recent graduates, individuals returning to the workforce after an absence, or anyone looking for a career change. It has been used by millions since the 1940s. The completely updated OOH reflects employment information released in September 2022. It includes information on the fastest-growing occupations, number of new jobs, and a summary of the highest-paying occupations."-- |
Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized) By Little, Elbert L. Publishing Date: 1979 Classification: R Call Number: R582.16 LIT |
National Geographic field guide to the birds of North America Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: R Call Number: R598.097 Presents a guidebook which provides identification tips, information on behavior and nesting, locator and range maps, and plumage and species classification data on over one thousand species of birds found in North America. |
Encyclopedia of frontier and western fiction Publishing Date: 1983 Classification: R Call Number: R813 |
By Ashley, Frank Publishing Date: 1970 Classification: R Call Number: R917.3 ASH |
Sarah's boat: a young girl learns the art of sailing By Alvord, Douglas Publishing Date: 1994 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J An eleven-year-old girl demonstrates her sailing skills during a Labor Day weekend race. |
By Applegate, Katherine Publishing Date: 2022 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her"-- |
Arlo Finch in the kingdom of shadows By August, John Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "After a harrowing summer camp, Arlo Finch is back in Pine Mountain, Colorado, preparing to face a new school, new threats, and two new Rangers in Blue Patrol. Arlo is about to undertake his most dangerous journey yet: all the way to China to try to bring his father home. But when the mysterious Eldritch reveal their true agenda, Arlo must make an impossible choice: save his friends and family, or save the Long Woods. Both worlds will never be the same."--Jacket flap. |
By Barnett, Mac Publishing Date: 2019 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J As the Terrible Two face the end of their time together in Yawnee Valley, they are determined to pull a prank that changes the town forever. |
By Blume, Lesley M. M Publishing Date: [2009], 2008 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J After their mother abandons them during the Great Depression, Tennyson Fontaine and her little sister Hattie are sent to live with their eccentric Aunt Henrietta in a decaying plantation house outside of New Orleans. |
By Brown, Peter Publishing Date: 2023 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Life for Roz and the animals on their island is perfect. But when mysterious, dangerous waters surround the island, the animals are forced inland to fight over dwindling resources. Roz calms and organizes the animals, but the poison tide takes a terrible toll on the island. So the wild robot sets out across the ocean, determined to stop the poison tide. During her journey, Roz encounters amazing geological formations and incredible creatures, and she sees the devastation caused by the toxic waters. Can the wild robot save the ocean and her island and everything she loves? This thrilling third installment of the Wild Robot series takes readers on a new adventure through the ocean and to the frigid northern waters where Roz may have to make the ultimate sacrifice" -- |