As a young boy, Pao comes to Jamaica in the wake of the Chinese civil war and rises to become the Godfather of Kingston's bustling Chinatown. Pao needs to take care of some dirty business, but he is no Don Corleone. The rackets he runs are small time and the protection he provides necessary, given the minority status of the Chinese in Jamaica. Pao, in fact, is a sensitive guy in a wise guy role that doesn't quite fit. Often mystified by all that he must take care of, Pao invariably turns to Sun Tsu's Art of War. The juxtaposition of the weighty, aphoristic words of the ancient Chinese sage, and the tricky criminal and romantic predicaments Pao must negotiate goes far toward explaining the novel's great charm. A tale of post-colonial Jamaica from a unique and politically potent perspective, Pao moves from the last days of British rule through periods of unrest at social and economic inequality, though tides of change that will bring Rastafarianism and the Back to Africa Movement. Jamaica is transforming: And what is the place of a Chinese man in this new order? Pao is an utterly beguiling, unforgettable novel of race, class and creed, love and ambition, and a country in the throes of tumultuous change.

A richly imagined, wholly engrossing and utterly captivating novel that tells the remarkable history of twentieth century Jamaica

Middle school can be a battlefield... From award-winning author Wendy Wan-Long Shang comes a poignant and timely take on prejudice, bullying, and claiming our own histories, perfect for fans of Front Desk. A fresh start. That's all Evan Pao wants as he, along with his mother and sister, flee from California to Haddington, Virginia, hoping to keep his father's notoriety a secret. But Haddington is a southern town steeped in tradition, and moving to a town immersed in the past has its own price. Although Evan quickly makes friends, one boy, Brady Griggs, seems determined to make sure that as a Chinese American, Evan feels that he does not belong. When Evan finds a unique way to make himself part of the school's annual Civil War celebration, the reaction is swift and violent. As all of his choices at home and at school collide, Evan must decide whether he will react with the same cruelty shown to him, or choose a different path. Wendy Wan-Long Shang, the critically acclaimed author of Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Award for Children's Literature winner The Great Wall of Lucy Wu, weaves a timely and deeply moving portrait of all the secret battles Evan Pao must fight as he struggles to figure out how he fits into this country's past and how he will shape its future.

The “necessary and incisive” (Roxane Gay) account of the discrimination case that “has blown open a conversation about the status of women” in the workplace (The New York Times) SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR | NAMED A BEST FALL BOOK BY ELLE AND BUSTLE In 2015, Ellen K. Pao sued a powerhouse Silicon Valley venture capital firm, calling out workplace discrimination and retaliation against women and other underrepresented groups. Her suit rocked the tech world—and exposed its toxic culture and its homogeneity. Her message overcame negative PR attacks that took aim at her professional conduct and her personal life, and she won widespread public support—Time hailed her as “the face of change.” Though Pao lost her suit, she revolutionized the conversation at tech offices, in the media, and around the world. In Reset, she tells her full story for the first time. The daughter of immigrants, Pao was taught that through hard work she could achieve her dreams. She earned multiple Ivy League degrees, worked at top startups, and in 2005 was recruited by Kleiner Perkins, arguably the world’s leading venture capital firm at the time. In many ways, she did everything right, and yet she and other women and people of color were excluded from success—cut out of decisive meetings and email discussions, uninvited to CEO dinners and lavish networking trips, and had their work undercut or appropriated by male executives. It was time for a system reset. After Kleiner, Pao became CEO of reddit, where she took forceful action to change the status quo for the company and its product. She banned revenge porn and unauthorized nude photos—an action other large media sites later followed—and shut down parts of reddit over online harassment. She and seven other women tech leaders formed Project Include, an award-winning nonprofit for accelerating diversity and inclusion in tech. In her book, Pao shines a light on troubling issues that plague today’s workplace and lays out practical, inspiring, and achievable goals for a better future. Ellen K. Pao’s Reset is a rallying cry—the story of a whistleblower who aims to empower everyone struggling to be heard, in Silicon Valley and beyond. Praise for Reset “Necessary and incisive . . . As Ellen Pao detailed her experiences, while also communicating her passion for the work men often impeded her from doing, I was nothing short of infuriated. It was great to see a highly accomplished woman of color speaking out like this, and hopefully this book will encourage more women to come forward, give voice to their experiences in the workplace, and contribute to meaningful change.”—Roxane Gay

