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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Nonfiction
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All you can ever know : a memoir
by Nicole Chung
A Korean adoptee who grew up with a white family in Oregon discusses her journey to find her identity as an Asian American woman and a writer after becoming curious about her true origins.
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Asian American histories of the United States
by Catherine Ceniza Choy
This history of Asian migration, labor and community formation in the U.S. emphasizes how the Asian American experience is essential to any understanding of both our history and current day crises.
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Biting the hand : growing up Asian in Black and White America
by Julia Sun-Joo Lee
"A passionate, no-holds-barred memoir about the Asian American experience in a nation defined by racial stratification When Julia Lee was fifteen, her hometown went up in smoke during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The daughter of Korean immigrant store owners in a predominantly Black neighborhood, Julia was taught to be grateful for the privilege afforded to her. However, the acquittal of four white police officers in the beating of Rodney King, following the murder of Latasha Harlins by a Korean shopkeeper, forced Julia to question her racial identity and complicity. She was neither Black nor white. So who was she? This question would follow Julia for years to come, resurfacing as she traded in her tumultuous childhood for the white upper echelon of elite academia.
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Bruce Lee : a life
by Matthew Polly
Featuring rarely seen photos, a biography of the martial arts film legend traces his early years in Hong Kong cinema, his work as a celebrity trainer and his stereotype-breaking achievements. By the best-selling author of American Shaolin
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The cooked seed : a memoir
by Anchee Min
A sequel to the internationally best-selling Red Azalea traces the author's journey from the painful deprivations of her homeland to the sudden bounty of America, where she endures five jobs, crime and a painful marriage before the birth of a daughter inspires her writing career.
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Crying in H Mart : a memoir
by Michelle Zauner
The Japanese Breakfast indie pop star presents a full-length account of her viral New Yorker essay to share poignant reflections on her experiences of growing up Korean-American, becoming a professional musician and caring for her terminally ill mother. Illustrations.
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Dear America : notes of an undocumented citizen
by Jose Antonio Vargas
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, filmmaker and immigration-rights activist presents a debut memoir about how he unknowingly entered the United States with false documents as a child. 150,000 first printing.
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Here we are : American dreams, American nightmares
by Aarti Namdev Shahani
An award-winning NPR correspondent presents a heartfelt memoir about the immigrant experience in modern America, detailing her education as a scholarship student at an elite Manhattan prep school and her father’s victimization by a notorious drug cartel. Illustrations.
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Korea : the impossible country
by Daniel Tudor
Daniel Tudor is a journalist who has lived in and written about Korea for almost a decade. In Korea: The Impossible Country, Tudor examines Korea's cultural foundations; the Korean character; the public sphere in politics, business, and the workplace as well as the family, dating, and marriage. In doing so, he touches on topics as diverse as shamanism, clan-ism, the dilemma posed by North Korea, the myths about doing business in Korea, the Koreans' renowned hard-partying ethos, and why the infatuation with learning English is now causing massive social problems.
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The loneliest Americans
by 1979- Kang, Jay Caspian
Sharing his own family’s story as it unfolds against the backdrop of a rapidly expanding Asian America, writer-at-large for The New York Times Magazine, in this riveting blend of history and original reportage, explores—and reimagines—Asian American identity in a black and white world.
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Making a scene
by Constance Wu
In this intimate memoir-in-essays, the Golden Globe Award-nominated star of Crazy Rich Asians and Hustlers, chronicling how she“made it” in Hollywood, offers a behind-the-scenes look at being Asian American in the entertainment industry and the continuing evolution of her identity and influence in the public eye. Illustrations.
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The making of Asian America : a history
by Erika Lee
Describes the lasting impact and contributions Asian immigrants have had on America, beginning with sailors who crossed the Pacific in the 16th century, through the ordeal of internment during World War II and to their current status as “model minorities.”
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Mooncakes + milk bread : sweet & savory recipes inspired by Chinese bakeries
by Kristina Cho
A popular food blogger, focusing exclusively on Chinese bakeries and cafes, presents simple, easy-to-make interpretations of classic recipes for the modern baker, including sweet and savory baked buns, steamed buns, Chinese breads, unique cookies, juicy dumplings and more. Illustrations.
