2024 Adult Asian Pacific American Heritage

 

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1. The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir

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Author:
Bui, Thi
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
Formats:
Graphic Novel, OverDrive eBook
Description:

National bestseller
2017 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Finalist
ABA Indies Introduce Winter / Spring 2017 Selection
Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Spring 2017 Selection
ALA 2018 Notable Books Selection
An intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family's journey from war-torn Vietnam, from debut author Thi Bui.

This beautifully illustrated and emotional story is

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2. From a whisper to a rallying cry: the killing of Vincent Chin and the trial that galvanized the Asian American movement

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Author:
Yoo, Paula
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Louisville Adult NonFiction
TEEN 305.895 YOO
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A compelling account of the murder of Vincent Chin, the verdicts that took America's Asian American community to the streets in protest of injustice, and the civil rights trial that followed. In 1982 America, Japanese car companies were on the rise and believed to be putting American autoworkers out of their jobs. Anti-Asian American sentiments simmered, especially in Detroit. A bar fight turned fatal, leaving Vincent Chin—a Chinese-American man—beaten...

3. They Called Us Enemy

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Author:
Takei, George
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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The New York Times bestselling graphic memoir from actor/author/activist George Takei returns in a deluxe edition with 16 pages of bonus material! Experience the forces that shaped an American icon — and America itself — in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love. George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his magnetic performances, sharp wit, and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before

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4. A thousand beginnings and endings: 15 retellings of Asian myths and legends

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Louisville Teen Fiction
TEEN OH
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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.

5. Uprooted: the Japanese American experience during World War II

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Author:
Marrin, Albert
Average Rating:
5 stars
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On the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor comes a harrowing and enlightening look at the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.