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I Hotel by Karen Tei Yamashita [in Library Journal]

18 Jun, by SIBookDragon in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese American, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Repost, Southeast Asian American

*STARRED REVIEW Comprising 10 novellas that took 10 years to craft, this is Yamashita’s (Circle K Cycles) magnum opus. Year by year, the novellas mark a decade’s worth of tumultuous Asian Pacific American (APA) history, from 1968, when ethnic studies was painfully birthed in San Francisco,...

Library Wars: Love & War (vol. 1) by Kiiro Yumi, original concept by Hiro Arikawa, translated by Kinami Watabe

18 Jun, by SIBookDragon in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

With the too-often news of banned books that crop up to remind us that our reading choices can easily be restricted at any moment, the premise of Library Wars is not so far-fetched, regardless of its futuristic setting. Making its English translation debut this month,...

Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! by Grace Lin

17 Jun, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Chinese American, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers

Despite the fact that Ling and Ting are twins, they are not – regardless of their many similarities, regardless of what the barber says – exactly the same! And ever since Ting sneezed at just the wrong moment during their latest haircuts and lost an uneven...

We Troubled the Waters by Ntozake Shange, illustrated by Rod Brown

14 Jun, by SIBookDragon in Black/African American, Middle Grade Readers, Poetry, Young Adult Readers

Although at first glance, this might look like a children's title – it is essentially a picture book – the sometimes difficult contents make it much more suitable for middle grade readers and older. Even adults will certainly find deeply resonating moments to appreciate throughout. Ntozake...

20th Century Boys (vol. 09) by Naoki Urasawa, with the cooperation of Takashi Nagasaki, English adaptation by Akemi Wegmüller

13 Jun, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Stuck in a virtual version of 1971, Koizumi Kyoko knows that unmasking the Friend will have irrevocable consequences. Past and present, both the 1971 and 2014 versions of the Chief try desperately to save her ...

20th Century Boys (vol. 08) by Naoki Urasawa, with the cooperation of Takashi Nagasaki, English adaptation by Akemi Wegmüller

11 Jun, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Translation, Young Adult Readers

It's 2014 and just-escaped-against-all-odds Otcho and his manga artist sidekick Kakuta are finally back in Tokyo ...

The Surrendered by Chang-rae Lee

10 Jun, by SIBookDragon in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Korean, Korean American

Certain writers – Chang-rae Lee and Khaled Hosseini immediately come to mind – paralyze my reading capability. I say that with the utmost respect. I become so attached to an author's previous book (in the rare case, books), that I find myself unable to even...

The Price of Stones: Building a Stone for My Village by Twesigye Jackson Kaguri with Susan Urbanek Linville [in Christian Science Monitor]

08 Jun, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, African, Memoir, Repost, Young Adult Readers

If you’re reading this review, $4 lattes or $15 lunches are probably not shock-inducing numbers. Now think about this: “Two dollars feeds a child for a week...

The Long Season of Rain by Helen Kim

04 Jun, by SIBookDragon in Fiction, Korean, Korean American, Middle Grade Readers, Young Adult Readers

For years, this 1996 National Book Award finalist in Children's Literature sat high on my night-table stack. But once I finally opened its pages – annoyingly marked with multiple intrusive stamps of "Discarded by the Yankton Community Library" as I ordered it used – the book...

Black Jack (vol. 3) by Osamu Tezuka, translated by Camellia Nieh

03 Jun, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

At the rate I'm reading these, it's a good thing I only ordered the first three volumes to get me started ...

Black Jack (vol. 2) by Osamu Tezuka, translated by Camellia Nieh

02 Jun, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

The mysterious doctor is back to do more good with another set of miraculous adventures. Jack's late mentor and savior lends his voice from beyond to remind him once again, "don't underestimate the human body," as Jack attempts to chase a needle tip gone missing...

Red: A Haida Manga by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas

31 May, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Canadian, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Pacific Islander, Young Adult Readers

"Once upon a time this was a true story ...

In the Name of Honor by Mukhtar Mai with Marie-Thérèse Cuny, translated by Linda Coverdale, foreword by Nicholas D. Kristof

26 May, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Memoir, Nonfiction, Pakistani, South Asian

Mukhtar Mai's story is heartbreaking, gut-wrenching, even nauseating ...

Moon Bear by Brenda Z. Guiberson, illustrated by Ed Young

25 May, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Chinese American, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

"Who blinks in the sunlight / that peeks through the Himalayas?" ...

Not All Princesses Dress in Pink by Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple, illustrated by Anne-Sophie Lanquetin

25 May, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

Let the giggling begin! Mother/daughter writing team of hundreds-and-hundreds-of-titles-between-the-two-of-them present girl power with a pink-less crown on top! And what an absolutely delightful collaboration indeed. Not to disparage the color pink – I admit it! I loathe the color! – but really, pink is just...

I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World by Eve Ensler, foreword by Carol Gilligan

22 May, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Drama/Theater, Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Readers

As the mother of a teenage girl (and too-soon-to-be-teenage son, too, egads!), I vacillate constantly between nervous fear and proud elation. My daughter is a miracle in so many ways ...

Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History by Canyon Sam, foreword by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

21 May, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Memoir, Nonfiction, Tibetan

Last night, six of my book hens (my mother likes to refer to my book club as "the chicken coop," which has an amusing ring to it in Korean: "kkoh-kkoh-jang") got together for a lively discussion of Canyon Sam's debut, Sky Train. Even though I...

Amazing Faces with poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrated by Chris Soentpiet

19 May, by SIBookDragon in Black/African American, Children/Picture Books, Korean American, Latina/o/x, Native American/First Nations/Indigenous Peoples, Nonethnic-specific, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Poetry

In a word – and to quote from the title – this book is amazing. Filled with poems chosen by award-winning poet Lee Bennett Hopkins that celebrate the wonders of our diversity, this gorgeous book is populated by the vibrant immediacy of Chris Soentpiet's stunning canvases...

Resistance: Book 1 by Carla Jablonski, illustrated by Leland Purvis, color by Hilary Sycamore

18 May, by SIBookDragon in European, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Young Adult Readers

Here's something else that APAs and Jewish Americans have in common: we share the same heritage month! Yup, as of April 2006, May is not only our Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, but May is also Jewish American Heritage Month! Various stereotypes have long linked...

The Sandwich Swap by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah with Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Tricia Tusa

15 May, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Jordanian, Middle Eastern

When our daughter entered kindergarten oh those many years ago (she's a teenager already!), she almost immediately started to get hassled about her lunches ...

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