To celebrate the great diversity of the Asian Pacific American community, we want to share some of our favorite books & books I want to read by authors of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage and cultures. We believe that reading more, learning about different cultures, and listening to their stories will enrich our lives. We hope you'll join us in celebrating AAPI Heritage Month by picking up some books by these authors.
Non-Fiction
Good Talk by Mira Jacob
The Making of Asian America: A History by Erika Lee
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir by Elizabeth Miki Brina
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden
Know My Name by Chanel Miller
Eat a Peach by David Chang and Gabe Ulla
Talk Thai: The Adventures of Buddhist Boy by Ira Sukrungruang
First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung
Fiction
If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
The Color of Air by
Gail Tsukiyama
The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
The Farm by Joanne Ramos
My Year Abroad by Chang-rae Lee
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao
The Son of Good Fortune by Lysley Tenorio
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Unpassing by Chia-Chia Lin
Exhalation by Ted Chiang
White Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn Bracht
Home Remedies by Xuan Juliana Wang
This Is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwila
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
The Harmony Silk Factory by Tash Aw
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
The Last Tang Standing by Lauren Ho
The Mango's Kiss by Albert Wendt
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim
Young Adult
Yolk by Mary H. K. Choi
The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
Heart and Seoul by Jen Frederick
Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean
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