May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

By Coll Rowe | March 31 2025 | English Language ArtsSocial StudiesSociology

Join us this month and beyond to celebrate the cultures and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Browse a curated selection of fiction and nonfiction books by AANHPI creators that we are sure your students will love.

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The Emperor of Gladness: Oprah's Book Club
The Emperor of Gladness: Oprah's Book Club
A Novel
Ocean Vuong
9780593831878
The instant New York Times bestseller • Oprah’s Book Club Pick • Ocean Vuong returns with a bighearted novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive“Stunning . . . A heartfelt and powerful examination of those living on the fringes of society, and the unique challenges they face to survive and thrive.” —Oprah Winfrey“Magnificent . . . In writing this book, Vuong may have joined the ranks of an elite few great novelists.” —Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times
$30.00 US
May 13, 2025
Hardcover
416 Pages
Penguin Press
Bibliophobia
Bibliophobia
A Memoir
Sarah Chihaya
9780593594728
"A must for the obsessive reader." Elif Batuman, author of Either/Or and The IdiotA "soul-baring, witty, and slyly provocative"* memoir about reading, writing, and depression (Whiting Foundation)
$29.00 US
Feb 04, 2025
Hardcover
240 Pages
Random House
Everything We Never Had
Everything We Never Had
Randy Ribay
9780593461419
Winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for LiteratureLonglisted for the National Book AwardWinner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction Award From the author of the National Book Award finalist Patron Saints of Nothing comes an emotionally charged, moving novel about four generations of Filipino American boys grappling with identity, masculinity, and their fraught father-son relationships.
$19.99 US
Aug 27, 2024
Hardcover
288 Pages
Kokila
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
A novel
Gabrielle Zevin
9780593466490
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A FALLON BOOK CLUB PICK • In this exhilarating novel by the best-selling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry two friends—often in love, but never lovers—come together as creative partners in the world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality."This sweeping, gorgeously written novel … charts the beauty, tenacity, and fragility of human love and creativity…. One of the best books I've ever read." —John Green
$19.00 US
Jun 25, 2024
Paperback
416 Pages
Vintage
On Gold Hill
On Gold Hill
A Personal History of Wheat, Farming, and Family, from Punjab to California
Jaclyn Moyer
9780807045305
Winner of the 2025 Sarah Winnemucca Award for Creative Nonfiction A young South Asian American woman's story of reconnecting with her identity, family, and heritage through sustainable farming
$28.95 US
Mar 26, 2024
Hardcover
336 Pages
Beacon Press
My Father, the Panda Killer
My Father, the Panda Killer
Jamie Jo Hoang
9780593642993
A poignant coming-of-age story told in two alternating voices: a California teenager railing against the Vietnamese culture, juxtaposed with her father as an eleven-year-old boat person on a harrowing and traumatic refugee journey from Vietnam to the United States.“A profoundly moving, achingly resonant story of love, family, and coming of age amid the lingering echoes of war.” ―Jeff Zentner, award-winning author of The Serpent King and In the Wild Light
$12.99 US
Mar 04, 2025
Paperback
384 Pages
Ember
The Science of Beauty
The Science of Beauty
Debunk the Myths and Discover What Goes into Your Beauty Routine
Michelle Wong
9780744092837
Get the facts about the biggest beauty and skincare trends from Instagram’s cosmetic chemist Dr. Michelle Wong.
$24.99 US
Jun 25, 2024
Hardcover
256 Pages
DK
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