Asian Heritage Month

May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada—an opportunity for all Canadians to reflect on and learn more about the many achievements and contributions that Canadians of Asian heritage have made and continue to make across the country.

Updated April 18, 2024
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The comeback
Chu, Lily
Paper Book
For fans of The People We Meet on Vacation and everything K-Pop comes a hilarious and thoughtful story of fame, family, and love. "Hilarious and relatable." -Talia Hibbert, USA Today bestselling author for The Stand-In Ariadne Hui thrives on routine. So what if everything...
A dupatta is...
Abbas, Marzieh
Paper Book
A Dupatta Is..., written by Marzieh Abbas and vividly brought to life by the artwork of Anu Chouhan, is a loving and lyrical ode to the dupatta. A dupatta is so much more than a beautiful piece of fabric. A dupatta is sound--swooshing and swashing like a...
A History of Burning : A Novel
Oza, Janika.
Paper Book
This epic, sweeping historical novel full of "wondrous complexity" spans continents and a century, and reveals how one act of survival can reverberate through generations (Rachel Khong, author of Goodbye, Vitamin). ​ One of the New York Times 100 Notable...
Mindy Kim and the fairy-tale wedding
Lee, Lyla
Paper Book
Fresh Off the Boat meets Junie B. Jones in this adorable chapter book series following Mindy Kim, a young Asian American girl--in this seventh novel, Mindy's dad and Julie get married! It's time for a big celebration in Mindy Kim's family: Dad and Julie are getting married...
They called us enemy
Takei, George
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller! A stunning graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei's childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps during World War II. Experience the forces that shaped an American icon -- and America itself -- in this gripping tale...

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