If Lin Can: How Jeremy Lin Inspired Asian Americans to Shoot for the Stars
Written by Richard Ho
Illustrated by Huynh Kim Liên & Phùng Nguyên Quang
Published by Charlesbridge
Have you ever been told that you CAN’T? Growing up in the Bay Area, Jeremy Lin heard that over and over again. People made fun of his size and his race and wouldn’t give him a chance. But Jeremy persevered until he became the first Taiwanese American to play in the NBA. And when his big moment came, he seized it!
Jeremy’s meteoric rise, dubbed “Linsanity,” inspired the world and a whole generation of young Asian Americans. As author Richard Ho puts it, “Jeremy’s struggles were our struggles, so his triumphs were our triumphs. He made us believe that if he could succeed, so could we.”
Primary ISBN: 9781623543723
Publication Date: April 2024
Available As: Hardcover, eBook
Picture Book, Age 07 or older
Community Represented: Taiwanese/Taiwanese American
Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Body/Hair, Discrimination: Racial, Generation: 1st, Genre: Biography, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Sports
Setting: United States
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 1st Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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