Origin/Ethnic Background Archives - Page 86 of 232

The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984 by Riad Sattouf, translated by Sam Taylor

30 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Arab, European, French, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Memoir, Middle Grade Readers, Nonfiction

By 2, he knew he was "perfect." The toddler Riad with his "[l]ong, thick, silky, platinum-blonde hair," might have been "awake for only a few hours a day, but it was enough: when it came to living, [he] was a natural." And so begins the first...

The House that Sonabai Built by Vishakha Chanchani, photographs by Stephen P. Huyler

29 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Biography, Children/Picture Books, Indian, Middle Grade Readers, Nonfiction, South Asian

Married at 14 to a much older man, Sonabai spent the first decade of wifehood cooking and cleaning for her demanding in-laws. When the couple moved to a tiny village to be on their own, Sonabai had far less to do, but she became a prisoner in her...

My Name Is Arnaktauyok: The Life and Art of Germaine Arnaktauyok by Germaine Arnaktauyok and Gyu Oh

28 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Canadian, Memoir, Middle Grade Readers, Native American/First Nations/Indigenous Peoples, Nonfiction, Young Adult Readers

Her name alone is imbued with such meaningful history. She was called Arnaktauyok by her mother, in accordance with a request made by a blind woman who took care of her motherless mother, who insisted a baby with such a name "would have very good eyes." That...

Ira’s Shakespeare Dream by Glenda Armand, illustrated by Floyd Cooper

27 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Biography, Black/African American, British, Children/Picture Books, Nonfiction

When their own country wouldn't allow American artists of color the freedom of expression, many found stupendously appreciative audiences on distant shores, including such entertainment legends as dancer/singer Josephine Baker and actor Anna May Wong. Europe, and parts of Africa and Asia, welcomed expatriates-of-color throughout the...

Prison Boy by Sharon E. McKay

26 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in British, Canadian, Fiction, Young Adult Readers

Canadian writer Sharon E. McKay is no stranger to children and war; her numerous books that have highlighted the horrendous effects of adult conflict on the world's youngest citizens have garnered international attention via lauds and awards. Her latest, "endorsed by Amnesty International Canada," as...

Fragments of Horror by Junji Ito, translated by Jocelyne Allen

23 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Short Stories, Translation, Young Adult Readers

So it wasn't even dusk yet and already the spine was tingling as soon as I opened the book. I kept looking around to make sure what was on the page hadn't somehow escaped and was about to pounce on me. With Halloween just over...

Once Upon a Time in Japan, translated by Roger Pulvers and Juliet Winters Carpenter, illustrated by Manami Yamada, Tomonori Taniguchi, Nao Takabatake, and Takumi Nishio

21 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Audio, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Short Stories, Translation

A "cheapskate" who longs for a wife who will work hard but never eat, a greedy young man who attempts to steal his brother's good fortune, a magic "hood" that allows the wearer to understand animals, a boy whose nap lasts three years, a wily fox who...

The Hundred Year Flood by Matthew Salesses [in Library Journal]

20 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Korean American, Repost

Lying in a Boston hospital with “rare brain damage,” Tee is working toward “reorienting him[self] to the world he’d never understood.” He is 22, a mixed-race Korean American adoptee, evacuated back home after a vicious attack in Prague, where he lived for nine months following 9/11....

Love Love by Sung J. Woo [in Library Journal]

19 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Korean American, Repost

*STARRED REVIEW At 40, Kevin Lee, an almost-tennis-pro-turned-club-instructor, finds out he’s adopted when he tries to donate a kidney to his less-than-deserving widower father. The only clues to Kevin's identity are an unfinished letter from his late mother with a nude centerfold of his birthmother. Meanwhile, his younger...

Master Keaton (vols. 3-4) by Naoki Urasawa, story by Hokusei Katsushika and Takashi Nagasaki, translated and adapted by John Werry

16 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, British, British Asian, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Hapa/Mixed-race, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Well, I've done it now – binge-read two volumes of my latest favorite manga obsession. I really was trying to space out the fabulous adventures of Taichi Hiraga Keaton, our British/Japanese hapa professor/insurance investigator (ha! of course, he's so much more than that!), but once begun...

