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• Minor Feelings

  An Asian American Reckoning

  Hong, Cathy Park

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  Part memoir, part cultural critique, Cathy Park Hong's collection of essays fearlessly and skillfully reflects on "minor feelings" felt as an Asian American (drawn from the idea of Asians being the "model minority")-- when American optimism…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Asian Americans

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  Originally airing on PBS, this five-part series traces the story of Asian Americans, covering over a century of immigration, racial politics, international relations, and cultural innovation. With fascinating archival footage and commentary from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Pronounce Knife

  Stories

  Thammavongsa, Souvankham, 1978-

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  In this 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize winner, Lao author Souvankham Thammavongsa shares a collection of stories that speak the the diverse experiences of immigrants. While acknowledging that the Asian immigrant experience is and can be complicated…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Know My Name

  a Memoir

  Miller, Chanel

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  In this powerful memoir, Chanel Miller speaks her truth and shares her own voice and story with a world that only knew her as an anonymous victim of sexual assault. Miller eloquently and honestly articulates her struggles and resilience as a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Even This Page Is White

  Shraya, Vivek, 1981-

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  Vivek Shraya's collection of poetry unpacks the nuances and politics of identity, gender and sexuality, and what it means to be racialized. With beautiful words and thoughtful formatting, Shraya articulates experiences of everyday racism with poetic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Interior Chinatown

  a Novel

  Yu, Charles, 1976-

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  Playful but heartfelt, a send-up of Hollywood tropes and Asian stereotypes—Interior Chinatown is Charles Yu's most moving, daring, and masterful novel yet about race, pop culture, immigration, assimilation, and escaping the roles we are forced to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Vincent Who?

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  In 1982, at the height of anti-Japanese sentiments arising from massive layoffs in the auto industry, a Chinese-American named Vincent Chin was murdered in Detroit by two white autoworkers. Chin's killers, however, got off with a $3,000 fine and 3…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Cowherd in Paradise

  From China to Canada

  Wong, May Q., 1955-

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  In 2006, the Prime Minister apologized to the Chinese people for the legislated discrimination created by Canada’s head tax laws in the first half of the twentieth century, acknowledging the far-reaching and long-term consequences it has had on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Being Chinese in Canada

  the Struggle for Identity, Redress and Belonging

  Dere, William Ging Wee, 1948-

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  BIPOC Canadians often navigate tensions of cultural identity and the struggle for belonging. Although Being Chinese in Canada is a personal recollection and an exploration of the history and culture of Chinese Canadians, the themes of inclusion and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Best We Could Do

  An Illustrated Memoir

  Bui, Thi

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  A gorgeous graphic novel exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family’s daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Making of Asian America

  a History

  Lee, Erika

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  Published to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the passage of the United States’ Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 that has remade America as a “nation of immigrants,” this is a new and definitive history of Asian Americans. But more…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dear Girls

  Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life

  Wong, Ali

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  Ali Wong's sharp insights and humor are even more personal in this completely original collection. She shares the wisdom she's learned from a life in comedy and reveals stories from her life off stage, including reconnecting with her roots (and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Painted Nails

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  Frontline, gendered service work is a reality for many Asian migrant women. Van Hoang, a Vietnamese nail salon owner, brings us unprecedented insight into the personal nature of the political movement to regulate one of the fastest growing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Arrival

  Tan, Shaun

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  Shaun Tan evokes universal aspects of an immigrant's experience through a singular work of the imagination. He does so using brilliantly clear and mesmerizing images. Because the main character can't communicate in words, the book forgoes them too.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Within the Barbed Wire Fence

  a Japanese Man's Account of His Internment in Canada

  Nakano, Ujō

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  In 1942, Takeo Nakano was one of thousands of Japanese men interned in labour camps in the British Columbia interior. Their only crime was their Japanese origins. Wrenched from his wife and daughter, placed in a labour camp and then an isolated…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In the Country

  Stories

  Alvar, Mia, 1978-

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  In the Country speaks to the heart of everyone who has ever searched for a place to call home. From teachers to housemaids, from mothers to sons, Alvar’s powerful debut collection explores the universal experiences of loss, displacement, and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• American Born Chinese

  Yang, Gene

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  Three apparently unrelated tales come together with an unexpected twist, in a modern fable that is hilarious, poignant and action-packed. American Born Chinese is an amazing rise, all the way up to the astonishing climax--and confirms what a growing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How Much of These Hills Is Gold

  A Novel

  Zhang, C Pam

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  Both epic and intimate, blending Chinese symbolism and re-imagined history with fiercely original language and storytelling, How Much of These Hills Is Gold is a haunting adventure story, an unforgettable sibling story, and the announcement of a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Kay's Lucky Coin Variety

  a Novel

  Choi, Ann Y. K.

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  This haunting coming-of-age story set in the Korean community in Toronto, told through the eyes of a rebellious young girl, vividly captures the struggles of families caught between two cultures in the 1980s. Family secrets, a lost sister, forbidden…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Joy Luck Club

  Tan, Amy

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  Four mothers, four daughters, four families, whose histories shift with the four winds depending on who's telling the stories. In 1949, four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, meet weekly to play mahjong and tell stories of what they…Read moreRead more of this annotation