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• AUTHORITY

  ESSAYS

  Chu, Andrea Long, 1992-

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  A bold, provocative collection of essays on one of the most urgent questions of our What is authority when everyone has an opinion on everything?

• Asian American History

  Ling, Huping, 1956-

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  A comprehensive survey, Asian American History places Asian immigration to America in international and domestic contexts, and explores the significant elements that define Asian America: imperialism and global capitalist expansion, labor and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Songs on Endless Repeat

  Essays and Outtakes

  So, Anthony Veasna, 1992-2020,

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  By the New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning AFTERPARTIES comes a collection like none other: sharply funny, emotionally expansive essays and linked short fiction exploring family, queer desire, pop culture, and race.

• Local

  a Memoir

  Machado, Jessica,

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  Born and raised in Hawai'i by a father whose ancestors are indigenous to the land and a mother from the American South, Jessica Machado wrestles with what it means to be "local."

• Making a Scene

  Wu, Constance, 1982-

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  A powerful and poignant book by Crazy Rich Asians and Fresh Off the Boat star Constance Wu about family, romance, sex, shame, trauma, and how she found her voice on stage.

• Sisters of Mokama

  the Pioneering Women Who Brought Hope and Healing to India

  Thottam, Jyoti,

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  The never-before-told story of six intrepid Kentucky nuns, their journey to build a hospital in the poorest state in India, and the Indian nurses whose lives would never be the same.

• Time Is a Mother

  Vuong, Ocean, 1988-

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  Time Is a Mother moves outward and onward, in concert with the themes of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, as Vuong continues, through his work, his profound exploration of personal trauma, of what it means to be the product of an American war in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rise

  a Pop History of Asian America From the Nineties to Now

  Yang, Jeff,

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  RISE' is a love letter to and for Asian Americans--a vivid scrapbook of voices, emotions, and memories from an era in which [their] culture was forged and transformed, and a way to preserve both the headlines and the intimate conversations that have…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Magical Language of Others

  a Memoir

  Koh, EJ, 1988-

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  The Magical Language of Others is a fearless and poetic mind grappling with forgiveness, reconciliation, legacy, and intergenerational trauma-conjuring an epic saga and love story between mothers and daughters spanning four generations.

• Sigh, Gone

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

  Tran, Phuc, 1974-

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  In 1975, during the fall of Saigon, Phuc Tran immigrated to America with his family, landing in small town Pennsylvania. He navigated the push and pull of finding and accepting himself despite the challenges of immigration, feelings of isolation,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Crying in H Mart

  A Memoir

  Zauner, Michelle

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  From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity.

• Be Water, My Friend

  the Teachings of Bruce Lee

  Lee, Shannon, 1969-

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  Bruce Lee's daughter illuminates her father's most powerful life philosophies--demonstrating how martial arts are a perfect metaphor for personal growth, and how we can practice those teachings every day. "Empty your mind; be formless, shapeless…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fairest

  a Memoir

  Talusan, Meredith,

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  A heartrending immigrant memoir and a uniquely intersectional coming-of-age story of a life lived in duality and the in-between, and how one navigates through race, gender, and the search for love.

• Minor Feelings

  An Asian American Reckoning

  Hong, Cathy Park,

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  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. .

• An American Family

  a Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice

  Khan, Khizr, 1950-

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  The oldest of ten children born to farmers in Pakistan, Khan was a university student who read the Declaration of Independence and was awestruck by what might be possible in life. He and his wife instilled in their children the ideals that brought…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Best We Could Do

  An Illustrated Memoir

  Bui, Thi,

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  The author describes her experiences as a young Vietnamese immigrant, highlighting her family's move from their war-torn home to the United States in graphic novel format. 2018 Eisner Award Nominee for Best Reality-Based Work. 2018 Harvey Award…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Eat a Peach

  a Memoir

  Chang, David, 1977-

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  The chef behind Momofuku and star of Netflix's Ugly Delicious gets uncomfortably real in his debut memoir.

• Good Talk

  a Memoir in Conversations

  Jacob, Mira, 1973-

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  Like many six-year-olds, Mira Jacob's half-Jewish, half-Indian son, Z, has questions about everything. At first they are innocuous enough, but as tensions from the 2016 election spread from the media into his own family, they become much, much more…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Last Boat Out of Shanghai

  the Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution

  Zia, Helen,

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  The dramatic, real-life stories of four young people caught up in the mass exodus of Shanghai in the wake of China's 1949 Communist Revolution—a precursor to the struggles faced by emigrants today.

• All You Can Ever Know

  a Memoir

  Chung, Nicole,

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  Chung investigates the mysteries and complexities of her transracial adoption in this chronicle of unexpected family for anyone who has struggled to figure out where they belong.