Join us in celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (also referred to as Asian Pacific Heritage Month), which takes place during the month of May. Generations of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have enriched the culture of the United States and are valuable members of our families and communities. This month is dedicated to celebrating that heritage.
The following list of resources can help you celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, learn about the history of AAPI communities in the United States, and experience the works of AAPI authors and creators. Many of these items are available through the Lake Forest Library. This list is by no means comprehensive.
Adult and YA Fiction
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang
Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins
A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
The Leavers by Lisa Ko
Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok
A Taste for Love by Jennifer Yen
America Is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Sophia of Silicon Valley by Anna Yen
A Map of Betrayal by Ha Jin
Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn
Nonfiction
Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists by Chenxing Han
On Gold Mountain by Lisa See
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung
Goodbye, Again by Jonny Sun
Mister Jiu's in Chinatown by Brandon Jew
Speak, Okinawa by Elizabeth Miki Brina
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
Good Talk by Mira Jacob
Chinese Heritage Cooking from My American Kitchen by Shirley Chung
Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in WWII by Daniel James Brown
Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
Love, Loss, and What We Ate by Padma Lakshmi
Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American Combo by Jo Koy
Eat a Peach by David chang
Japanese American Internment During WWII by Wendy Ng
The Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris
What We Carry by Maya Lang
Movies
Children's
A Different Pond by Bao Phi
Maya Lin: Thinking with Her Hands by Susan Goldman Rubin
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung
Blackbird Fly by Erin Entrada Kelly
I.M. Pei by Mary Englar
Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
The Serpent's Secret by Sayantani DasGupta
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
Danbi Leads the School Parade by Anna Kim
Laxmi's Mooch by Shelly Anand
A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi
Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jordan Sonnenblick
The Comeback by E.L. Shen
The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang
Will You Help Doug Find His Dog? by Jane Caston