Lily Toy Hong's Books

Editors' Choice: Books for Youth 1993, Booklist 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know, The New York Public Library 1995-1996 Utah Children's Picture Book Award 1997-1998 Young Hoosier Book Award List (Indiana) Kaleidoscope, A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8, NCTE 1997 When old Mr. Haktak digs up a curious brass pot in his garden, he has no idea what use it can be. On his way home, Mr. Haktak decides to carry his coin purse in the mysterious pot. But when Mrs. Haktak's hairpin accidentally slips into the pot and she reaches in to retrieve it, the magic of the pot is revealed. Not only are there two hairpins inside, but there are also two purses!

The first biographical dictionary in any Western language devoted solely to Chinese women, this reference is the product of years of research, translation, and writing by a team of over 60 China scholars from around the world. Compiled from a wide array of original sources, these detailed biographies present the lives, work, and significance of more than 200 Chinese women from many different backgrounds and areas of interest.

This title was first published in 1979: Hong Kong's successful transformation from traditional entrepot economy into a major industrial city-state and an important financial centre in the fr East has often been acclaimed as one of the 'economic miracles' in the history of the modern world. Within the thirty years, the per capita income has increased about 13 times (reaching nearly US $ 3,000 in 1978) and ranked third in the entire Far East region, second only to Japan and Singapore, while Hong Kong's total exports multiplied 11 times ranking 20th in the whole world. in A collection of essays exploring the economic growth and structural change, including features if the Chinese family; population and housing problems; a study of material gains and impact on life-satisfaction.

This volume of the Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women completes the four-volume project and contains more than 400 biographies of women active in the Tang through Ming dynasties (618-1644). Many of the entries are the result of original research and provide the only substantial information on women available in English. Of note is the inclusion of a large number of women who reached positions of authority during this period as well as women artists and writers, especially poets, during this period of increased female literacy and more liberal social attitudes to women's cultural roles. Wherever possible, entries incorporate translations of poems and sometimes prose works so as to let the women speak for themselves. The book also includes a multitude of entertainers and actresses. The volume includes a Guide to Chinese Words Used, a Chronology of Dynasties and Major Rulers, a Finding List by Background or Fields of Endeavor, and a Glossary of Chinese Names. It will prove to be a useful tool for research and teaching.

This title was first published in 1979:

The first biographical dictionary in any Western language devoted solely to Chinese women, Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women is the product of years of research, translation, and writing by scores of China scholars from around the world. Volume II: Twentieth Century includes a far greater range of women than would have been previously possible because of the enormous amount of historical material and scholarly research that has become available recently. They include scientists, businesswomen, sportswomen, military officers, writers, scholars, revolutionary heroines, politicians, musicians, opera stars, film stars, artists, educators, nuns, and more.

Exploring one of the most dynamic and contested regions of the world, this series includes works on political, economic, cultural, and social changes in modern and contemporary Asia and the Pacific.

Adopting a comparative perspective, this book traces the social, political, economic and cultural conditions under which environmental movements have emerged, and assesses the transformative capacities of these movements.

A Chinese folk tale which explains why the ox was banished from heaven to become the farmer's beast of burden.

Book's by Lily Toy Hong

Two of Everything

Two of Everything

Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: v. 1: The Qing Period, 1644-1911

Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: v. 1: The Qing Period, 1644-1911

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II

Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II

Hong Kong: Economic, Social, and Political Studies in Development, with a Comprehensive Bibliography

Hong Kong: Economic, Social, and Political Studies in Development, with a Comprehensive Bibliography

Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: v. 2: Twentieth Century

Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: v. 2: Twentieth Century

Asia's Environmental Movements in Comparative Perspective

Asia's Environmental Movements in Comparative Perspective

Asia's Environmental Movements

Asia's Environmental Movements

How the Ox Star Fell from Heaven

How the Ox Star Fell from Heaven

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