What You Could Be Watching, Listening to, and Reading for AAPI Heritage Month

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American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
monstress vol 1 by Marjorie Liu and illustrated by Sana Takeda book cover
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
the korean vegan cookbook: reflections and recipes from omma's kitchen by joanne lee molinaro
Masala: Recipes from India, the land of spices by Anita Jaisinghani
cook real hawai'i by sheldon simeon
tastes like war by grace m. cho
fatty fatty boom boom by rabia chaudry
stay true: a memoir by hua hsu
minor feelings: an asian american reckoning by cathy park hong
good talk: a memoir in conversations by mira jacob
see no stranger: a memoir and manifesto of revolutionary love by valarie kaur
the vanished birds by simon jimenez
my year abroad by chang-rae lee
how high we go in the dark by sequoia nagamatsu
miss burma by charmaine craig
on earth we're briefly gorgeous by ocean vuong
No One Can Pronounce My Name by Rakesh Satyal

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NPR Podcast- California Love: Season 2, KPOP Dreaming

The previous link is to an article and an episode of NPR's Code Switch that talks about self-care with psychiatrist Pooja Lakshmin, who just published a new book . Also in honor of AAPI Heritage Month and related via the NPR podcast/audio breadcrumb trail, check out , about growing up Korean-American during the 90s, music, family history, and identity. Oh, and loving KPOP.

May is . Established in 1977 to elevate, highlight, and celebrate Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States, May was chosen to commemorate the first documented Japanese immigrant from 1843 and the completion of the transcontinental railroad in May 1869, which used many Chinese laborers.

pbs asian americans documentary series (2020)

PBS has available for free. Films on Demand has the entire in their (off-campus, log in using your 91制片厂Pro username and password).

Interested in reading some excellent books in all sorts of genres by Asian American and Pacific Islander Americans?

Keep reading to see some of our selection available or check out our physical displays of memoirs, fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, and cookbooks at the Orange County Campus, , or ebooks and audiobooks online through (add us to your Libby app and sign in using your 91制片厂Pro username and password).

Check out (literally!) a few of our excellent graphic novels written by AAPI authors--

Or maybe pick up a cookbook by an awesome AAPI chef--

Or a memoir? (Tastes Like War was the best book I read in 2021, albeit not a happy read.)

We have some great fiction, too-- contemporary, historical, allegorical, YA, and more!

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