Books for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

By Luis Diaz | April 11 2023 | General

Every May we honor the history, society, and culture of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. We’re celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month by highlighting the important role of Asian and Asian American voices in our communities and in our classrooms. Below is a selection of fiction and nonfiction books by AANHPI creators that we invite you to share with your students.

 

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Time Is a Mother
Time Is a Mother
Ocean Vuong
9780593300237
The highly anticipated collection of poems from the award-winning writer Ocean Vuong
$25.00 US
Apr 05, 2022
Hardcover
128 Pages
Penguin Press
Crying in H Mart
Crying in H Mart
A Memoir
Michelle Zauner
9781984898951
In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother’s tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food.
$17.00 US
Mar 28, 2023
Paperback
256 Pages
Vintage
Brown Girls
Brown Girls
A Novel
Daphne Palasi Andreades
9780593243442
A “boisterous and infectious debut novel” (The Guardian) about a group of friends and their immigrant families from Queens, New York—a tenderly observed, fiercely poetic love letter to a modern generation of brown girls.
$17.00 US
Nov 15, 2022
Paperback
256 Pages
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Asian American Histories of the United States
Asian American Histories of the United States
Catherine Ceniza Choy
9780807050798
An inclusive and landmark history, emphasizing how essential Asian American experiences are to any understanding of US history
$26.95 US
Aug 02, 2022
Hardcover
240 Pages
Beacon Press
Thirst
Thirst
Varsha Bajaj
9780593354414
This New York Times Bestseller features a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone.
$8.99 US
Apr 18, 2023
Paperback
208 Pages
Nancy Paulsen Books
Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim
Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim
Patricia Park
9780593563373
A multicultural teen struggles to fit into her elite prep school, her diverse Queens neighborhood, and even her own home. A hilarious, poignant, and powerful YA novel from the award-winning author of Re Jane.
$19.99 US
Feb 21, 2023
Hardcover
304 Pages
Crown Books for Young Readers
Sikhs
Sikhs
A Story of a People, Their Faith and Culture
DK
9780744077520
$50.00 US
Apr 25, 2023
Hardcover
324 Pages
DK
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