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Read, Watch and Enjoy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

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Fiction, nonfiction, live celebrations, films-suggestions from Contra Costa County Library's Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) group.

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Read Dangerously

Read Dangerously

The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times

by Nafisi, Azar

Book - 2022

Drawing on her experiences as a woman and voracious reader in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a multi-award-winning New York Times best-selling author explo...Show more Drawing on her experiences as a woman and voracious reader in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a multi-award-winning New York Times best-selling author explores the most probing questions of our time, arming readers with a resistance reading list that includes Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, James Baldwin, and Margaret Atwood. Show less

Drawing on her experiences as a woman and voracious reader in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a multi-award-winning New York Times best-selling author explo...Show more Drawing on her experiences as a woman and voracious reader in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a multi-award-winning New York Times best-selling author explores the most probing questions of our time, arming readers with a resistance reading list that includes Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, James Baldwin, and Margaret Atwood. Show less

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An Inconvenient Minority

An Inconvenient Minority

The Attack on Asian American Excellence and the Fight for Meritocracy

by Xu, Kenny

Book - 2021

Journalist Kenny Xu traces elite America’s longstanding unease about a minority potentially upending them. An Inconvenient Minority chronicles the politic...Show more Journalist Kenny Xu traces elite America’s longstanding unease about a minority potentially upending them. An Inconvenient Minority chronicles the political and economic repression and renaissance of a long ignored racial identity group―and how they are central to reversing America’s cultural decline and preserving the dynamism of the free world. Show less

Journalist Kenny Xu traces elite America’s longstanding unease about a minority potentially upending them. An Inconvenient Minority chronicles the politic...Show more Journalist Kenny Xu traces elite America’s longstanding unease about a minority potentially upending them. An Inconvenient Minority chronicles the political and economic repression and renaissance of a long ignored racial identity group―and how they are central to reversing America’s cultural decline and preserving the dynamism of the free world. Show less

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Counting Down With You

Counting Down With You

by Bhuiyan, Tashie

Book - 2021

Karina Ahmed's parents have a lot of rules, and for her it is worth it to follow those rules instead of her dreams. With her parents in Bangladesh for a m...Show more Karina Ahmed's parents have a lot of rules, and for her it is worth it to follow those rules instead of her dreams. With her parents in Bangladesh for a month, she expects to relax those rules a bit, but when the guy she's tutoring says she's his girlfriend to cover up the fact that he's getting help with his schoolwork, that breaks a major rule in a major way that she's sure will end in disaster. A strict deadline -- twenty-eight days -- and payment in dozens of books changes her mind about the farce, but can Ace Clyde's bad-boy charm end up changing her heart? Show less

Karina Ahmed's parents have a lot of rules, and for her it is worth it to follow those rules instead of her dreams. With her parents in Bangladesh for a m...Show more Karina Ahmed's parents have a lot of rules, and for her it is worth it to follow those rules instead of her dreams. With her parents in Bangladesh for a month, she expects to relax those rules a bit, but when the guy she's tutoring says she's his girlfriend to cover up the fact that he's getting help with his schoolwork, that breaks a major rule in a major way that she's sure will end in disaster. A strict deadline -- twenty-eight days -- and payment in dozens of books changes her mind about the farce, but can Ace Clyde's bad-boy charm end up changing her heart? Show less

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Crying in H Mart

Crying in H Mart

A Memoir

by Zauner, Michelle

Book - 2021

Zauner, of indie band Japanese Breakfast, presents a memoir about growing up Korean-American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. It was her ...Show more Zauner, of indie band Japanese Breakfast, presents a memoir about growing up Korean-American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her. Show less

Zauner, of indie band Japanese Breakfast, presents a memoir about growing up Korean-American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. It was her ...Show more Zauner, of indie band Japanese Breakfast, presents a memoir about growing up Korean-American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her. Show less

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Yolk

Yolk

by Choi, Mary H. K

Book - 2021

Jayne and June are nothing alike. Their family moved from Seoul to San Antonio and finally New York. The sisters don't want anything to do with each other...Show more Jayne and June are nothing alike. Their family moved from Seoul to San Antonio and finally New York. The sisters don't want anything to do with each other... until June gets cancer. And Jayne becomes the only one who can help her. Now, flung together by sickness, bound by family secrets, they learn more about themselves and each other than they may be willing to confront. Show less

