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Great Online Reads for Asian Pacific Heritage Month

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Santa Monica BiblioCommons Staff

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Modern classics, recent bestsellers, fiction and nonfiction titles reflecting the experiences of, or written by, Asian Pacific Islander Americans.

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Santa Monica BiblioCommons Staff

Santa Monica Public Library

23 items

23 items

Beautiful Country

Beautiful Country

A Memoir

by Wang, Qian Julie

eBook - 2021

An incandescent and heartrending memoir about Qian Julie Wang's five years living undocumented after immigrating with her parents from China to New York City in 1994. An incandescent and heartrending memoir about Qian Julie Wang's five years living undocumented after immigrating with her parents from China to New York City in 1994. Show less

An incandescent and heartrending memoir about Qian Julie Wang's five years living undocumented after immigrating with her parents from China to New York City in 1994. An incandescent and heartrending memoir about Qian Julie Wang's five years living undocumented after immigrating with her parents from China to New York City in 1994. Show less

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The Heart Principle

The Heart Principle

by Hoang, Helen

eBook - 2021

A woman struggling with burnout learns to embrace the unexpected--and the man she enlists to help her--in this sizzling new romance by bestselling author Helen Hoang. A woman struggling with burnout learns to embrace the unexpected--and the man she enlists to help her--in this sizzling new romance by bestselling author Helen Hoang. Show less

A woman struggling with burnout learns to embrace the unexpected--and the man she enlists to help her--in this sizzling new romance by bestselling author Helen Hoang. A woman struggling with burnout learns to embrace the unexpected--and the man she enlists to help her--in this sizzling new romance by bestselling author Helen Hoang. Show less

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Joan Is Okay

Joan Is Okay

A Novel

by Wang, Weike

eBook - 2022

Deceptively spare and quietly powerful, laced with sharp humor, Joan Is Okay touches on deeply resonant matters: being Chinese American right now, working...Show more Deceptively spare and quietly powerful, laced with sharp humor, Joan Is Okay touches on deeply resonant matters: being Chinese American right now, working in medicine at a high-stakes time, being a woman in a male-dominated workplace, and saying independent within a tight-knit family. Show less

Deceptively spare and quietly powerful, laced with sharp humor, Joan Is Okay touches on deeply resonant matters: being Chinese American right now, working...Show more Deceptively spare and quietly powerful, laced with sharp humor, Joan Is Okay touches on deeply resonant matters: being Chinese American right now, working in medicine at a high-stakes time, being a woman in a male-dominated workplace, and saying independent within a tight-knit family. Show less

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Minor Feelings

Minor Feelings

An Asian American Reckoning

by Hong, Cathy Park

eBook - 2020

How do we speak honestly about the Asian American condition--if such a thing exists? Poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong fearlessly and provocatively confro...Show more How do we speak honestly about the Asian American condition--if such a thing exists? Poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong fearlessly and provocatively confronts this thorny subject, blending memoir, cultural criticism, and history to expose the truth of racialized consciousness in America. Binding these essays together is Hong's theory of "minor feelings." Show less

How do we speak honestly about the Asian American condition--if such a thing exists? Poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong fearlessly and provocatively confro...Show more How do we speak honestly about the Asian American condition--if such a thing exists? Poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong fearlessly and provocatively confronts this thorny subject, blending memoir, cultural criticism, and history to expose the truth of racialized consciousness in America. Binding these essays together is Hong's theory of "minor feelings." Show less

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Sigh, Gone

Sigh, Gone

A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit in

by Tran, Phuc

Downloadable Audiobook - 2020

A high school Latin teacher and tattoo artist’s memoir about immigrating to small-town America from Vietnam and learning to fit in through reading, skateboarding, and punk rock. A high school Latin teacher and tattoo artist’s memoir about immigrating to small-town America from Vietnam and learning to fit in through reading, skateboarding, and punk rock. Show less

A high school Latin teacher and tattoo artist’s memoir about immigrating to small-town America from Vietnam and learning to fit in through reading, skateboarding, and punk rock. A high school Latin teacher and tattoo artist’s memoir about immigrating to small-town America from Vietnam and learning to fit in through reading, skateboarding, and punk rock. Show less

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Interior Chinatown

Interior Chinatown

by Yu, Charles

eBook - 2020

A deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, immigration, assimilation, and escaping the roles we are forced to play. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. A deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, immigration, assimilation, and escaping the roles we are forced to play. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. Show less

A deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, immigration, assimilation, and escaping the roles we are forced to play. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. A deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, immigration, assimilation, and escaping the roles we are forced to play. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. Show less

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Trust Exercise

Trust Exercise

A Novel

by Choi, Susan

eBook - 2019

Choi's fifth novel is the story of a first love between two high-achieving students and what happens when a charismatic teacher enters their lives. Winner of National Book Award. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. Choi's fifth novel is the story of a first love between two high-achieving students and what happens when a charismatic teacher enters their lives. Winner of National Book Award. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. Show less

Choi's fifth novel is the story of a first love between two high-achieving students and what happens when a charismatic teacher enters their lives. Winner of National Book Award. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. Choi's fifth novel is the story of a first love between two high-achieving students and what happens when a charismatic teacher enters their lives. Winner of National Book Award. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. Show less

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Searching for Sylvie Lee

Searching for Sylvie Lee

by Kwok, Jean

eBook - 2019

Suspense novel and immigrant family story, loosely based on the author's own experience. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby Suspense novel and immigrant family story, loosely based on the author's own experience. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby Show less

Suspense novel and immigrant family story, loosely based on the author's own experience. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby Suspense novel and immigrant family story, loosely based on the author's own experience. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby Show less

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Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls

Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls

A Memoir

by Madden, T Kira

eBook - 2019

Debut memoir about coming of age and reckoning with desire as a queer, biracial teenager in Florida. Debut memoir about coming of age and reckoning with desire as a queer, biracial teenager in Florida. Show less

Debut memoir about coming of age and reckoning with desire as a queer, biracial teenager in Florida. Debut memoir about coming of age and reckoning with desire as a queer, biracial teenager in Florida. Show less

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They Called Us Enemy

They Called Us Enemy

by Takei, George

eBook - 2019

Graphic novel memoir by actor/activist George Takei, about his childhood experience in an internment camp. Graphic novel memoir by actor/activist George Takei, about his childhood experience in an internment camp. Show less

Graphic novel memoir by actor/activist George Takei, about his childhood experience in an internment camp. Graphic novel memoir by actor/activist George Takei, about his childhood experience in an internment camp. 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

Winner of the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. Winner of the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. Show less

Winner of the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. Winner of the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. Show less

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Dear Girls

Dear Girls

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

by Wong, Ali

eBook - 2019

Memoir in the form of letters to her daughters; not for the faint of heart. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. Memoir in the form of letters to her daughters; not for the faint of heart. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. Show less

Memoir in the form of letters to her daughters; not for the faint of heart. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. Memoir in the form of letters to her daughters; not for the faint of heart. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. Show less

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Insurrecto

Insurrecto

by Apostol, Gina

eBook - 2018

Two women, a Filipino translator and an American filmmaker, go on a road trip in Duterte's Philippines, collaborating and clashing in the writing of a film script about a massacre during the Philippine-American War. Two women, a Filipino translator and an American filmmaker, go on a road trip in Duterte's Philippines, collaborating and clashing in the writing of a film script about a massacre during the Philippine-American War. Show less

Two women, a Filipino translator and an American filmmaker, go on a road trip in Duterte's Philippines, collaborating and clashing in the writing of a film script about a massacre during the Philippine-American War. Two women, a Filipino translator and an American filmmaker, go on a road trip in Duterte's Philippines, collaborating and clashing in the writing of a film script about a massacre during the Philippine-American War. Show less

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All You Can Ever Know

All You Can Ever Know

A Memoir

by Chung, Nicole

eBook - 2018

Transracial memoir about a Korean girl adopted into a white family. Also available as a streaming audiobook through Hoopla. Transracial memoir about a Korean girl adopted into a white family. Also available as a streaming audiobook through Hoopla. Show less

Transracial memoir about a Korean girl adopted into a white family. Also available as a streaming audiobook through Hoopla. Transracial memoir about a Korean girl adopted into a white family. Also available as a streaming audiobook through Hoopla. Show less

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The Kiss Quotient

The Kiss Quotient

by Hoang, Helen

eBook - 2018

This heartwarming contemporary romance features a protagonist with Asperger's. Also available as a streaming audiobook through Hoopla. This heartwarming contemporary romance features a protagonist with Asperger's. Also available as a streaming audiobook through Hoopla. Show less

