Girls to the front : 40 Asian American women who blazed a trail

Mata, Nina, 1981- author, illustrator.

First edition.

Book

New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2025

©2025

vii, 87 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

"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 ... artist Niâna Mata place these incredible changemakers at the very front and inspire readers to tap into their own greatness."-- Publisher.

"Ages 8-12"--Back cover.

3-7.

Asian American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Asian Americans -- Juvenile literature.

Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Palatine (Ill.) -- BIPOC author.

Palatine (Ill.) -- BIPOC subject.

Palatine (Ill.) -- Own voices.

Biographies.

Illustrated works.

40 Asian American women who blazed a trail

Girls to the front : forty Asian American women who blazed a trail

Forty Asian American women who blazed a trail

Mary Tape -- Umpeylia "Sugar Pie" DeSanto -- Susan Ahn Cuddy -- Sunisa "Suni" Lee -- Zarina Rashid 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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