by Samantha Totman and Joan Carbone
May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month! We’re celebrating with a selection of books for all ages. You can see our displays in-person at the Library or place holds on titles that interest you below. And remember, even though AAPI Heritage Month is one month out of the year, these titles are great to read year-round!
Childrens’ Books
I Am Golden by Eva Chen
Eyes that Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Measuring Up by Lily Lamotte and Ann Xu
Natsumi! by Susan Lendroth
Dumpling Days by Grace Lin
Snow Angel, Sand Angel by Lois-Ann Yamanaka
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
Yes, We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped this Country by Kelly Yang
Young Adult Books
All That I Can Fix by Crystal Chan
Gaijin: American Prisoner of War by Matt Faulkner
Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
Flip the Script by Lyla Lee
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X. R. Pan
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Adult Books
Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American by Wajahat Ali
Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place by Neema Avashia
Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi
Minor Feelings: an Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
Mango and Peppercorns: a Memoir of Food, an Unlikely Family, and the American Dream by Tung Nguyen, Katherine Manning, and Lyn Nguyen
Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman
Beautiful Country: a Memoir by Qian Julie Wang
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu