Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month is a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States and their descendants. AAPI Heritage Month acknowledges their contributions in our society and influence on our culture. According to the Federal Asian Pacific American Council, the origin of AAPI Heritage Month dates back to the 95th Congress (1977-1978) when five joint resolutions were introduced proposing that a week in May be designated to commemorate the accomplishments of AAPIs.
Asian-American and Pacific Islander Fiction Authors
- Bennett, Michael
- Bradley, Kaliane
- Brown, Lauren Ling
- Chong, Jinwoo
- Dev, Sonali
- Han, Kang
- Hegde, Swati
- Huang, Ana
- Ishida, Syou
- Hao, Jingfang
- Kim, I-hwan
- Kim, Monika
- King, Allison
- Kuroki, Poppy
- Kwan, Kevin
- Liu, Ken
- Manazir Siddiqi, Ayesha
- Mochizuki, Mai
- Murata, Sayaka
- Natsukawa, Sōsuke
- Ng, Celeste
- Nguyen, Viet Thanh
- Park, Silvia
- Pek, Jane
- Perumāḷmurukan̲
- Pham, Jacquie
- See, Lisa
- Sutanto, Jesse Q.
- Tai, Tara
- Takahashi, Yuta
- Vo, Nghi
- Vuong, Ocean
- Wijesekara, Maithree
- Williams, Preslaysa
- Yang, Neon
- Yi, Esther
- Zevin, Gabrielle
We also have a sizable collection of manga for kids, teens and adults. Manga is a type of comic or graphic novel that originates from Japan. You can also look into manhwa (Korean graphic novels) and manhua (which has Chinese origins) Manga, manhwa, and manhua have numerous differences and art styles. Learn more about the differences between manga, manhwa, and manhua here.
Nonfiction
- The power of nunchi : the Korean secret to happiness and success- Hong, Y. Euny 302.095 HONG
- K-pop : Korea's musical explosion- Kallen, Stuart A. YA 781.63 KALLEN
- Embers of war : the fall of an empire and the making of America's Vietnam- Logevall, Fredrik 959.7041 LOGEVALL
- Vietnamese cuisine : recipes and anecdotes from Vietnamese gastronomic culture- Nguyen, Nathalie 641.5959 NGUYEN
- Đặc biệt : an extra-special Vietnamese cookbook- Nguyen, Nini 641.5959 NGUYEN
- Sea people : the puzzle of Polynesia- Thompson, Christina 996 THOMPSON
- Dear America : notes of an undocumented citizen- Vargas, Jose Antonio 304.873 VARGAS
- Rise : a pop history of Asian America from the nineties to now- Yang, Jeff 305.8951 YANG
- From a whisper to a rallying cry : the killing of Vincent Chin and the trial that galvanized the Asian American movement- Yoo, Paula YA 305.895 YOO
- Last boat out of Shanghai : the epic story of the Chinese who fled Mao's revolution- Zia, Helen 951.042 ZIA
Memoirs
- Good soil : the education of an accidental farmhand - Chu, Jeff 070.92 CHU
- Heart of fire : an immigrant daughter's story- Hirono, Mazie 328.73 HIRONO
- The woman warrior : memoirs of a girlhood among ghosts- Kingston, Maxine Hong 979.461 KINGSTON
- Hawaii’s Story- Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii B LILIUOKALANI
- Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope- Nguyen, Amanda 362.8839 NGUYEN
- My life : growing up Asian in America- Pak, SuChin 305.895 MY
- They called us enemy- Takei, George YA 940.5317 TAKE
- So now you know : growing up gay in India- Tejuja, Vivek 306.766 TEJUJA
- The mango tree : a memoir of fruit, Florida, and felony- Tometich, Annabelle 975.9 TOMETICH
- The unwinding of the miracle : a memoir of life, death, and everything that comes after- Yip-Williams, Julie 973.0495 YIP-WILLIAMS