Jayne and June are nothing alike. Their family moved from Seoul to San Antonio and finally New York. The sisters don't want anything to do with each other...Show more Jayne and June are nothing alike. Their family moved from Seoul to San Antonio and finally New York. The sisters don't want anything to do with each other... until June gets cancer. And Jayne becomes the only one who can help her. Now, flung together by sickness, bound by family secrets, they learn more about themselves and each other than they may be willing to confront. Show less

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Parasite

Parasite

Streaming Video - 2019

Greed and class discrimination threaten the relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan in Bong Joon Ho's darkly hilarious modern fairytale. Multiple award winning movie. Greed and class discrimination threaten the relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan in Bong Joon Ho's darkly hilarious modern fairytale. Multiple award winning movie. Show less

Greed and class discrimination threaten the relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan in Bong Joon Ho's darkly hilarious modern fairytale. Multiple award winning movie. Greed and class discrimination threaten the relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan in Bong Joon Ho's darkly hilarious modern fairytale. Multiple award winning movie. Show less

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Behind the Beautiful Forevers

Behind the Beautiful Forevers

[life, Death, and Hope in A Mumbai Undercity]

by Boo, Katherine

Book - 2012

In this breathtaking book by Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human through the dramatic sto...Show more In this breathtaking book by Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human through the dramatic story of families striving toward a better life in Annawadi, a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport. Show less

In this breathtaking book by Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human through the dramatic sto...Show more In this breathtaking book by Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human through the dramatic story of families striving toward a better life in Annawadi, a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport. Show less

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The Joy Luck Club

The Joy Luck Club

by Tan, Amy

Book - 1989

Where were you when you first read The Joy Luck Club? Treat yourself to one of the books that put Asian American writing on the American radar, and inspired one of the tear-jerking-ist movies, ever. Where were you when you first read The Joy Luck Club? Treat yourself to one of the books that put Asian American writing on the American radar, and inspired one of the tear-jerking-ist movies, ever. Show less

Where were you when you first read The Joy Luck Club? Treat yourself to one of the books that put Asian American writing on the American radar, and inspired one of the tear-jerking-ist movies, ever. Where were you when you first read The Joy Luck Club? Treat yourself to one of the books that put Asian American writing on the American radar, and inspired one of the tear-jerking-ist movies, ever. Show less

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Pachinko

Pachinko

by Lee, Min Jin

Book - 2017

Pachinko follows one Korean family through the generations, beginning in early 1900s Korea with Sunja, the prized daughter of a poor yet proud family, whose unplanned pregnancy threatens to shame them all. Pachinko follows one Korean family through the generations, beginning in early 1900s Korea with Sunja, the prized daughter of a poor yet proud family, whose unplanned pregnancy threatens to shame them all. Show less

Pachinko follows one Korean family through the generations, beginning in early 1900s Korea with Sunja, the prized daughter of a poor yet proud family, whose unplanned pregnancy threatens to shame them all. Pachinko follows one Korean family through the generations, beginning in early 1900s Korea with Sunja, the prized daughter of a poor yet proud family, whose unplanned pregnancy threatens to shame them all. Show less

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PBS Books: Amy Tan - Trailblazing American Women Writers Project Series

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Join PBS Books in celebrating acclaimed author of The Joy Luck Club and Bay Area-native, Amy Tan! Part of their Trailblazing American Women Writers Projec...Show more Join PBS Books in celebrating acclaimed author of The Joy Luck Club and Bay Area-native, Amy Tan! Part of their Trailblazing American Women Writers Project, PBS Books will host author Amy Tan in conversation with actress Tamlyn Tomita on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 5pm PST. Head to link for more info! Show less

Drawn Together

Drawn Together

by Lê, Minh

Picture Book - 2018

Drawn Together is the first collaboration between Minh Lê [LAY] and Dan Santat, and it received six starred reviews and won the APALA (Asian/Pacific Ameri...Show more Drawn Together is the first collaboration between Minh Lê [LAY] and Dan Santat, and it received six starred reviews and won the APALA (Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association) Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature in 2019. It was also on over 24 best-books-of-the-year lists in outlets like The Wall Street Journal and NPR. It’s been called everything from a “must have” to “phantasmagoric” by its reviewers and readers. Also available as an eBook. Show less