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A Thousand Beginnings and Endings

A Thousand Beginnings and Endings

15 Retellings of Asian Myths and Legends

eBook - 2018

Fifteen authors of Asian descent reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia, in short stories ranging from fantasy to science fiction to contemporary, from romance to tales of revenge. Fifteen authors of Asian descent reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia, in short stories ranging from fantasy to science fiction to contemporary, from romance to tales of revenge. Show less

Fifteen authors of Asian descent reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia, in short stories ranging from fantasy to science fiction to contemporary, from romance to tales of revenge. Fifteen authors of Asian descent reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia, in short stories ranging from fantasy to science fiction to contemporary, from romance to tales of revenge. Show less

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The Best We Could Do

The Best We Could Do

An Illustrated Memoir

by Bui, Thi

eBook - 2017

Graphic novel memoir portraying the author's family's journey from war-torn Vietnam. Also available as an ebook on Hoopla. Graphic novel memoir portraying the author's family's journey from war-torn Vietnam. Also available as an ebook on Hoopla. Show less

Graphic novel memoir portraying the author's family's journey from war-torn Vietnam. Also available as an ebook on Hoopla. Graphic novel memoir portraying the author's family's journey from war-torn Vietnam. Also available as an ebook on Hoopla. Show less

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The Leavers

The Leavers

by Ko, Lisa

eBook - 2017

National Book Award finalist and 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. Also available as an ebook or streaming audiobook on Hoopla. National Book Award finalist and 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. Also available as an ebook or streaming audiobook on Hoopla. Show less

National Book Award finalist and 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. Also available as an ebook or streaming audiobook on Hoopla. National Book Award finalist and 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. Also available as an ebook or streaming audiobook on Hoopla. Show less

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Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

by Jaswal, Balli Kaur

Streaming Audiobook - 2017

After her father's death, Nikki takes a job teaching a creative writing course in the heart of the Punjabi community. When one of the women students bring...Show more After her father's death, Nikki takes a job teaching a creative writing course in the heart of the Punjabi community. When one of the women students brings a book of erotica to class, Nikki use it as the basis for helping these modest women unleash creativity by telling their own stories. Show less

After her father's death, Nikki takes a job teaching a creative writing course in the heart of the Punjabi community. When one of the women students bring...Show more After her father's death, Nikki takes a job teaching a creative writing course in the heart of the Punjabi community. When one of the women students brings a book of erotica to class, Nikki use it as the basis for helping these modest women unleash creativity by telling their own stories. Show less

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Pachinko

Pachinko

by Lee, Min Jin

eBook - 2017

An epic historical novel following a Korean family who eventually migrates to Japan. National Book Award Finalist. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. An epic historical novel following a Korean family who eventually migrates to Japan. National Book Award Finalist. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. Show less

An epic historical novel following a Korean family who eventually migrates to Japan. National Book Award Finalist. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. An epic historical novel following a Korean family who eventually migrates to Japan. National Book Award Finalist. Also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. Show less

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Little Fires Everywhere

Little Fires Everywhere

A Novel

by Ng, Celeste

eBook - 2017

Are you watching the series? This gripping, bestselling suspense novel is also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. Are you watching the series? This gripping, bestselling suspense novel is also available as a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive/Libby. Show less

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The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer

by Nguyen, Viet Thanh

eBook - 2015

Follows a Viet Cong agent as he spies on a South Vietnamese army general and his compatriots as they start a new life in 1975 Los Angeles. Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Always available on Hoopla as an ebook. Follows a Viet Cong agent as he spies on a South Vietnamese army general and his compatriots as they start a new life in 1975 Los Angeles. Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Always available on Hoopla as an ebook. Show less

Follows a Viet Cong agent as he spies on a South Vietnamese army general and his compatriots as they start a new life in 1975 Los Angeles. Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Always available on Hoopla as an ebook. Follows a Viet Cong agent as he spies on a South Vietnamese army general and his compatriots as they start a new life in 1975 Los Angeles. Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Always available on Hoopla as an ebook. Show less

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Wave

Wave

by Deraniyagala, Sonali

eBook - 2013

A memoir of grief that begins in Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004, when the author lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived. A memoir of grief that begins in Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004, when the author lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived. Show less

A memoir of grief that begins in Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004, when the author lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived. A memoir of grief that begins in Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004, when the author lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived. Show less

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