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All About Books: Asian Heritage Month

Asian Heritage Month - MAY

AAPI - Asian American Pacific Islander

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
Frankly in Love by David Yoon
You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao
An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X. R. Pan
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X. R. Pan
Avatar, the Last Airbender: the Rise of Kyoshi (Chronicles of the Avatar Book 1) by F. C. Yee; Michael Dante DiMartino (Other Primary Creator)
Avatar, the Last Airbender: the Shadow of Kyoshi (Chronicles of the Avatar Book 2) by F. C. Yee; Michael Dante DiMartino (Other Primary Creator)
Anna K by Jenny Lee
Legion by Julie Kagawa
Jade Fire Gold by June Cl Tan
Parachutes by Kelly Yang
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
Yolk by Mary H. K. Choi
Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist) by Min Jin Lee
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee
In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park; Maryanne Vollers

Canadian Asian Authors

The Concubine's Children by Denise Chong
The End of East by Jen Sookfong Lee
Obasan by Joy Kogawa
Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
The Bone Collector's Son by Paul Yee
Disappearing Moon Cafe by Sky Lee
Publication Date: 2006-01-09
The Jade Peony by Wayson Choy

Graphic Novels

Diary of a Tokyo Teen by Christine Mari Inzer
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (Illustrator)
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei; Justin Eisinger; Steven Scott; Harmony Becker (Illustrator)
Banned Book Club by Hyun-Sook Kim; Ryan Estrada; Hyung-Ju Ko (Illustrator)
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Stargazing by Jen Wang (Illustrator)
Tiananmen 1989 by Lun Zhang; Adrien Gombeaud; Ameziane (Illustrator)
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki
Endgames by Ru Xu (Illustrator)
Newsprints by Ru Xu (Illustrator)
Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai (Artist); Dark Horse