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Asian American and Pacific Islander American Herit

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (as of 2009, officially changed from Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month) is a period for the duration of the month of May for recognizing the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.

In this collection, you'll find memoirs and fiction as well as books about the history of Asian immigration to the United States.

Updated May 2023


America is Not the Heart

by Elaine Castillo


Beautiful Country

by Qian Julie Wang


The Buddha in the Attic

by Julie Otsuka






The Color Of Air

by Gail Tsukiyama


Crying in H Mart

by Michelle Zauner




Daughter Of The Moon Goddess

by Sue Lynn Tan




Everything I Never Told You

by Celeste Ng




Fiona And Jane

by Jean Chen Ho




Gold Diggers

by Sanjena Sathian


Goodbye Vitamin

by Rachel Khong


Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

by Jamie Ford


How Much Of These Hills Is Gold

by C Pam Zhang


If I Had Your Face

by Frances Cha




Interior Chinatown

by Charles Yu


Last Boat Out Of Shanghai

by Helen Zia


The Loneliest Americans

by Jay Caspian Kang


On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

by Ocean Vuong




A Place for Us

by Fatima Farheen Mirza




Speak Okinawa

by Elizabeth Miki Brina




The Sympathizer

by Viet Thanh Nguyen


A Tale For The Time Being

by Ruth Ozeki


Thank You, Mr. Nixon

by Gish Jen


There's No Such Thing As An Easy Job

by Kikuko Tsumura


Things We Lost To The Water

by Eric Nguyen






Year of the Tiger

by Alice Wong