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American Dragons: Twenty-Five Asian American Voices edited by Laurence Yep [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

03 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Drama/Theater, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Poetry, Repost, Young Adult Readers

American DragonsA collection of short stories, poetry, and play excerpts from both established and new Asian American writers, about growing up Asian American. Caught between two cultures, the young voices of this collection ask,...

Golden Gate: A Novel in Verse by Vikram Seth [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

02 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Indian American, Nonethnic-specific, Poetry, Repost, South Asian American, Verse Novel/Nonfiction

Golden GateA novel written entirely in verse, about the machinations of love in the modern age. John’s lonely, so Jan secretly runs a personal ad on his behalf. John finds Liz. Recently divorced Phil ends...

Making Waves: An Anthology of Writings By and About Asian American Women edited by Asian Women United of California [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

01 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Poetry, Repost, Short Stories, Young Adult Readers

The first compilation since the early 1970s of primarily unpublished works by and about Asian American women, Making Waves brings together autobiographical writings, short stories, poetry, essays, and photography by and about Asian American...

The Forbidden Stitch: An Asian American Women’s Anthology edited by Shirley Geok-lin Lim, Mayumi Tsutakawa, and Margarita Donnelly [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

01 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Nonfiction, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Poetry, Repost, Short Stories

Forbidden StitchA rich collection of poetry, short stories, visual art, and reviews which together Review: "Asian American Titles," What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature, Gale Research, 1997 Readers: Adult Published: 1989...

Sister Stew: Fiction and Poetry by Women edited by Juliet S. Kono and Cathy Song [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

01 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Hawaiian, Poetry, Repost, Short Stories

Sister StewA colorful collection of writings by women of various backgrounds, the majority of whom are either Hawaiian by birth or by adopted residency. Review: "Asian American Titles," What Do I Read Next? Multicultural...

The Very Inside: An Anthology of Writing by Asian and Pacific Islander Lesbian and Bisexual Women edited by Sharon Lim-Hing [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

01 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Nonfiction, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Poetry, Repost

Very InsideA collection that includes an array of prose, poetry, and art work. Lim-Hing writes in the introduction about how the anthology was conceived: "I wanted a book of our own that would speak to...

Our Feet Walk the Sky: Women of the South Asian Diaspora edited by The Women of South Asian Descent Collective [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

01 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction, Poetry, Repost, Short Stories, South Asian American

Our Feet Walk the SkyAs the first major compilation that focuses on South Asian American and South Asian immigrant women in the U.S., this anthology offers a wide variety of short stories,...

Premonitions: The Kaya Anthology of New Asian North American Poetry edited by Walter K. Lew [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

01 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Poetry, Repost

PremonitionsA ground-breaking collection of 73 authors, ranging from the established to up-and-comers, writing in all modes of poetry, including numerous works in nonstandard forms and dialects. Founded in 1994, Kaya Press is the first publishing...

Picture Bride by Cathy Song [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

01 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Hapa/Mixed-race, Hawaiian, Korean American, Poetry, Repost, Verse Novel/Nonfiction

Picture BrideCathy Song, 1982 winner of the prestigious Yale Series of Younger Poets, divides her debut collection into five sections, each named after flowers. Song draws inspiration from the works of 19th-century Japanese...

Breaking Silence: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Poets edited by Joseph Bruchac [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

01 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Poetry, Repost

Breaking SilenceMost likely the first major anthology of all-Asian American-written poetry, Breaking Silence presents the work of some 50 contributors, including such established writers as Jessica Hagedorn, Garrett Hongo, Joy Kogawa, David Mura, Cathy Song,...

The City In Which I Love You by Li-Young Lee [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

01 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Poetry, Repost

City in Which I Love YouAward-winning second poetry collection, about relationships between family and lovers. Review: "Asian American Titles," What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature, Gale Research, 1997 Readers: Adult Published:...

Hilo Rains by Juliet S. Kono [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

01 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Hawaiian, Japanese American, Poetry, Repost

Hilo RainsA lyrical first collection of poems that draws on such topics as Kono’s native Hawai'i, the legacy of Asian immigrant sugar cane plantation laborers, the Japanese internment crisis, and family obligations. Review: "Asian...

Dictee by Theresa Hak-kyung Cha [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

01 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Korean American, Memoir, Nonfiction, Poetry, Repost, Short Stories

DicteeAn autobiographical exploration of memory and personal history, presented via a vast spectrum of mediums, including prose, poetry, descriptions of dreams, biography, family history in Korea, French translation exercises, photographs, handwritten notes, calligraphy, letters, and more....

The Open Boat: Poems from Asian America edited by Garrett Hongo [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

01 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Poetry, Repost

Open BoatA collection of works by 30 Asian American writers, both U.S.- and foreign-born, covering over 100 years of the Asian American presence in America, writing on such diverse subjects as immigration, sojourning, stereotypes, assimilation,...

Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940 edited by Him Mark Lai, Genny Lim, and Judy Yung [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

01 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Nonfiction, Poetry, Repost

IslandAngel Island was the West Coast entry point for potential Asian immigrants and returning Asian Americans. An elaborate interrogation process kept people detained there, in limbo, for up to two years. In 1970, a park ranger...

Legends From Camp by Lawson Fusao Inada [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

01 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Japanese American, Poetry, Repost

Legends from CampPoetry collection by an award-winning, third-generation Japanese American. As a child, Inada was interned during World War II with his parents at Jerome Camp in Arkansas and Amache Camp in Colorado. In...

The River of Heaven by Garrett Hongo [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

01 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Japanese American, Poetry, Repost

River of HeavenAward-winning second poetry collection, which draws on Hongo’s diverse background, filled with images of Hawaiian volcanoes, war-torn battlefields, a high school classroom, Chinatown back alleys, and California beaches. Review: "Asian American...

Earshot by Kimiko Hahn [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

01 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Hapa/Mixed-race, Japanese American, Poetry, Repost

EarshotPoetry collection filled with imaginative, even quirky pieces, incorporating such diverse subjects as language, marriage, and Japanese folklore. Review: "Asian American Titles," What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature, Gale Research, 1997 Readers: Adult Published: 1992...

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