Drawn Together is the first collaboration between Minh Lê [LAY] and Dan Santat, and it received six starred reviews and won the APALA (Asian/Pacific Ameri...Show more Drawn Together is the first collaboration between Minh Lê [LAY] and Dan Santat, and it received six starred reviews and won the APALA (Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association) Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature in 2019. It was also on over 24 best-books-of-the-year lists in outlets like The Wall Street Journal and NPR. It’s been called everything from a “must have” to “phantasmagoric” by its reviewers and readers. Also available as an eBook. Show less

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PBS Books: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration

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In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, PBS Books presented a live discussion with author Minh Lê and illustrator Dan Santat about their book Drawn Together. Watch the replay here! In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, PBS Books presented a live discussion with author Minh Lê and illustrator Dan Santat about their book Drawn Together. Watch the replay here! Show less

Whale Rider

Whale Rider

DVD - 2017

A small Maori village faces a crisis when the heir to the leadership of the Ngati Konohi dies at birth and is survived only by his twin sister, Pai. Altho...Show more A small Maori village faces a crisis when the heir to the leadership of the Ngati Konohi dies at birth and is survived only by his twin sister, Pai. Although disregarded by her grandfather and shunned by the village people, twelve-year-old Pai remains certain of her calling and trains herself in the ways and customs of her people. With remarkable grace, Pai finds the strength to challenge her family and embraces a thousand years of tradition in order to fulfill her destiny. Based on the novel by Witi Ihimaera. Show less

A small Maori village faces a crisis when the heir to the leadership of the Ngati Konohi dies at birth and is survived only by his twin sister, Pai. Altho...Show more A small Maori village faces a crisis when the heir to the leadership of the Ngati Konohi dies at birth and is survived only by his twin sister, Pai. Although disregarded by her grandfather and shunned by the village people, twelve-year-old Pai remains certain of her calling and trains herself in the ways and customs of her people. With remarkable grace, Pai finds the strength to challenge her family and embraces a thousand years of tradition in order to fulfill her destiny. Based on the novel by Witi Ihimaera. Show less

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See You in the Cosmos

See You in the Cosmos

by Cheng, Jack

Book - 2018

An El Cerrito Library Tween Book Club Favorite: This heartbreakingly honest, refreshingly pure story is told by Alex Petroski (11 years old but at least 1...Show more An El Cerrito Library Tween Book Club Favorite: This heartbreakingly honest, refreshingly pure story is told by Alex Petroski (11 years old but at least 13 in responsibility years) who records his thoughts and daily experiences as he embarks on a journey across the country. Alex loves space, rockets, his mom, and his best friend/puppy Carl Sagan--named after the real-life astronomer who is also Alex's personal hero. Throughout his extended road trip, his destination changes as he befriends a number of quirky characters and learns secrets about his family. This book was absolutely astounding. It's written as a collection of Alex's recordings, but the purely narrative structure still manages to evoke an extremely genuine voice and a stunning range of emotion. I recommend this book to readers of any age. Adults and young adults alike will be enthralled just as much as the middle-grade audience it was written for. Also available as an eBook and eAudiobook. Show less

An El Cerrito Library Tween Book Club Favorite: This heartbreakingly honest, refreshingly pure story is told by Alex Petroski (11 years old but at least 1...Show more An El Cerrito Library Tween Book Club Favorite: This heartbreakingly honest, refreshingly pure story is told by Alex Petroski (11 years old but at least 13 in responsibility years) who records his thoughts and daily experiences as he embarks on a journey across the country. Alex loves space, rockets, his mom, and his best friend/puppy Carl Sagan--named after the real-life astronomer who is also Alex's personal hero. Throughout his extended road trip, his destination changes as he befriends a number of quirky characters and learns secrets about his family. This book was absolutely astounding. It's written as a collection of Alex's recordings, but the purely narrative structure still manages to evoke an extremely genuine voice and a stunning range of emotion. I recommend this book to readers of any age. Adults and young adults alike will be enthralled just as much as the middle-grade audience it was written for. Also available as an eBook and eAudiobook. Show less

