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The Seduction of Silence: A Novel by Bem Le Hunte [in AsianWeek]

31 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, British Asian, Fiction, Indian, Repost, South Asian

Seduction of SilenceAlready a bestseller in India and Australia, this debut novel by LeHunte (who is hapa of South Asian and British parents) centers around the family of Aakash, a sage and healer who...

Chasing Hepburn: A Memoir of Shanghai, Hollywood, and a Chinese Family’s Fight for Freedom by Gus Lee [in AsianWeek]

31 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese, Chinese American, Memoir, Nonfiction, Repost

Chasing HepburnFour generations of the Lee family, in a tale that reads more like a novel than a memoir, who criss-cross continents over sprawling historical eras. And yes, it’s true – Lee’s father cannot travel...

Beyond the Shadow of Camptown: Korean Military Brides in America by Ji-Yeon Yuh [in AsianWeek]

31 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Korean, Korean American, Nonfiction, Repost

Beyond the ShadowA fascinating look at a much-ignored segment of the APA immigrant population, using intensive, exhaustive interviews with numerous Korean ‘war brides.’ Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek,...

My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by Christine King Farris, illustrated by Chris Soentpiet [in AsianWeek]

31 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Black/African American, Children/Picture Books, Korean American, Memoir, Nonfiction, Repost

My Brother MartinThe legendary Martin Luther King, Jr. remembered as a young boy by his older sister, with images spectacularly captured by the award-winning Korean American illustrator Chris Soentpiet. Review: "New and Notable...

The Interpreter by Suki Kim + Author Interview [in AsianWeek]

24 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, Fiction, Korean American, Repost

InterpreterLiterary Vagabond Suki Kim Makes Her Debut Suki Kim and I have so many similarities in our respective pasts that we most certainly have crossed paths before. We were both in London at the same time, studying...

Desirable Daughters by Bharati Mukherjee [in AsianWeek]

20 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Indian American, Repost, South Asian American

Desirable DaughtersThe youngest of three gorgeous sisters is confronted by a man who claims to be the love-child of the oldest sister. Family secrets, family expectations, family bonds are all challenged. Review: "New and...

Sam and the Lucky Money [Chinese version] by Karen Chinn, illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu [in AsianWeek]

20 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Chinese, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost

Sam and the Lucky MoneyChinese translation of an award-winning, heart-warming story originally published in 1995 about how young Sam decides to spend the “lucky money” he receives on New Year’s...

Good-bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong by Frances and Ginger Park, illustrated by Yangsook Choi + Illustrator Profile [in KoreAm Journal]

01 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Author Interview/Profile, Korean American, Repost

Good-Bye 382Drawn to Life: Yangsook Choi, when not being a kid, is busy writing and illustrating children's books NEW YORK CITY — By the time Yangsook Choi graduated from art school, she already had her first...

Dear Santa, Please Come to the 19th Floor by Yin, illustrated by Chris Soentpiet + Illustrator Profile [in KoreAm Journal]

01 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Author Interview/Profile, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean American, Repost

Dear SantaPicture the World: Children's book illustrator Chris Soentpiet brings to life his diverse background NEW YORK CITY — Even after being rejected by more than 10 publishers, Chris Soentpiet (pronounced SOON-peet) kept pounding the pavement....

Stealing the Ambassador by Sameer Parekh [in AsianWeek]

29 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Indian, Indian American, Repost, South Asian, South Asian American

Stealing the AmbassadorAn absolutely fabulous first novel about young Indian American named Rajiv Kothari, and his path to understanding his recently deceased father, his father’s view of life as an immigrant, and his own...

From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey by Pascal Khoo Thwe [in AsianWeek]

29 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Memoir, Myanmarese (Burmese), Nonfiction, Repost, Southeast Asian

Land of Green GhostsA touching memoir that traces the life of a young man from a tribal village in Burma. Thwe comes of age amidst political and economic turmoil, from his experiences as...

The Hyphenated American: Four Plays by Chay Yew [in AsianWeek]

29 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Drama/Theater, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Repost, Singaporean American

Hyphenated AmericanMemorable volume of collected plays by one of the most hard-working, prolific, talented, tenacious – not to mention incredibly charming – playwrights of our generation: Red, Scissors, A Beautiful Country, and Wonderland. Review: <a href="http://bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com/files/2009/05/2002-11-29-new-and-notable.pdf"...

The White Swan Express: A Story About Adoption by Jean Davies Okimoto and Elaine M. Aoki, illustrated by Meilo So [in AsianWeek]

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

White Swan ExpressAdorable, fabulous story about four families who travel to China to meet and bring home their four waiting little girls. Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek, November 1, 2002 Readers: Children Published: 2002...

When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park + Author Profile [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Author Interview/Profile, Fiction, Korean, Korean American, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Young Adult Readers

when-my-name-was-keokoWhen My Name Was Keoko is the first title for young audiences to deal with the Japanese occupation of Korea during the first half of the 20th century, a torturous part of history about which few...

Cloud of Sparrows: A Novel by Takashi Matsuoka [in AsianWeek]

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

Cloud of SparrowsIt’s no surprise that Hollywood has apparently snapped up film rights to this sweeping historical saga, filled with all the exotica you ever tried to avoid – the geisha, the samurai, the...

Geisha: A Life by Mineko Iwasaki with Rande Brown [in AsianWeek]

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Japanese, Memoir, Nonfiction, Repost

GeishaGet out of the way, Arthur Golden. Here’s the genuine voice who wants to set the story straight after Golden betrayed her confidence in his tawry, overexoticized rip-off, Memoirs of a Geisha. Oh, do NOT get...

The Crazed by Ha Jin [in AsianWeek]

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

CrazedFrom the author of the National Book Award-winner, Waiting, another spare, disarming, amazing novel about trying to survive life in post-Mao China. Jian Wan, a graduate student in literature, cares for his hospitalized mentor, a professor,...

To Swim Across the World by Frances and Ginger Park [in AsianWeek]

26 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Korean, Korean American, North Korean, Repost, Young Adult Readers

Swim Across the WorldA remarkable, gracefully written work based on the true story of the authors’ parents’ early lives: their mother, the privileged daughter of a prominent minister in North Korea, and their...

After the Quake: Stories by Haruki Murakami, translated by Jay Rubin [in AsianWeek]

26 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Short Stories, Translation

After the QuakeA collection of haunting, surreal, signature-Murakami stories that have at their core a tenuous, frightening connection to the devastating 1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan. Review: "New and Notable APA Books," <a...

Grass for My Pillow by Saiichi Maruya, translated by Dennis Keene [in AsianWeek]

26 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Translation

Grass for My PillowFirst published more than 35 years ago, Pillow follows the story of Shokichi Hamada, who escapes military service during World War II by fleeing to the countryside – and by...

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