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Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez

08 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Audio, Caribbean American, Fiction, Latina/o/x, Middle Grade Readers, Young Adult Readers

Here's a rather unique literary coincidence: Julia Alvarez's Finding Miracles ends with an uncle missing the grandmother's wedding because of hemorrhoid surgery. Return to Sender begins with the mention of another uncle (in a totally unrelated story) suffering through a hemorrhoid operation. Try and find two...

Mr. Reaper by Tatsuya Miyanishi, translated by Vertical, Inc.

06 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Japanese, Translation

While most of us all know our birthdays, not all of us know when we might pass from this life. "The only one who knows, / the one who decides the day / is me, the Reaper." Out in the forest, the Reaper points out a...

What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng by Dave Eggers

05 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, African, Audio, Black/African American, Fiction, Memoir

First things first: Let's try to clear up some of the oxymoronic labels. Although this title is classified as a novel written by Dave Eggers (he of bad boy-genius fame for his debut, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, and, of course, the mini-empire that is McSweeney's),...

Larf by Ashley Spires

03 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Canadian, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

As we leave the wild mountains and head back to (so-called) civilization this morning, I'm convinced that Ashley Spires' Larf captures that disorienting journey just right, with lots of easy laughter offered on every page. Re-entry always requires maintaining a sense of humor! Larf thinks he...

Finding Miracles by Julia Alvarez

02 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Audio, Caribbean American, Fiction, Latina/o/x, Middle Grade Readers, Young Adult Readers

Sandwiched between sister Kate and brother Nate, Milly Kaufman is the only adopted child of their Jewish father and Mormon mother. She began life with the name Milagros (as in 'miracles'), until she was claimed as an infant by parents working with the Peace Corps...

Bakuman (vols. 3-5) by Tsugumi Ohba, art by Takeshi Obata, translated by Tetsuichiro Miyaki

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

Manga-maker wannabes: check out this illuminating insider look (but do start with volumes 1 and 2), then make sure to study every detail if you're hoping to break into one of the toughest industries around. But before we talk story, here's a quick refresher on names:...

The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson

20 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Korean, Nonethnic-specific, North Korean

This is a book I bought twice: first to stick in my ears on long runs (chillingly read by a Korean American triumvirate of Tim Kang, Josiah D. Lee, and James Kyson Lee), and when I couldn't soak in the story quickly enough, I ordered...

Dororo: Omnibus Edition by Osamu Tezuka, translated by Dawn T. Laabs

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

Oh, what a plethora of choices for accessing this swashbuckling series by the godfather of manga: you could go with the original 1960s manga series in Japanese, watch the 26-part anime from 1969 or the live-action film (available dubbed in English even!) from 2007, play the video...

Sharon and My Mother-In-Law: Ramallah Diaries by Suad Amiry

18 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Memoir, Nonfiction, Palestinian

For most of us in the west, our filtered news of the Middle East is, more often than not, rife with contention, violence, and tragedy. Laughter would certainly be a rare reaction to the decades-long Palestinian/Israeli conflict, and yet Palestinian author Suad Amiry manages to...

The Secret World of Arrietty (vols. 1-2) planning by Hayao Miyazaki, based on The Borrowers by Mary Norton, translated Rieko Izutsu-Vajirasarn and Jim Hubbert

17 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Translation, Young Adult Readers

The latest from Studio Ghibli, powered by the creative genius of legendary Hayao Miyazaki, introduces brave Arrietty, her auburn tresses pulled up by a tiny orange clothespin, ready to explore and conquer the "bean" world. Released by Disney in the U.S. last month, the animated...

I is for India and Geeta’s Day: From Dawn to Dusk in an Indian Village by Prodeepta Das

14 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Indian African, Nonfiction, South Asian

Although both of these colorful books are fine standalone titles, pairing them makes for a much richer introductory experience to the boundless diversity of India: first read I is for India (part of Frances Lincoln Children's Books' peripatetic "World Alphabet" series) for a country overview, then...

Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault

12 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Canadian, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Hapa/Mixed-race

From the fabulous team who created the ever-so-delightful Spork, comes another whimsical wonder, so clever that parents just might appreciate the duo's achievement even more than their wide-eyed bundles. "One day my sister Virginia woke up feeling wolfish. She made wolf sounds and did strange things,"...

The Meaning of Night: A Confession by Michael Cox

11 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Audio, British, Fiction

If, like me, you're in the throes of Downton Abbey withdrawal, might I highly recommend the late Michael Cox's only two novels [sadly the noted expert on the Victorian ghost story passed away two years ago at just age 60]. Yes, the British monarchs are different...

It’s a Big World, LIttle Pig! by Kristi Yamaguchi, illustrated by Tim Bowers

10 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Japanese American

Introduced in last year's bestselling, award-winning Dream Big, Little Pig!, tenacious little Poppy did just that and proved that pigs can indeed fly ...

Fatty Legs and A Stranger at Home by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes

07 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Canadian, Memoir, Middle Grade Readers, Native American/First Nations/Indigenous Peoples, Nonfiction

Reading these double memoirs of a native Inuit girlhood during the 1940s in far northern Canada is a searing experience. What was done to children disguised as progress and opportunity (not to mention in the name of a Christian God) is a tragedy that is...

Zahra’s Paradise by Amir & Khalid

05 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Arab, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Iranian, Iranian American, Persian, Persian American, Young Adult Readers

"The authors have chosen anonymity for obvious political reasons." When you know something like that about a book – that lives were willing to be risked to get a story out – how could you possibly not read it? In the case of Zahra's Paradise, I...

The Garden of Empress Cassia by Gabrielle Wang

01 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Australian, Australian Asian, Chinese, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers

At school, 12-year-old Mimi Lu is better known as Smelly-Loo because "[h]er parents forced her to drink all sorts of smelly brews" – concocted by her herbalist doctor father – that lingered on her clothes, pigtails, skin, and even her breath. "[Y]ou are Chinese. Be...

The Whole Story of Half a Girl by Veera Hiranandani

27 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Hapa/Mixed-race, Indian American, Jewish, Middle Grade Readers, South Asian American

"Life's pretty good," Sonia thinks to herself. Her whole class is making biryani together as part of their study of India: "Getting to know the food," says her favorite teacher, "...

Cross Game 5 (vols. 10-11) and Cross Game 6 (vols. 12-13) by Mitsuru Adachi, translated by Lillian Olsen

26 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Let's play ball ...

Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick

25 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Young Adult Readers

While everyone else has been lost to Linsanity, I've been contrarily following baseball  ...

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