The Zigzag Way by Anita Desai [in AsianWeek]
03 Dec, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Indian American, Latina/o/x, Repost, South Asian American
An interesting departure for Desai, who turns to Mexico to tell the story of a hapless Boston graduate student who accompanies his ambitious girlfriend abroad. While wandering, he discovers a lost part of his...
The Philip Kan Gotanda Chronicles
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A sweet collection of 101 tips from the creators of the best-selling American Girl series on how all girls – the pictures are very inclusive! – can feel their best about themselves.
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An academic – but thoroughly readable – look at what defines the growing, loose boundaries of South Asian American literature, an area in which titles appear to be multiplying daily.
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While the Asian American and Pacific Islander community has definitely made progress in gaining political visibility, so much more needs to be done. So next week, especially, make sure to go out...
A contemporary presentation of the ancient Chinese classic, filled with stunning black-and-white photographs that complement each of the 64 ideographs.
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This enormous tome (800-plus pages) offers an expansive overview of a closed country and its incomprehensible leadership. With 13 years of research,...
One of the more intriguing, original novels I’ve come across in a long time – although I can’t really tell you what happened because I still haven’t figured it out. Presented in...
From one of the bad-boy editors of