The Girl Who Wrote Loneliness by Kyung-sook Shin, translated by Ha-yun Jung [in Library Journal]

15 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Korean, Repost, Translation

*STARRED REVIEW Credited with revitalizing Korea’s publishing industry, Shin’s 2011 Please Look After Mom (the author’s debut in English) made this international powerhouse the first woman to win the Man Asian Literary Prize. Her latest, arriving stateside 20 years after its Korean publication, is part memoir,...

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: A Play by David Hare, adapted from the book by Katherine Boo

14 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, British, British Asian, Drama/Theater, Indian, Nonfiction, South Asian

When Pulitzer-ed MacArthur 'Genius' Katherine Boo's first (and thus far only) book debuted in January 2012, I predicted it would be found alongside the nominees/finalists for all the Very Important Literary Prizes that year – indeed, among many, many honors, Boo won the 2012 National Book Award for Nonfiction. What...

For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai’s Story by Rebecca Langston-George, illustrated by Janna Bock

12 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Biography, Children/Picture Books, Middle Grade Readers, Nonfiction, Pakistani

As deemed in 2011 by the United Nations, October 11 is the International Day of the Girl. BookDragon is officially whoo-hooo-ing a day later (although I'm all for every day being IDG anyway!). Perhaps the world's most recognized 'girl' is Malala Yousafzai who, at 15, was shot three times...

I’m New Here by Anne Sibley O’Brien

07 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in African, Black/African American, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean, Korean American, Latina/o/x

Meet Maria, Jin, and Fatimah. They're new – not only to their classroom, but to the language, culture, and country that is our United States. Maria, who left behind an unnamed Spanish-speaking nation, longs for the constant conversations with her friends when their "voices flowed like water and flew...

Death by Water by Kenzaburō Ōe, translated by [in Christian Science Monitor]

06 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Translation

Death by Water takes readers on a wild ride of epic proportions In addition to being noted for his prodigious literary accomplishments, 1994 Nobel Prize-winning Kenzaburō Ōe is known for being politically outspoken. He made international headlines again during this year’s 70th anniversary of the Nagasaki/Hiroshima...

The Marvels by Brian Selznick

05 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, British, Children/Picture Books, European, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Middle Grade Readers, Young Adult Readers

Wonderstruck. I know, I know – that's the title of Brian Selznick’s previous jaw-dropping accomplishment on the page ...

One-Punch Man (vol. 1) by ONE, illustrated by Yusuke Murata, translated by John Werry

02 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

When’s the last time you encountered a bored superhero – bored because he hasn’t encountered a single worthy opponent? Meet Saitama – albeit you'll need old-people glasses to see the tiny type in the small box in the Table of Contents which seems to be the one and...

Strange Light Afar: Tales of the Supernatural from Old Japan by Rui Umezawa, illustrated by Mikiko Fujita

01 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Canadian Asian Pacific American, Fiction, Japanese, Short Stories, Young Adult Readers

How did we get to the month of Halloween already? To get you ready for the upcoming fright-fest, check out these eight spooky tales that have managed to stay scary for generations. Lost ghosts, evil spirits, deceptive other-worldly beings, hauntings, murders and worse. Goosebumps gotcha...

Maya’s Blanket | La manta de Maya by Monica Brown, illustrated by David Diaz, translated by Adriana Domínguez

30 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Jewish, Latina/o/x, Translation

We're right in the middle of National Hispanic Heritage Month – now through October 15. Do you know where your books are? If you're looking for a delightful, heart-tugging, bilingual even (!) picture book, this is it! Monica Brown, creator of the rollicking Marisol McDonald series, introduces...

The Complete Chi’s Sweet Home (Part 1) by Konami Kanata, translated by Ed Chavez

25 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Translation

Who can resist a lost little kitten? Furry-friendlies unite: this adorable black-grey-and-white fluff-bundle will set your heart all aflutter. Wandering out with Mommy Cat and two siblings, this little one gets lost. She's woofed at by a dog (thankfully leashed), and narrowly misses getting run over...

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