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Yes We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country By Kelly Yang (Grades 1-3)

Written by Front Desk author, Kelly Yang, Yes We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country is a valuable survey of influential Asian Americans who have had profound impact on contemporary society. From Yo-Yo Ma to Jeremy Lin to Sandra Oh to Kamala Harris, kids (and grownups!) will read about and be inspired by the stories of Asian Americans and their stories of success and overcoming obstacles to get to where they were.

Kelly Yang, as mentioned, is the award winning author of the Front Desk series. Yes We Will has garnered recognition from the Texas Topaz Reading List, the Bank Street College Best Children's Books of the Year, and is a NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book