AAPI Month

May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. In the month of May we take time to reflect and celebrate the important role that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) have played in our shared history.

Updated April 23, 2025
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888 love and the divine burden of numbers
Chang, Abraham
Paper Book
Goodreads Editor's Pick * Publishers Weekly Author to Watch "Packed with pop culture.... A beautifully tender and funny examination of love, of identity, of making your way in a world that is getting bigger and smaller at the same time." --Kevin Wilson,...
Asian American histories of the United States
Choy, Catherine Ceniza
Paper Book
An inclusive and landmark history, emphasizing how essential Asian American experiences are to any understanding of US history Original and expansive, Asian American Histories of the United States is a nearly 200-year history of Asian migration, labor, and community...
The family Chao :
Chang, Lan Samantha
Paper Book
" An acclaimed storyteller returns with "a gorgeous and gripping literary mystery" that explores "family, betrayal, passion, race, culture and the American Dream" (Jean Kwok). The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao restaurant's delicious...
Homeseeking
Chen, Karissa
Paper Book
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK "Homeseeking is about the love of home and family, even against unimaginable circumstances...[A] sweeping epic." --Good Housekeeping "Fans of historical fiction will want to pick up this exceptional novel...
Indian-ish Recipes and Antics from a Modern American Family
Krishna, Priya.
Paper Book
Named one of the Best Cookbooks of Spring 2019 by the New York Times, Eater, and Bon Appétit "A joy to cook from, and just as much fun to read." --Margaux Laskey, the New York Times A witty and irresistible celebration of one very cool and...
Infamy : the shocking story of the Japanese American internment in World War II
Reeves, Richard
Paper Book
A LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER * A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE * Bestselling author Richard Reeves provides an authoritative account of the internment of more than 120,000 Japanese-Americans and Japanese aliens during World War II Less than three...
The leftover woman : a novel
Kwok, Jean
Paper Book
Recommended by The New York Times * Elle * Good Morning America * TIME * People * New York Post * Real Simple * Goodreads * LibraryReads * and many more!  An evocative family drama and a riveting mystery about the ferocious pull of motherhood for two very different...
Now you see us : a novel
Jaswal, Balli Kaur
Paper Book
Crazy Rich Asians meets The Help! From Reese's Book Club veteran Balli Kaur Jaswal comes a wildly entertaining and sharply observed story of three women who work in the homes of Singapore's elite, and band together to solve a murder mystery involving one of their own. "Tender and heartfelt...
The storm we made : a novel
Chan, Vanessa
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION 2024 FIRST NOVEL PRIZE In this "espionage-laden family epic" (Vanity Fair), an ordinary housewife becomes an unlikely spy--and her dark secrets will test even the...
Their divine fires : a novel
Chen, Wendy
Paper Book
A captivating and intimate debut novel interwoven with folktale and myth, Wendy Chen's Their Divine Fires tells the story of the love affairs of three generations of Chinese women across one hundred years of revolutions both political and personal.   In 1917, at the...
You know what you did : a novel
Nguyen, K. T.
Paper Book
In this heart-pounding debut thriller for fans of Lisa Jewell and Celeste Ng, a first-generation Vietnamese American artist must confront nightmares past and present. . . . Annie "Anh Le" Shaw grew up poor, but seems to have it all now: a dream career, a stunning home, and a...

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