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• Ohana Style

  Food From Hawai'i, for Your Family

  Simeon, Sheldon,

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  Renowned chef, and a Top Chef fan favorite, Sheldon Simeon's new cookbook, Ohana Style, modernizes and puts his own spin on traditional Hawaiian dishes. Highlighting the myriad of cultures that influence Hawaiian cuisine, from Filipino, Japanese,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mahjong

  House Rules From Across the Asian Diaspora

  Wong, Nicole (Writer of Mahjong),

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  Mahjong originated in the 19th Century and has spread across the Asian disaspora since. It's popularity across cultures and generations is gaining traction and Nicole Wong's book is a great introduction to it, grounded in her family's own story.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fighting to Belong! Volume II, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History in the Twentieth Century

  Chu, Amy,

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  Four friends travel through time to experience key events in Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander history. Learn how these stories from across the world inform and enrich the American experience in this fun graphic novel format.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)

  Sutanto, Jesse Q.,

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  The second title in Jesse Sutanto's popular and well loved Vera Wong Mysteries, sweet and sleuthing tea house proprieter, Vera, is back and on the hunt for cases to help solve. Set in San Francisco's Chinatown, Vera defends herself against phone…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Another Word for Neighbor

  Krans, Angela Pham

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  A heartwarming picture book about intergenerational friendship, two chatty youngsters befriend introverted and elderly Han, who eventually opens up his heart to them and the wider community through memories of cooking pho with his late wife.

• I Dance

  Rañola, Diana,

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  In this simple and charming early reader book, traditional Filipino folk dances are introduced through beautifully illustrated costumes, props and settings. Each one features the different regions and eras that influenced each dance suite. From the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am Not Jessica Chen

  Liang, Ann,

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  In this body-swapping YA fiction novel, Chinese American high school senior, Jenna Chen, feels the pressure from her immigrant parents to be more like her perfect and popular Harvard-bound cousin, Jessica. When her wish comes true and Jenna becomes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Cambodia

  a Khmer Cookbook

  Yun, Nite,

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  More than a collection of Khmer recipes, Bay Area chef and restauranteur, Nite Yun, gives historical context to Khmer and Cambodian American cuisine, sharing her family's story from Cambodia's Golden Era to when they fled during the genocide in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tall Water

  Sindu, SJ,

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  Sixteen year old Nimmi yearns to visit the mother she never knew, who stayed behind in Sri Lanka during a war, while her overprotective father fled their homeland to raise Nimmi in South Dakota. When she stows away with her unknowing father who…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Barbed Wire Between Us

  Wenjen, Mia,

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  If you enjoyed George Takei's They Called Us Enemy, you'll enjoy this illustrated reverso poem about two young girls' parallel experiences being imprisoned in the same internment camp 80 years apart. A timely and important story that treads on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Happy Songkran Day!

  the Thai New Year Celebration

  Phumiruk, Dow,

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  In her excitement for celebrating the new year, Tida's experiences mishaps that eventually teach her about water as a symbol for ritual cleansing and forgiveness.

• The Misdirection of Fault Lines

  Gracia, Anna,

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  Three Asian American teens become roommates at the elite Bastille Tennis Academy, where they face challenges on and off the court. The chapters jump from each girls' perspective as they face their own challenges.

• Bad Asians

  a Novel

  Li, Lillian,

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  Unable to find jobs in the 2009 recession, four Chinese American high school friends find themselves moving back to their hometown. When they agree to participate in an old classmate's documentary, their honest opinions bite back as they're suddenly…Read moreRead more of this annotation