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The Leavers

The Leavers

by Ko, Lisa

eBook - 2017

Deming is a child left behind by his mother Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, then adopted by two white parents and is renamed Daniel Wilkinson. Q...Show more Deming is a child left behind by his mother Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, then adopted by two white parents and is renamed Daniel Wilkinson. Questions abound: where is his birth mom, Polly? What is Denning's identity/place in this world? A standout debut from Lisa Ko. Show less

Deming is a child left behind by his mother Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, then adopted by two white parents and is renamed Daniel Wilkinson. Q...Show more Deming is a child left behind by his mother Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, then adopted by two white parents and is renamed Daniel Wilkinson. Questions abound: where is his birth mom, Polly? What is Denning's identity/place in this world? A standout debut from Lisa Ko. Show less

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Picture Us in the Light

Picture Us in the Light

by Gilbert, Kelly Loy

Book - 2018

Putting your own high school years in sharp focus perspective, Gilbert's novel tells what it's like growing up Asian American in Silicon Valley - the pressures, the expectations, the family. It's such a good read, but be armed with tissue. Putting your own high school years in sharp focus perspective, Gilbert's novel tells what it's like growing up Asian American in Silicon Valley - the pressures, the expectations, the family. It's such a good read, but be armed with tissue. Show less

Putting your own high school years in sharp focus perspective, Gilbert's novel tells what it's like growing up Asian American in Silicon Valley - the pressures, the expectations, the family. It's such a good read, but be armed with tissue. Putting your own high school years in sharp focus perspective, Gilbert's novel tells what it's like growing up Asian American in Silicon Valley - the pressures, the expectations, the family. It's such a good read, but be armed with tissue. Show less

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I Hotel

I Hotel

by Yamashita, Karen Tei

Downloadable Audiobook - 2011

The International Hotel housed low-income residents, many of whom were migrant laborers from the Philippines and China. Located at the edge of San Francis...Show more The International Hotel housed low-income residents, many of whom were migrant laborers from the Philippines and China. Located at the edge of San Francisco’s Chinatown, the hotel was slated for demolition to make room for “urban renewal." In the ten novellas that make up this experimental book, Yamashita reveals this period in time through the perspective of Bay Area Asian-American intellectuals. Show less

The International Hotel housed low-income residents, many of whom were migrant laborers from the Philippines and China. Located at the edge of San Francis...Show more The International Hotel housed low-income residents, many of whom were migrant laborers from the Philippines and China. Located at the edge of San Francisco’s Chinatown, the hotel was slated for demolition to make room for “urban renewal." In the ten novellas that make up this experimental book, Yamashita reveals this period in time through the perspective of Bay Area Asian-American intellectuals. Show less

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The Woman Warrior

The Woman Warrior

Memoirs of A Girlhood Among Ghosts

by Kingston, Maxine Hong

Book - 1976

An absolute classic from Bay Area writer Maxine Hong Kingston, a blend of autobiographical perspective and Chinese folktales, a first-generation-Chinese-American-woman's love letter to her world. An absolute classic from Bay Area writer Maxine Hong Kingston, a blend of autobiographical perspective and Chinese folktales, a first-generation-Chinese-American-woman's love letter to her world. Show less

An absolute classic from Bay Area writer Maxine Hong Kingston, a blend of autobiographical perspective and Chinese folktales, a first-generation-Chinese-American-woman's love letter to her world. An absolute classic from Bay Area writer Maxine Hong Kingston, a blend of autobiographical perspective and Chinese folktales, a first-generation-Chinese-American-woman's love letter to her world. Show less

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Chan Is Missing

Chan Is Missing

Streaming Video - 2014

Follows the adventures of two cabbies on their search through San Francisco's Chinatown for a mysterious character who has disappeared with $4000 of their...Show more Follows the adventures of two cabbies on their search through San Francisco's Chinatown for a mysterious character who has disappeared with $4000 of their money. Their quest to figure out what happened to Chan and their missing cash leads them on a humorous journey that illuminates the pitfalls of Chinese-Americans trying to assimilate into contemporary American society. Show less

