Daphne Palasi Andreades, author portrait
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Daphne Palasi Andreades

Daphne Palasi Andreades (she/they) is an artist and educator from Queens, New York. Daphne’s debut novel, Brown Girls, was a finalist for the inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction—the largest prize for women and non-binary writers in the world—the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, the New American Voices Award, and was named a New York Times Editors’ Choice. Daphne was the Sidney Harman Fiction Writer-In-Residence Visiting Professor at The City University of New York, Baruch College.
Brown Girls

Books

Brown Girls

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

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

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Asian American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month

This month we proudly celebrate Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month and the important role of Asian and Asian American voices in our culture and in our classrooms all year long. We’re spotlighting the achievements and contributions of those in the community who have greatly and positively impacted American culture at large. We

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