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My Life : Growing Up Asian in America
by the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment CAPE
Through a series of essays, poems, and comics, thirty creators give voice to moments that defined them and shed light on the immense diversity and complexity of the Asian American identity. Edited by CAPE and with an introduction by renowned journalist SuChin Pak, My Life: Growing Up Asian in America is a celebration of community, a call to action, and a road map for a brighter future.
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Naturally Tan
by Tan France
The Queer Eye star and designer recounts his complicated early life as a closeted gay youth from a traditional South Asian family in Yorkshire, sharing insights into his coming of age, emergence as an artist and happy marriage. TV tie-in
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Paradise of the Pacific : approaching Hawai'i
by Susanna Moore
An award-winning author presents the dramatic history of late-18th-century Hawaii—its kings and queens, gods and goddesses, missionaries, migrants and explorers—as it, an isolated pagan world of human sacrifice and strict taboo, was confronted by a world of capitalism, Western education and Christian values.
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Rise : A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now
by Jeff Yang
A love letter to and for Asian Americans offers a vivid scrapbook of voices, emotions and memories from an era in which our culture was forged and transformed, and a way to preserve both the headlines and the intimate conversations that have shaped our community into who we are today. Illustrations.
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Sea people : the puzzle of Polynesia
by Christina Thompson
Explores the origins of the Polynesian people, attempting to answer the questions about who founded and settled these remote Pacific islands in an era before writing or metal tools. 25,000 first printing.
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Sigh, gone : a misfit's memoir of great books, punk rock, and the fight to fit in
by Phuc Tran
"For anyone who has ever felt like they don't belong, Sigh, Gone shares an irreverent, funny, and moving tale of displacement and assimilation woven together with poignant themes from beloved works of classic literature. In 1975, during the fall of Saigon, Phuc Tran immigrates to America along with his family. By sheer chance they land in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, a small town where the Trans struggle to assimilate into their new life. In this coming-of-age memoir told through the themes of great books such as The Metamorphosis, The Scarlett Letter, The Iliad, and more, Tran navigates the push and pull of finding and accepting himself despite the challenges of immigration, feelings of isolation, teenage rebellion, and assimilation, all while attempting to meet the rigid expectations set by his immigrant parents.
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Transit of Venus : travels in the Pacific
by Julian Evans
A lyrical elegy to the Pacific captures the diverse worlds of the South Seas, the conflict between the traditional island cultures of the Pacific and European colonialism, and the effects of civilization on "paradise."
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Voices of the Asian American and Pacific Islander experience [ebook]
by Sang Chi
Organized chronologically by ethnicity, the book covers a panoply of ethnic groups, including recent Asian immigrants and mixed race/mixed heritage Asian Americans. There is also a topical section that showcases views on everything from politics to class to gender dynamics, underscoring that the Asian American population is not—nor has it ever been—monolithic. In choosing material, the editors strove to make the volume as comprehensive as possible. Thus, readers will discover documents written by transnational, adopted, and homosexual Asian Americans, as well as documents written from particular religious positions.
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We were dreamers : an immigrant superhero origin story
by Simu Liu
The star of Marvel's first Asian superhero film, in this candid, inspiring and relatable memoir, tells his own origin story and how embarked on a journey that took him far outside of his comfort zone into the world of show business.100,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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When Asia was the world
by Stewart Gordon
Tracing the history of Asia between A.D. 700 and 1500, a critical study describes the important influence of Asia's great civilization on the West, as traveling merchants, scholars, philosophers, and religious figures brought the wisdom of China and the Middle East to medieval Europe during the Dark Ages.
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The Woo-Woo : How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family [ebook]
by Lindsay Wong
In this jaw-dropping, darkly comedic memoir, a young woman comes of age in a dysfunctional Asian family whose members blamed their woes on ghosts and demons when in fact they should have been on anti-psychotic meds. Lindsay Wong grew up with a paranoid schizophrenic grandmother and a mother who was deeply afraid of the "woo-woo"-Chinese ghosts who come to visit in times of personal turmoil.
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