Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Adult Non-Fiction

The accidental Asian : notes of a native speaker by Liu, Eric.
The latehomecomer : a Hmong family memoir by Yang, Kao Kalia
Unbecoming : a memoir by Bhagwati, Anuradha Kristina
Eat a peach : a memoir by Chang, David
All you can ever know : a memoir by Chung, Nicole
Minor feelings : an Asian American reckoning by Hong, Cathy Park
Good talk : a memoir in conversations by Jacob, Mira
An American family : a memoir of hope and sacrifice by Khan, Khizr
The woman warrior : memoirs of a girlhood among ghosts by Kingston, Maxine Hong.
What we carry : a memoir by Lang, Maya
Long live the tribe of fatherless girls : a memoir by Madden, T Kira
America for Americans : a history of xenophobia in the United States by Lee, Erika
Big little man : in search of my Asian self by Tizon, Alex.
Ghosts of Gold Mountain : the epic story of the Chinese who built the transcontinental railroad by Chang, Gordon H.
Charlie Chan : the untold story of the honorable detective and his rendezvous with American history by Huang, Yunte.
The new Filipino kitchen : stories and recipes from around the globe by
Asian American art : a history, 1850-1970 by
Dear girls : intimate tales, untold secrets, and advice for living your best life by Wong, Ali
The three-year swim club : the untold story of Maui's Sugar Ditch kids and their quest for Olympic glory by Checkoway, Julie
We play a game by Doan, Duy
Night sky with exit wounds by Vuong, Ocean
Time is a mother by Vuong, Ocean
Dear friend, from my life I write to you in your life by Li, Yiyun
Impounded : Dorothea Lange and the censored images of Japanese American internment by Lange, Dorothea.
The Eagles of Heart Mountain : a true story of football, incarceration, and resistance in World War II America by Pearson, Bradford
Infamy : the shocking story of the Japanese American internment in World War II by Reeves, Richard
Midnight in broad daylight : a Japanese American family caught between two worlds by Sakamoto, Pamela Rotner
They called us enemy by Takei, George
Last boat out of Shanghai : the epic story of the Chinese who fled Mao's revolution by Zia, Helen
Volcanoes, palm trees, and privilege : essays on Hawai'i by Prato, Liz
My Chinese-America by Gee, Allen
The making of Asian America : a history by Lee, Erika
The souls of yellow folk : essays by Yang, Wesley
Unfamiliar fishes by Vowell, Sarah
Lost kingdom : Hawaii's last queen, the sugar kings and America's first imperial adventure by Siler, Julia Flynn.
Not quite not white : losing and finding race in America by Sen, Sharmila
The best we could do : an illustrated memoir by Bui, Thi
Fresh off the boat : a memoir by Huang, Eddie
How to write an autobiographical novel : essays by Chee, Alexander.

Adult Fiction

The revolution according to Raymundo Mata : a novel by Apostol, Gina
When I'm gone, look for me in the East by Barry, Quan
America is not the heart by Castillo, Elaine
If I had your face : a novel by Cha, Frances
The Wangs vs. the world by Chang, Jade
Disorientation by Chou, Elaine Hsieh
Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet : a novel by Ford, Jamie.
Nanjing requiem by Jin, Ha
The calligrapher's daughter : a novel by Kim, Eugenia
The namesake by Lahiri, Jhumpa.
The Buddha in the attic by Otsuka, Julie
When the emperor was divine : a novel by Otsuka, Julie
Fiona and Jane : stories by Ho, Jean Chen
A river of stars : a novel by Hua, Vanessa
Erotic stories for Punjabi widows by Jaswal, Balli Kaur
Little gods : a novel by Jin, Meng (Novelist)
Goodbye, vitamin : a novel by Khong, Rachel
The lowland : a novel by Lahiri, Jhumpa.
Portrait of a thief : a novel by Li, Grace D.
Number one Chinese restaurant : a novel by Li, Lillian
Severance by Ma, Ling
Everything I never told you by Ng, Celeste.
The committed by Nguyen, Viet Thanh
The sympathizer : [a novel] by Nguyen, Viet Thanh
A tale for the time being by Ozeki, Ruth L.
The Island of sea women by See, Lisa
The tea girl of Hummingbird Lane : a novel by See, Lisa
Unmarriageable : a novel by Soniah Kamal
The Jasmine throne by Suri, Tasha
Daughter of the moon goddess : a novel by Tan, Sue Lynn
How to pronounce knife : stories by Thammavongsa, Souvankham
The color of air : a novel by Tsukiyama, Gail
The chosen and the beautiful by Vo, Nghi.
On earth we're briefly gorgeous : a novel by Vuong, Ocean
Chemistry : a novel by Wang, Weike
Joan is okay : a novel by Wang, Weike
Home remedies : stories by Wang, Xuan Juliana
Diamond Head : a novel by Wong, Cecily
To paradise by Yanagihara, Hanya
Interior Chinatown : a novel by Yu, Charles
How much of these hills is gold by Zhang, C Pam
The valley of amazement by Tan, Amy.
Last Tang standing by Ho, Lauren
The kiss quotient by Hoang, Helen
Crazy rich Asians by Kwan, Kevin
The Island of sea women : a novel by See, Lisa
The empress of salt and fortune by Vo, Nghi
A free life by Jin, Ha
The magical language of others : a memoir by Koh, EJ

