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The Sound of Language: A Novel by Amulya Malladi [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Afghan, Fiction, Indian American, Repost, South Asian American

sound-of-language1 Indian-born, U.S.-, UK-, and now Denmark-domiciled Malladi is a literary chameleon, thanks in part to her changing addresses. Language, which features a young Afghan refugee woman escaping unnamable horrors under the Taliban, is almost like reading a sister text of Khaled Hosseini’s...

Skim by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Canadian Asian Pacific American, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Hapa/Mixed-race, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Young Adult Readers

skim1Meet Kimberly Keiko Cameron, aka “Skim,” a wannabe witch navigating her angst-filled teenage life in a 1990s Toronto high school. In this book created by cousins Mariko and Jillian, making their fabulous collaborative debut, Skim manages...

Keeping Score by Linda Sue Park [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Korean, Korean American, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Young Adult Readers

keeping-scoreMaggie is the youngest in a family of baseball lovers. While she might not play herself – girls usually didn’t in the 1950s – she knows the game inside and out. She hangs out with guys...

First Daughter: White House Rules by Mitali Perkins [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Indian American, Middle Grade Readers, Pakistani American, Repost, South Asian American, Young Adult Readers

first-daughterwhite-house-rules1Sameera Righton, who first appeared in First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover, now calls the White House “home.” Sparrow, as her parents call her, is the adopted Pakistani-born daughter of the new U.S. President and his First...

Happy Family: A Novel by Wendy Lee [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost

happy-familyThis slim volume resonates long after the last page, especially for mothers in today’s overscheduled, harried world. Hua Wu, a recent Chinese immigrant working a dead-end waitress job in New York's Chinatown, meets stylish Jane Templeton...

She’s So Money by Cherry Cheva [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, South Asian American, Thai American, Young Adult Readers

shes-so-moneyGet ready for some rollicking fun with this debut novel about super-overachieving Maya, the perfect daughter who gets all As and still manages to help out in her parents’ Thai restaurant. One small slip-up while her parents...

A Case of Exploding Mangoes: A Novel by Mohammed Hanif [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, British, Fiction, Pakistani, Repost, South Asian

case-of-exploding-mangoes1Pakistani dictator General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq’s sudden death in a mysterious 1988 plane crash remains unsolved. Hanif, once part of the Pakistani air force and now a British expat, cleverly presents a riotous fictional version of how...

The Wakame Gatherers by Holly Thompson, illustrated by Kazumi Wilds [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Japanese, Japanese American, Repost

wakame-gatherersYoung Nanami shares an afternoon with her two grandmothers: her Baachan who lives with her family in Japan, and her Gram, who is visiting from the coast of Maine. Together the three share an ancient tradition...

Animal’s People by Indra Sinha [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Indian, Repost

animals-peopleA 2007 Booker Prize nominee, Sinha’s third title is presented as a series of 23 directly transcribed tapes, spoken by a creature called “Animal,” who was once human before an industrial chemical catastrophe (inspired by the...

The Age of Shiva by Manil Suri [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Indian, Indian American, Repost, South Asian, South Asian American

age-of-shiva3The long-awaited follow-up to Manil Suri's glowing debut, The Death of Vishnu, features headstrong Meera, who escapes her controlling father’s house at age 17 by marrying handsome crooner Dev which, alas, proves...

The Last Communist Virgin by Wang Ping + Author Interview [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Author Interview/Profile, Chinese, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost, Short Stories

last-communist-virginThrough loosely connected short stories, Wang's second collection straddles both worlds of her native China with her adopted America – and the undefinable spaces in between. From the young Chinese girl who sees too much in...

The Ginseng Hunter by Jeff Talarigo [in Christian Science Monitor]

29 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Fiction, Korean, North Korean, Repost

Jeff Talarigo can take some of the most horrific experiences a human being might face and somehow craft breathtakingly beautiful, haunting works of fiction. His luminous 2004 debut, The Pearl...

A Free Life by Ha Jin [in Christian Science Monitor]

11 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost

Free LifeIf literary awards are any measure of prowess, then native Chinese speaker Ha Jin has most certainly mastered the English language. As a writer of poems, short stories, and fiction, he has been showered...

The Arrival by Shaun Tan [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Australian, Australian Asian, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Repost, Young Adult Readers

arrivalA spectacular book-without-words that traces one family’s immigration story with brilliant imagination. In an unnamed troubled land, a man leaves his wife and young daughter behind in search of freedom in a new country. His adjustments...

The Best Eid Ever by Asma Mobin-Uddin, illustrated by Laura Jacobsen [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Pakistani American, Repost, South Asian American

best-eid-everWhen Aneesa, a young Muslim girl, wakes up on the first morning of Eid with just her grandmother, she greatly misses her parents, who are on a pilgrimage to Mecca. At the prayer hall, Aneesa meets...

Samsara Dog by Helen Manos, illustrated by Julie Vivas [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific, Repost

samsara-dogGet ready to weep: Dog’s many lives are beautifully recounted in this gorgeous title about life cycles and reincarnation, based on the Buddhist belief of samsara (also found in Hinduism, Sikhism, and other religions). Born again and...

The Red Thread: An Adoption Fairy Tale by Grace Lin [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost

red-threadHere's a delightful new spin on how adoptive parents and children are bound together. Using the age-old Chinese belief that a red thread binds people together in love, Lin has created a touching fable about a...

Kindness Is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler by Margery Cuyler, illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Japanese American, Nonethnic-specific, Repost

kindness-is-coolerMrs. Ruler finds fun and inventive ways to encourage her kindergarten students to eventually perform 100 random acts of kindness. Is there a better lesson? Review: "TBR’s Editors' Favorites of 2007,” The Bloomsbury Review, November/December...

The Year of the Rat: Tales From the Chinese Zodiac by Oliver Chin, illustrated by Miah Alcorn [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost

year-of-the-ratchinBing’s new pet, baby rat Ralph, proves to be a handful as he must learn to mind his own business and rein in his curiosity, not to mention his uncontrollable gnawing. Of course, his smarts and...

Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese American, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Repost, Young Adult Readers

shortcomingsThe poignant shortcomings of soulful slacker Ben Tanaka are artfully presented in this striking volume. And, of course, Ben isn’t the only one with shortcomings. When his live-in relationship in Oakland falls apart and his girlfriend...

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