Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month | 10 Books To Add to the Collection and Share with Readers

Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebrates the contributions and recognizes the complex histories of Asians, Asian Americans, and Indigenous Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. The following books include historical fiction, mysteries, graphic novels, memoirs, and short stories, all of which provide a window into the resilience, creativity, and breadth of experience within this diverse group.

Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month (changed from Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May 2021 to include Indigenous Hawaiians) celebrates the contributions and recognizes the complex histories of Asians, Asian Americans, and Indigenous Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. These individuals hail from 75 countries across the Asian continent—the Pacific Islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia, as well as East, Southeast, and South Asia. The following books include historical fiction, mysteries, graphic novels, memoirs, and short stories, all of which provide a window into the resilience, creativity, and breadth of experience within this diverse group.


Enjeti, Anjali The Parted Earth Hub City Press 9781938235962 Goto, Hiromi Shadow Life First Second 9781626723566 Manansala, Mia P. Arsenic and Adobo Berkley 9780593201671 So, Anthony Veasna Afterparties Ecco 9780063049901 Thammavongsa, Souvankham How to Pronounce Knife Little, Brown and Company 9780316422130 Cho, Grace M. Tastes Like War The Feminist Press at CUNY 9781952177941 Jacob, Mira Good Talk One World 9780399589041 Kawamoto, Judy Y. Forced Out UP Colorado 9781646420704 Madden, T Kira Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls Bloomsbury Publishing 9781635574760 Yang, Jeff Rise Harper 9780358508090

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