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I.M. Pei (Asian Americans of Achievement) by Louise Chipley Slavicek; I M Pei is a children's nonfiction book available to read on EtoBox.
What is I.M. Pei (Asian Americans of Achievement) about?
<p>In 1935, 17-year-old I.M. Pei left his family in Shanghai, China, to study architecture in the United States. Though he had intended to return home after earning his college degree, the Japanese invasion of China and the outbreak of World War II changed his plans. Following the Communist takeover of China in 1949, Pei decided to remain in America to develop his budding architectural career, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1954. Over the next half century, Pei would establish himself as one of the
Who reads I.M. Pei (Asian Americans of Achievement)?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Louise Chipley Slavicek; I M Pei
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publications
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781438128658
- Category
- children's nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, Fiction, Cultural & Regional
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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