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Does Anybody Else Look Like Me? A Parent’s Guide to Raising Multiracial Children by Donna Jackson Nakazawa [in AsianWeek]

01 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Hapa/Mixed-race, Nonfiction, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Repost

Does Anybody Else Look Like MeDrawing upon the experiences of over 60 multiracial families – including her own, made up of a Japanese American husband and two hapa children – Nakazawa...

The Gangster We Are All Looking For: A Novel by lê thi diem thúy [in AsianWeek]

01 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Repost, Southeast Asian American, Vietnamese American, Young Adult Readers

Gangster We Are All Looking ForDon’t know how this one fell through the cracks as I devoured it months ago and it was one of my favorites this whole year –...

The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera [in AsianWeek]

01 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Australian, Middle Grade Readers, New Zealander, Pacific Islander, Repost, Young Adult Readers

Whale RiderThe captivating inspiration for the award-winning film of the same title about 8-year-old Kahu, who must convince her great-grandfather that females can carry on ancient Maori traditions just as well – if not better!...

In Full Bloom by Caroline Hwang [in AsianWeek]

01 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Korean American, Repost

In Full BloomA wacky first novel about Korean American Ginger Lee, an English PhD dropout working in the fashion industry and trying to avoid her well-intentioned mother’s attempts to marry her off before she...

Twinkle, Twinkle by Kaori Ekuni, translated by Emi Shimokawa [in AsianWeek]

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

Twinkle TwinkleAn entertaining, quirky, somewhat sad love story of sorts about a troubled young woman who marries a gay doctor and creates a new kind of family of her own. Review: "New and Notable...

West of the Jordan: A Novel by Laila Halaby [in AsianWeek]

01 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Arab American, Fiction, Jordanian, Middle Eastern, Palestinian, Repost

West of the JordanA poetic first novel with some amazing images (“ … try to remember the wisdoms you unpacked that life scattered around your living room,” the author’s prologue begins) by an...

Once Removed by Mako Yoshikawa [in AsianWeek]

27 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese American, Repost

Once RemovedIn alternating voices, this lyrical novel captures the relationship between two stepsisters – one a Japanese American, the other a blond Jewish-Catholic – who are so different and yet so alike, proving that some...

The Laws of Evening: Stories by Mary Yukari Waters [in AsianWeek]

27 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Hapa/Mixed-race, Japanese American, Repost, Short Stories

Laws of EveningDebut collection of breathtaking, breathless stories by a half-Japanese, half-Irish American writer who seems to be searching for meaning in the spaces between war and peace, between being Japanese and becoming American,...

The Mango Season by Amulya Malladi [in AsianWeek]

27 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Indian, Indian American, Repost, South Asian, South Asian American

Mango SeasonA young woman returns to her home in India after a seven-year absence and has a difficult time telling her family about her non-Indian fiancé. The story is an otherwise entertaining light read about...

Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas [in AsianWeek]

27 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Iranian American, Memoir, Nonfiction, Repost

Funny in FarsiAn especially timely, highly entertaining look – “I-ran is a sentence, Iran is a country” – at life in Southern California as an Iranian immigrant. Dumas mixes humorous misadventures with chilling memories...

Underkill: An Allen Choice Novel by Leonard Chang [in AsianWeek]

27 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Korean American, Repost

UnderkillIntroduced in Chang’s Over the Shoulder, Korean American Allen Choice – a licensed bodyguard but not yet a private investigator – returns in this second installment to figure out the facts about the sudden, suspicious death...

Everything is Different at Nonna’s House by Caron Lee Cohen, illustrated by Hiroe Nakata [in AsianWeek]

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

Everything is Different at Nonna's HouseDelightful story about a little city boy who goes to visit his grandmother out in the country. Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek, June 27,...

Goldfish and Chrysanthemums by Andrea Cheng, illustrated by Michelle Chang [in AsianWeek]

27 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost

Goldfish and ChrysanthemumsA touching story about a young girl who builds her grandmother a small goldfish pond surrounded by chrysanthemums, in response to a letter from China announcing that the grandmother’s childhood home has...

Snuggle Mountain by Lindsey Lane, illustrated by Melissa Iwai [in AsianWeek]

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

Snuggle MountainDelightful story about a little girl who scales Snuggle Mountain in order to finally get her early-morning pancakes. Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek, May 30, 2009 Readers: Children Published: 2003...

Busy, Busy Mouse by Virginia Kroll, illustrated by Fumi Kosaka [in AsianWeek]

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

Busy, Busy MouseWhile the human family goes through their day, the mouse sleeps well tucked away. As the family prepares for bed, the mouse prepares for his lively night adventures ahead. Review: "New...

Following Foo (the electronic adventures of The Chestnut Man) by B.D. Wong [in AsianWeek]

30 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Memoir, Nonfiction, Repost

Following FooYes, that B.D. Wong of small and large screen fame. Following Foo is a heartbreaking, loving, hope-filled ride to parenthood for Wong and his partner who have twins with the help of a surrogate...

Social Text: Transnational Adoption edited by Toby Alice Volkman and Cindi Katz [in AsianWeek]

30 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Nonfiction, Repost

Transnational AdoptionSpecial issue of a notable academic journal that focuses on the growing numbers of adoptions by Westerners of children from around the world. Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek, May 30, 2009 Readers: Adult Published:...

The Complete Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi [in AsianWeek]

30 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Iranian, Memoir, Nonfiction, Persian, Repost, Young Adult Readers

persepolisAlready a bestseller in France, where it was first published, Satrapi’s achievement is capturing her childhood in spare comic book images that speak utter volumes. Satrapi, whose great grandfather was a Persian emperor, recalls her life...

The Bathhouse: A Novel by Farnoosh Moshiri [in AsianWeek]

30 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Iranian, Iranian American, Repost

BathhouseVicious, harrowing, nightmare of a short novel about a 17-year-old girl arrested and imprisoned for her brother’s revolutionary activities during the fundamentalist takeover of Iran. Based on the lives of real women who survived such horrific,...

The Ramayana: A Modern Retelling of the Great Indian Epic by Ramesh Menon [in AsianWeek]

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

RamayanaA brand new rendition of the 300 B.C.E epic poem – one of South Asia’s most important literary texts – about the perfect man, Rama, and the perfect woman, Sita, his wife. Review: "New and...

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