Follows the adventures of two cabbies on their search through San Francisco's Chinatown for a mysterious character who has disappeared with $4000 of their...Show more Follows the adventures of two cabbies on their search through San Francisco's Chinatown for a mysterious character who has disappeared with $4000 of their money. Their quest to figure out what happened to Chan and their missing cash leads them on a humorous journey that illuminates the pitfalls of Chinese-Americans trying to assimilate into contemporary American society. Show less

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Dear Girls

Dear Girls

Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, and Advice for Living your Best Life

by Wong, Ali

Book - 2019

In this hilariously delightful memoir, comedian Ali Wong (of San Francisco!) shares the wisdom she's learned from a life in comedy and reveals stories fro...Show more In this hilariously delightful memoir, comedian Ali Wong (of San Francisco!) shares the wisdom she's learned from a life in comedy and reveals stories from her life off stage, including the brutal singles life in New York, reconnecting with her roots (and drinking snake blood) in Vietnam, tales of being a wild child growing up in San Francisco, and parenting war stories. Though addressed to her daughters, Ali Wong's letters are absurdly funny, surprisingly moving, and enlightening (and disgusting) for all. Show less

In this hilariously delightful memoir, comedian Ali Wong (of San Francisco!) shares the wisdom she's learned from a life in comedy and reveals stories fro...Show more In this hilariously delightful memoir, comedian Ali Wong (of San Francisco!) shares the wisdom she's learned from a life in comedy and reveals stories from her life off stage, including the brutal singles life in New York, reconnecting with her roots (and drinking snake blood) in Vietnam, tales of being a wild child growing up in San Francisco, and parenting war stories. Though addressed to her daughters, Ali Wong's letters are absurdly funny, surprisingly moving, and enlightening (and disgusting) for all. Show less

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Nature Gods and Tricksters of Polynesia

Nature Gods and Tricksters of Polynesia

Streaming Video - 2016

Many traditional Polynesian stories center around spirits of the natural world. Meet the supreme figures Ku and Hina, who have myriad subordinate versions...Show more Many traditional Polynesian stories center around spirits of the natural world. Meet the supreme figures Ku and Hina, who have myriad subordinate versions; Lono, who has power over seas, clouds, and storms; and Maui, an inveterate Trickster who brings many gifts to humanity. Show less

Many traditional Polynesian stories center around spirits of the natural world. Meet the supreme figures Ku and Hina, who have myriad subordinate versions...Show more Many traditional Polynesian stories center around spirits of the natural world. Meet the supreme figures Ku and Hina, who have myriad subordinate versions; Lono, who has power over seas, clouds, and storms; and Maui, an inveterate Trickster who brings many gifts to humanity. Show less

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Ash

Ash

by Lo, Malinda

Book - 2019

A wondrous retelling of the Cinderella fairytale, with a LGBT+ twist. If you like Ash, treat yourself to Huntress, also by Lo, also amazing. A wondrous retelling of the Cinderella fairytale, with a LGBT+ twist. If you like Ash, treat yourself to Huntress, also by Lo, also amazing. Show less

A wondrous retelling of the Cinderella fairytale, with a LGBT+ twist. If you like Ash, treat yourself to Huntress, also by Lo, also amazing. A wondrous retelling of the Cinderella fairytale, with a LGBT+ twist. If you like Ash, treat yourself to Huntress, also by Lo, also amazing. Show less

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

A Novel

by Vuong, Ocean

eBook - 2019

Do yourself a favor and add this stunning epistolary novel by Vietnamese-American poet Ocean Vuong to your TBR asap. Written in the form of a letter from...Show more Do yourself a favor and add this stunning epistolary novel by Vietnamese-American poet Ocean Vuong to your TBR asap. Written in the form of a letter from a Vietnamese American son to his illiterate mother, it will break your heart - if you can get past the beauty of the title. Show less

Do yourself a favor and add this stunning epistolary novel by Vietnamese-American poet Ocean Vuong to your TBR asap. Written in the form of a letter from...Show more Do yourself a favor and add this stunning epistolary novel by Vietnamese-American poet Ocean Vuong to your TBR asap. Written in the form of a letter from a Vietnamese American son to his illiterate mother, it will break your heart - if you can get past the beauty of the title. Show less

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