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On Parole by Akira Yoshimura, translated by Stephen Snyder [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]

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

On ParoleA master of disturbing, psychologically complex stories, Yoshimura's On Parole chronicles the release of a man from a life sentence for having murdered his wife, wounding her lover, and inadvertently killing the lover’s mother. Also...

The Women on the Island by Ho Anh Thai, translated by Phan Thanh Hao, Celeste Bacchi, and Wayne Karlin [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]

01 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Repost, Southeast Asian, Translation, Vietnamese

Women on the IslandFrom one of Vietnam’s most prolific writers, The Women on the Island offers a rare glimpse into post-war Vietnam, surely an unfamiliar scenario to most English-readers, about the lonely, isolated...

Take Out: Queer Writing from Asian Pacific America edited by Quang Bao and Hanya Yanagihara [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]

01 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Drama/Theater, Fiction, Nonfiction, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Poetry, Repost, Short Stories

Take OutExtensive poetry, prose, drama, and photos that capture the gay APA experience. Review: "New and Notable," aMagazine: Inside Asian America, October/November 2001 Readers: Adult Published: 2001 ...

Troublemaker and Other Saints by Christina Chiu [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]

01 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost, Short Stories

Troublemaker and Other SaintsFunny, dark short story-debut about vaguely interrelated characters with challenging lives. Review: "New and Notable," aMagazine: Inside Asian America, October/November 2001 Readers: Adult Published: 2001...

Cat’s Meow by Melissa de la Cruz [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]

01 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Filipina/o American, Nonethnic-specific, Repost

Cat's MeowTongue-in-cheek, over-the-top humor fest about an ex-Hollywood child star glitterati wannabe looking for Mr. Right. Review: "New and Notable," aMagazine: Inside Asian America, October/November 2001 Readers: Adult Published: 2001...

Racial Castration: Managing Masculinity in Asian America by David L. Eng [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]

01 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Nonfiction, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Repost

Racial CastrationAcademically heavy but intellectually enlightening look at perceptions of Asian American men. Review: "New and Notable," aMagazine: Inside Asian America, October/November 2001 Readers: Adult Published: 2001...

Smell by Radhika Jha [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]

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

SmellAfter her father is killed by terrorists, young Kenyan Indian woman arrives to unwelcoming relatives in Paris, and escapes to wend her way through various men. Review: "New and Notable," aMagazine: Inside Asian America, October/November...

Cultural Curiosity: Thirteen Stories about the Search for Chinese Roots edited by Josephine M.T. Khu [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]

01 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese, Chinese American, Memoir, Nonfiction, Repost

Cultural CuriosityDiverse, entertaining collection by ethnic Chinese, born outside China, who travel back to a foreign “homeland.” Review: "New and Notable," aMagazine: Inside Asian America, October/November 2001 Readers: Adult Published: 2001...

A Year in Van Nuys by Sandra Tsing Loh [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]

01 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Hapa/Mixed-race, Memoir, Nonfiction, Repost

Year in Van NuysWho needs Peter Mayle when we’ve got the original Chinese German Valley Girl? Review: "New and Notable," aMagazine: Inside Asian America, October/November 2001 Readers: Adult Published: 2001...

American Son by Brian Ascalon Roley [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]

01 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Filipina/o American, Hapa/Mixed-race, Repost

American SonTouching, disturbing debut novel about Gabe, the “good” son, and his older brother Tomas, the Mexican gangster wannabe. Review: "New and Notable," aMagazine: Inside Asian America, October/November 2001 Readers: Adult Published: 2001...

The Lost Daughter of Happiness by Geling Yan, translated by Cathy Silber [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]

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

Lost Daughter of HappinessFabulous, dark love story of twisted sorts between a Chinese prostitute and a young white boy during the brutal days of late 1800s San Francisco. Review: "New and Notable,"...

Wuhu Diary: On Taking My Adopted Daughter Back to Her Hometown in China by Emily Prager [in Christian Science Monitor]

06 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese, Chinese American, Memoir, Nonfiction, Repost, Young Adult Readers

wuhu-diaryWith some 30,000 Chinese children, mostly daughters, being raised throughout the West, books addressing transracial adoption are growing rapidly. Wuhu Diary: On Taking My Adopted Daughter Back to Her Hometown in China, by novelist Emily Prager,...

One Man’s Justice by Akira Yoshimura, translated by Mark Ealey [in Christian Science Monitor]

03 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Translation

one-mans-justiceOne Man's Justice, the third book by bestselling Japanese author Akira Yoshimura to be translated into English, is all about perspective: One man's justice proves to be his condemnation. Takuya, an officer in the Japanese Imperial...

Literary Interview: Curtis Chin [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]

01 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Author Interview/Profile, Chinese American, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Repost

AAWW Founding Father: Curtis Chin Way, way back when, Curtis Chin – a boy wonder who was featured on Wheel of Fortune as a kid – was my very first editor at aMagazine. While he worked as...

The Runaway Rice Cake by Ying Chang Compestine, illustrated by Tungwai Chau [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]

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

Runaway Rice CakeCurrently my children's favorite book, Ying Chang Compestine's delightfully entertaining Runaway Rice Cake an Asianized, expanded version of the Gingerbread Man tale, in which the hungry Chang family finally catches...

Jin Woo by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Chris Soentpiet [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]

01 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean American, Repost

Jin WooA sweet, loving story of a family awaiting the arrival of their second child, via airplane from Korea. Illustrated by the fabulously talented Chris Soentpiet, himself a Korean adoptee, Jin Woo is...

Coolies by Yin, illustrated by Chris Soentpiet [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]

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

CooliesA memorable husband/wife collaboration rendered again with astonishing images by Chris Soentpiet, Coolies captures the story of two Chinese brothers who courageously, tenaciously help build the challenging, dangerous transcontinental railroad. Review: "Young Reads,"...

Monkey King by Ed Young [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]

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

Monkey KingMultiple Caldecott Medal-winner Ed Young is back with Monkey King, a just-right child's intro­duction to the classic epic, Journey to the West. Review: "Young Reads," aMagazine: Inside Asian America, August/September 2001 Readers:...

Henry’s First-Moon Birthday by Lenore Look, illustrated by Yumi Heo [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]

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

Henry's First Moon BirthdayIllustrator Yumi Heo whimsically renders Look's touching new-sibling story about young Jen who helps her grandmother prepare for her little brother's joyous feast day. Review: "Young Reads," aMagazine: Inside...

The Very Kind Rich Lady and Her One Hundred Dogs by Chinlun Lee [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]

01 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Repost, Taiwanese

Very Kind Rich Lady and Her One Hundred DogsA perfectly titled, adorable counting story about ...

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