During the time of the Troubles in Ireland, Master Pao of Vendylor, a realm in the multiverse of evolved beings of light, comes to Earth in the form of a small kitten in order to help a young woman in Kiltimagh, Ireland, struggling with the anguish of losses in her life. The kitten “magically” turns her world upside down and helps to improve her life and the lives of all with whom he comes into contact. He is joined by others from Vendylor: Master Kuo, the "boss" and Master Drock, the Antagonist. The three try to “pass” as Earthlings and chaos, adventure, and phantasmagorical happenings ensue. The animals in the story tele-communicate and are evolved as compared to the sometimes “clueless” humans. The story speeds toward human transformation and spiritual ascendance back to Vendylor. This gentle adventure teaches that: "Love heals everything." The philosophy behind “Lesson of Pao,” and the message that implicitly permeates the story is that everything in life is made better by coming to it through love, in short, that “love heals everything.” There are multiple levels of beings in the story. There’s the evolved level of the Vendylorians, the so-called “enlightened” beings who teach and serve the lesser-evolved inhabitants of the multiverse. Then, there are the humans, rife with ego, frailty, angst and confusion. Lastly, there are the kitties and the other animals that are subservient to the humans, but that are superior in their pure spirituality. The surprising truth is that imperfection exists at all of these levels. Even the Vendylorians are continually working on improving. They also are subject to anger, pettiness, misguided behaviors and ego. Cases in point are Master Kuo’s explosive temper, Master Drock’s arrogance and ego, and Master Pao’s righteousness. The humans are mired in their shortcomings. One obvious case is Paddy Coogan, a miserable, hateful, depressed and hopeless old farmer, who had given up on ever being happy. The animals have their own limitations derived by “forgetting” their naturally evolved state and by observing and imitating the flawed behaviors of their human masters. Lucia is a good example of this trap as she exhibits jealousy and pettiness toward her sister, Kay Cee. Therefore, it seems clear that the snags along the way to spiritual enlightenment afflict all living material beings. In “Lessons” Master Pao is aware that he is imperfect, and he’s working on that; but he is also aware of the obstacles blocking spiritual evolution in Earth creatures. Therefore, he subtly directs them how to love in order to reach enlightenment. So really, what are Pao’s lessons? The main lessons to be learned are that only love can create the happiness that we seek, and that only by recognizing and respecting the love within each other can we get there.

Sir Y. K. Pao (Pao Yue-kong, 1918–1991), rose from modest origins to become, by late 1979, the world’s largest private shipowner. His Hong Kong-based company World-Wide Shipping diversified into property, hotels, retail, media, telecommunications, airlines and banking — a hugely influential business empire at a time of rapid regional growth. A philanthropist with extensive international connections, Pao became an unofficial Chinese ambassador at large, forging a strong relationship with the architect of China’s reform, Deng Xiaoping, at the dawn of China’s economic transformation and during the discussions about Hong Kong’s future. Anna Pao Sohmen was at her father’s side during important events and key meetings with leaders around the world. In this affectionate yet unsentimental account, she recounts the pivotal role played by her father at a key historical juncture and the balance he struck between Chinese and British allegiance, between business and politics, and between capitalism and socialism. “Sir Y. K. Pao made many selfless contributions to China’s modernization, in diplomacy, education, and politics....He specially emphasized the need to sustain foreign investment and prevent the outflow of capital and talent regarding the return of Hong Kong to China, in order to maintain social stability....Sir Y. K. Pao indeed played a unique role during Hong Kong’s handover to China. He helped facilitate communication between the PRC and British governments in the negotiations of Hong Kong’s sovereignty by utilizing his special relationship with senior British and Chinese officials. Sir Y. K. Pao deserves to be called “the Unofficial Ambassador” between China and the United Kingdom.” — Lu Ping, former Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China “Only one other person outside of mainland China, Y. K. Pao, and no other political leader had bonded with Deng the way Lee (Kuan Yew) did . . . From Deng’s perspective, what made Lee and Y. K. Pao attractive was their extraordinary success in dealing with practical issues, their first-hand contacts with world leaders, their knowledge of world affairs, their grasp of long-term trends, and their readiness to face facts and speak the truth as they saw it.” — Ezra F. Vogel in Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China