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

By Coll Rowe | April 2 2024 | English Language ArtsSocial Studies

Every May we celebrate the rich history and culture of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Browse a curated selection of fiction and nonfiction books by AANHPI creators that we think your students will love.

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Advocate
Advocate
A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice
Eddie Ahn
9781984862495
A moving graphic memoir following Eddie Ahn, an environmental justice lawyer and activist striving to serve diverse communities in San Francisco amidst environmental catastrophes, an accelerating tide of racial and economic inequality, burnout, and his family’s expectations.
$24.99 US
Apr 16, 2024
Hardcover
208 Pages
Ten Speed Graphic
Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club
Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club
A Novel
Celeste Ng
9780593492666
The Most Highly Anticipated Book of Fall 2022 from the number one bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, a deeply suspenseful and heartrending novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child in a society consumed by fear
$18.00 US
Aug 22, 2023
Paperback
352 Pages
Penguin Books
Green Frog
Green Frog
Stories
Gina Chung
9780593469361
From the author of Sea Change comes a short story collection that explores Korean American womanhood, bodies, animals, and transformation as a means of survival."The stories hit, each one, and land with such seeming perfection. Chung’s book sits next to my all-time favorite story collections by masters of the craft: Karen Russell, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, George Saunders, and Ted Chiang."—Morgan Talty, award-winning author of Night of the Living Rez
$17.00 US
Mar 12, 2024
Paperback
240 Pages
Vintage
Coming Out as Dalit
Coming Out as Dalit
A Memoir of Surviving India's Caste System (Updated Edition)
Yashica Dutt
9780807045282
“…a moving personal story and a useful educational examination of persistent discrimination”—Kirkus ReviewsFor readers of Caste, the coming-of-age story of a Dalit individual that illuminates systemic injustice in India and its growing impact on US society
$29.95 US
Feb 06, 2024
Hardcover
264 Pages
Beacon Press
Lei and the Fire Goddess
Lei and the Fire Goddess
Malia Maunakea
9780593522035
"Lei and the Fire Goddess blends preteen angst and beloved Hawaiian moʻolelo in a way that hasn't been done before." —Auliʻi Cravalho, actress and voice of Disney's Princess Moana
$17.99 US
Jun 06, 2023
Hardcover
304 Pages
Penguin Workshop
Ambedkar: India’s Crusader for Human Rights
Ambedkar: India’s Crusader for Human Rights
Sachin Nagar, Kieron Moore
9789381182819
It is rare in human history when one man's life changes the destiny of millions. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was one such remarkable leader.
$16.99 US
Aug 06, 2019
Paperback
176 Pages
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