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Each May we recognize and pay tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's history and culture. Our Librarians picked these titles that pay tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans who shaped our nation's history-and who were shaped by it- just for you!
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A tiny upward shove
by Melissa Chadburn
After waking up dead and transformed into an aswang, a mythical, shape-shifting creature from Filipino folklore, a young woman looks into the hearts and minds of the people she knew to find the meaning in her own.
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The swimmers
by Julie Otsuka
When a crack appears in the pool, Alice and the other swimmers are left feeling cast out. Alice, slowly losing her memory, is reunited too late with her estranged daughter, in this intimate story of mothers and daughters, and the sorrows of implacable loss.
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The Verifiers
by Jane Pek
Claudia is stealth-recruited by Veracity, a referral-only online-dating detective agency. When a client disappears, she breaks protocol to investigate and uncovers a maelstrom of personal and corporate deceit.
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The fervor : a novel
by Alma Katsu
In 1944, Meiko Briggs and her daughter, Aiko, held in an internment camp in the Midwest, discover that a mysterious disease spreading among the interned is linked to a demon from the stories of Meiko's childhood.
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When We Fell Apart
by Soon Wiley
In Seoul, South Korea, Min, devastated by the suicide of his girlfriend, throws himself into finding out why she wanted to die. The more he learns about her, the more he realizes he never really knew her at all.
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Speak, Okinawa : a memoir
by 1981- Brina, Elizabeth Miki
An American woman whose parents met in U.S.-occupied Okinawa describes the complicated, embattled dynamics of her family and the feelings of shame and self-loathing that plagued her cultural heritage.
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Mango and peppercorns : a memoir of food, an unlikely family, and the American dream
by Tung Nguyen
In 1975, Tung Nguyen fled Vietnam as a pregnant refugee and landed in Miami, where she met Kathy Manning, an American grad student who opened her doors to eleven immigrants. The two women grew close and opened a tiny restaurant, Hy Vong. The restaurant gained popularity, and received national acclaim. This book is their intertwining narratives, punctuated by recipes from Tung and Kathy's upbringings, and the Hy Vong restaurant.
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Go back to where you came from : and other helpful recommendations on how to become American
by Wajahat Ali
A rollercoaster ride of a memoir by the journalist, playwright, and Muslim political activist Wajahat Ali. Awkward, left-handed, suffering from OCD, and wearing Husky pants, Ali grew up on the margins of the American mainstream. Driven by his desire to expand the country's narrative to include protagonists who look like him, he became a writer and used his pen to challenge the powerful. In his bold, hopeful and hilarious memoir, Ali offers indispensable lessons and strategies to help cultivate a more compassionate America.
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You can't be serious
by Kal Penn
A series of funny, consequential, awkward and ridiculous stories from actor Kal Penn's idiosyncratic life. He reflects on the most exasperating and rewarding moments of his journey so far, showing that everyone can have more than one life story.
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Flip the Script
by Lyla Lee
To make the ratings of her K-drama skyrocket, the producers create a love triangle using Hana's former best friend and crush. As they compete for the lead actor's affection on screen, they fall in love behind the scenes, which could end their careers.
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This Place Is Still Beautiful
by Xixi Tian
The Flanagan sisters are as different as they come. Seventeen-year-old Annalie is bubbly, sweet, and self-conscious, whereas nineteen-year-old Margaret is sharp and assertive. When their house is vandalized with a shocking racial slur, Margaret rushes home from her summer internship in New York City. She expects outrage. Instead, her sister and mother would rather move on. As the sisters navigate this unexpected summer, an explosive secret threatens to break apart their relationship, once and for all.
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The red palace
by June Hur
In 1758 Joseon, Korea, 18-year-old palace nurse Hyeon works closely with a young police inspector to uncover the truth surrounding the murder of eight palace nurses. Things get complicated when all the evidence points to the Crown Prince himself.
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Sunny G's series of rash decisions
by Navdeep Singh Dhillon
When Mindi Vang steals his notebook filled with rash decisions on prom night, Sunny chases after her and has an unexpected all-night adventure filled with reckless, wonderful, romantic, stupid, life-changing decisions.
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Tokyo Dreaming
by Emiko Jean
When Japanese-American Izumi Tanaka learned her father was the Crown Prince of Japan, she became a princess overnight. With a royal wedding is on the horizon, Izumi's life is a Tokyo dream come true. Then, the Imperial Household Council refuses to approve the marriage citing concerns about Izumi and her mother's lack of pedigree. At the threat of everything falling apart, Izumi vows to do whatever it takes to help win over the council. Which means upping her newly acquired princess game.
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'Ohana means family
by Ilima Loomis
Acclaimed illustrator and animator Kenard Pak's light-filled, dramatic illustrations pair exquisitely with Ilima Loomis' text to celebrate Hawaiian land and culture.
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Thao
by Thao Lam
Nobody can ever pronounce Thao's name. She's been called Theo, Tail, even Towel! That's when Thao decides to try on a different name, something easy, like Jennifer. It works, but only until she opens her lunchbox to find her mother's Vietnamese spring rolls, goi cuon-Thao's favorite! Now, it feels a lot more comfortable to be herself.
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The katha chest
by Radhiah Chowdhury
Piecing together themes of love, culture and memory, this multigenerational story follows Asiya as she visits Nanu's house. There she learns about the bold and brave women in her family through the quilts Nanu has collected.
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Soul lanterns
by Shaw Kuzki
Joining her family every year at Hiroshima's lantern-floating ceremony in honor of those lost in the nuclear bombings of World War II, 12-year-old Nozomi asks about her mother's unnamed lantern and how its reflects an urgent need for world peace.
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Night Lights
by Inda Ahmad Zahri
This story recounts the childhood memories of cousins growing up with their grandparents deep in the Malaysian countryside. In a time without the glare and distraction of modern technology, they discover the brilliance of nature by moon and candlelight.
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