Young Adult & Graphic Novel

I am Malala : the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban by Yousafzai, Malala
The perfect escape by Park, Suzanne
Almost American girl : an illustrated memoir by Ha, Robin
American born Chinese by Yang, Gene Luen
Saints by Yang, Gene Luen
Dragon hoops by Yang, Gene Luen
We hunt the flame by Faizal, Hafsah
American panda by Chao, Gloria
Lovely, dark, and deep by Chen, Justina
The downstairs girl by Lee, Stacey
Frankly in love by Yoon, David
Super fake love song by Yoon, David
To all the boys I've loved before by Han, Jenny
Bamboo people a novel by Perkins, Mitali.
Darius the Great is not okay by Khorram, Adib
Descendant of the crane by He, Joan
I believe in a thing called love by Goo, Maurene.
If you could be mine a novel by Farizan, Sara.
Internment by Ahmed, Samira, (Fiction writer)
Mad, bad & dangerous to know by Ahmed, Samira, (Fiction writer)
Outrun the moon by Lee, Stacey
The astonishing color of after by Pan, Emily X. R.
The gilded wolves by Chokshi, Roshani
The tiger at midnight by Teerdhala, Swati.

Children’s Non-Fiction

A life made by hand : the story of Ruth Asawa by D'Aquino, Andrea
Chef Roy Choi and the street food remix by Martin, Jacqueline Briggs
Shark lady : the daring tale of how Eugenie Clark dove into history by Keating, Jess.
It began with a page : how Gyo Fujikawa drew the way by Maclear, Kyo
A song for China : how my father wrote Yellow River cantata by Zhang, Ange
Kamala Harris : rooted in justice by Grimes, Nikki
Surfer of the century : the life of Duke Kahanamoku by Crowe, Ellie.
Every falling star : the true story of how I survived and escaped North Korea by Lee, Sungju
Maya Lin : artist-architect of light and lines by Harvey, Jeanne Walker
Enemy child : the story of Norman Mineta, a boy imprisoned in a Japanese American internment camp during World War II by Warren, Andrea
Paper son : the inspiring story of Tyrus Wong, immigrant and artist by Leung, Julie
Queen of physics : how Wu Chien Shiung helped unlock the secrets of the atom by Robeson, Teresa
Filipino children's favorite stories : fables, myths and fairy tales by Romulo, Liana
The fearless flights of Hazel Ying Lee by Leung, Julie
Awesome Asian Americans : 20 stars who made America amazing by Amara, Philip

Children’s Fiction & Picture Books

Jasmine Toguchi, mochi queen by Florence, Debbi Michiko
Mindy Kim and the yummy seaweed business by Lee, Lyla
Shooting Kabul by Senzai, N. H.
Aru Shah and the end of time by Chokshi, Roshani
Everlasting Nora by Cruz, Marie Miranda
The serpent's secret by DasGupta, Sayantani
Bone talk by Gourlay, Candy
The whole story of half a girl by Hiranandani, Veera.
Inside out & back again by Lai, Thanhha.
The thing about luck by Kadohata, Cynthia.
Ahimsa by Kelkar, Supriya
The science of breakable things by Keller, Tae
Amina's voice by Khan, Hena
More to the story by Khan, Hena
Stand up, Yumi Chung! by Kim, Jessica
Listen, slowly by Lai, Thanhha
Prairie lotus by Park, Linda Sue
Any day with you by Respicio, Mae
A wish in the dark by Soontornvat, Christina
My fate according to the butterfly by Villanueva, Gail D.
Front desk by Yang, Kelly
The way to Bea by Yeh, Kat
Pippa Park raises her game by Yun, Erin
Stargazing by Wang, Jen
Book Uncle and me by Krishnaswami, Uma
Ho'onani : hula warrior by Gale, Heather (Children's author).
Eyes that kiss in the corners by Ho, Joanna
Eyes that speak to the stars by Ho, Joanna
King for a day by Khan, Rukhsana
No kimchi for me by Kim, Aram
Lift by Lê, Minh
A big mooncake for Little Star by Lin, Grace
The proudest blue : a story of hijab and family by Muhammad, Ibtihaj
A different pond by Phi, Bao
They say blue by Tamaki, Jillian
Ojiichan's gift by Uegaki, Chieri
Lailah's lunchbox : a Ramadan story by Faruqi, Reem.
Pashmina by Chanani, Nidhi.