Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2024 | A Reading List

by Sarah Hashimoto
May 01, 2024 | Filed in Reviews+

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, observed in May, recognizes the achievements, contributions, and complex histories of Americans descended from 75 countries across the Asian continent. The following books, both fiction and nonfiction, provide a window into the resilience, creativity, and breadth of experience within this varied group.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, observed in May, recognizes the achievements, contributions, and complex histories of Americans descended from 75 countries across the Asian continent. The following books, both fiction and nonfiction, provide a window into the resilience, creativity, and breadth of experience within this varied group. These titles, and those selected from previous years, are available as a downloadable spreadsheet.

 

FICTION

Chen, Kirstin. Counterfeit. William Morrow. Jun. 2022. 288p. ISBN 9780063119543. Fiction/Women

Dev, Sonali. Incense and Sensibility. William Morrow Paperbacks. Jul. 2021. 400p. ISBN 9780063051805. Fiction/Romance/Romantic Comedy

Enjeti, Anjali. The Parted Earth. Hub City Press. May. 2021. 272p. ISBN 9781938235771. Fiction/Literary

Goto, Hiromi. Shadow Life. First Second. Mar. 2021. 368p. ISBN 9781626723566. Comics & Graphic Novels/Fantasy

Manansala, Mia P. Arsenic and Adobo. Berkley. May. 2021. 336p. ISBN 9780593201671. Fiction/Asian American & Pacific Islander

Manansala, Mia P. Homicide and Halo-Halo. Berkley. Feb. 2022. 304p. ISBN 9780593201695. Fiction/Asian American & Pacific Islander

So, Anthony Veasna. Afterparties. Ecco. Jun. 2022. 272p. ISBN 9780063049895. Fiction/Asian American & Pacific Islander

Thammavongsa, Souvankham. How to Pronounce Knife. Little, Brown and Company. Apr. 2020. 192p. ISBN 9780316422130. Fiction/Short Stories (single author)

Vo, Nghi. The Chosen and the Beautiful. Tor.com. Jun. 2021. 272p. ISBN 9781250784780. Fiction/Fantasy/Dark Fantasy

Zhang, C Pam. How Much of These Hills Is Gold. Riverhead Books. Apr. 2021. 336p. ISBN 9780525537212. Fiction/Literary

NONFICTION

Cho, Grace M. Tastes Like War. The Feminist Press at CUNY. May. 2021. 296p. ISBN 9781952177941. Biography & Autobiography/Asian & Asian American

Enjeti, Anjali. Southbound. University of Georgia Press. Apr. 2021. 248p. ISBN 9780820360065. Biography & Autobiography/Memoirs

Ghosh, Madhushree. Khabaar. University Of Iowa Press. Apr. 2022. 212p. ISBN 9781609388232. Biography & Autobiography/Culinary

Ito, Susan Kiyo. I Would Meet You Anywhere. Mad Creek Books. Nov. 2023. 248p. ISBN 9780814258835. Biography & Autobiography/Memoirs

Jacob, Mira. Good Talk. One World. Mar. 2019. 368p. ISBN 9780399589041. Biography & Autobiography/Memoirs

Kawamoto, Judy Y. Forced Out: A Nikkei Woman’s Search for a Home in America. Univ. Press of Colorado. Dec. 2020. 202p. ISBN 9781646420704. History

Madden, T Kira. Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls. Bloomsbury Publishing. Mar. 2019. 336p. ISBN 9781635571851. Biography & Autobiography/Memoirs

Wong, Alice. Year of the Tiger. Vintage. Sept. 2022. 400p. ISBN 9780593315392. Biography & Autobiography/Social Activists

Yang, Jeff. Rise. Harper. Mar. 2022. 496p. ISBN 9780358508090 . Social Science/Popular Culture

Zauner, Michelle. Crying in H Mart. Knopf. Apr. 2021. 256p. ISBN 9780525657743. Biography & Autobiography/Asian & Asian American

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