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Oh wow, woefully absent from any of my recommendations. I was pretty focused and particular subset of AAPI... but here are a few in that category that I would recommend.We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
Girls Burn Brighter
Ok, friends. I posted this on facebook/insta a while back, but never had the time/energy/whatnot to do so here.This was created by user @vanreads on instagram (not me).
Books with Commentary on Race/Identity
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
The Sympathizer
Interior Chinatown
The Equity Myth: Racialization and Indigeneity at Canadian Universities
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping
Books with Asian Feminism
White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color
Asian American Feminisms and Women of Color Politics
Know My Name
More Than Serving Tea: Asian American Women on Expectations, Relationships, Leadership and Faith
Whiter: Asian American Women on Skin Color and Colorism
Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars
Books with Immigrant Experiences
Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada’s Chinese Restaurants
The Son of Good Fortune
How to Pronounce Knife
Nights When Nothing Happened
Front Desk
The Most Beautiful Thing
Books with Asian Histories
The Garden of Evening Mists
Pachinko
The Mountains Sing
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
Green Island
How We Disappeared
Books with Asian American Histories
The Making of Asian America: A History
Obasan
Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans
How Much of These Hills Is Gold
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
The Jade Peony
Books with Diaspora Experiences
Yolk
Patron Saints of Nothing
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ghost Forest
Two Trees Make a Forest: Travels Among Taiwan's Mountains & Coasts in Search of My Family's Past
Little Gods
And I'll add my own category- Asian adopted Expereinces
All You Can Ever Know
A Long Way Home
I fully endorse Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows a terrific read. Also the Purveen Mistry historic mysteries by Sujata Massey, and the recent Edgar nominee Murder in Old Bombay. A Fine Balance and other works of Rohinton Mistry.
@Joi - Korean adoption immigrant recommendation from me: Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home: a memoir.
@joi - thanks for sharing, great list with a variety of genre options!
For a look at early American Racism against the Chinese, and the Chinese Exclusion Act, I recommend these historical fiction books.Paper Wife
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk
Wow I missed a lot of interesting posts in the last two months while I was working. I'll try to jump in on one of the buddy reads. I was planning to read The Sympathizer soon, and I'd like to read The Djinn Patrol, and book #2 in the Purveen Mistry series. I also want to read Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China for a history goal. I was even thinking I might return to China next month if there is a relevant tag.
NancyJ wrote: "Wow I missed a lot of interesting posts in the last two months while I was working. I'll try to jump in on one of the buddy reads. I was planning to read The Sympathizer soon, and I'd like to rea..."
I think Interior Chinatown is tagged China and it is short and a quick read.
Joi wrote: "Ok, friends. I posted this on facebook/insta a while back, but never had the time/energy/whatnot to do so here.This was created by user @vanreads on instagram (not me).
Books with Commentary on ..."
This is a great list! I have two of the Asian history novels here right now. One I just wanted to read and the writing is excellent (The Mountains Sing) and the other is for a group read (Pachinko)
It's bothering me, because I know I have read at least one Asian adopted experience book but cannot for the life of me remember the name of it. I am putting the two you mentioned on my want to read shelf. I am sure I have mentioned that two of my brothers were adopted, so adoption has always been close to my heart. We didn't since now it's very hard to adopt and we had children naturally. One of my brothers was first a foster brother with an elder birth sibling in town plus is gay, so he had some identity issues- he was born in the mid-1960s, but neither had the same experience you did.
@Theresa, Trail of Crumbs is already on my TBR :)Also adding Crying in H Mart as a AAPI to-read. I am just starting this one now and it seriously making me crave Korean food.
Joi wrote: "@Theresa, Trail of Crumbs is already on my TBR :)Also adding Crying in H Mart as a AAPI to-read. I am just starting this one now and it seriously making me crave Korean food."
I wanna read that too! But I will not have time to fit it in anytime soon. :(
Barnes & Noble is having a huge historical fiction ebook sale ... from Lindsey Davis historical mysteries to books like Women of the Silk. Many familiar authors, prices in $1.99 and up.You can read on any device as long as you download the free Nook app.
I just read about this new graphic novel on New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/bo...
Looks like it comes out next Tuesday.
Thanks for all the great suggestions! I may need to make it AAPI year since this month is already so booked (pun unintended).
Meli wrote: "I just read about this new graphic novel on New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/bo...
Looks like it comes out next Tuesday."
Looks interesting! I've put a hold on it at my library (I'm 3rd).
annapi wrote: "Looks interesting! I've put a hold on it at my library (I'm 3rd)."Awesome!
I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Karin wrote: "Joi wrote: "Ok, friends. I posted this on facebook/insta a while back, but never had the time/energy/whatnot to do so here.This was created by user @vanreads on instagram (not me).
Books with Co..."
For the book about Asian adoption, are you thinking of Anne Tyler's Digging to America?
Robin P wrote: "Karin wrote: "Joi wrote: "Ok, friends. I posted this on facebook/insta a while back, but never had the time/energy/whatnot to do so here.This was created by user @vanreads on instagram (not me).
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No, and it's something I read some years ago, so am unlikely to remember it, but I have must marked that one want to read.
Without planning it this way, my AAPI reading is extending into June and almost exclusively centered on India and its diaspora. Only exception seems to be How Much of These Hills Is Gold. I read Interpreter of Maladies which is just a jewelbox. I also read an historic espionage thriller Jack of Spies that had quite a bit of WWI history and India's alliances dictated by desire to break from British rule. Ghandi even shows up briefly. Now I am reading When Dimple Met Rishi and will be starting A Suitable Boy.
It is fun to fall down these rabbit holes. This one just happens to be lined with marigolds and scented with curry.
Karin wrote: "Joi wrote: "Ok, friends. I posted this on facebook/insta a while back, but never had the time/energy/whatnot to do so here.This was created by user @vanreads on instagram (not me).
Books with Co..."
Could the other book be The Tenth Muse?
NancyJ wrote: "Karin wrote: "Joi wrote: "Ok, friends. I posted this on facebook/insta a while back, but never had the time/energy/whatnot to do so here.This was created by user @vanreads on instagram (not me).
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No. It wasn't anything popular or famous, I suspect.
A book I read a few years ago was written by a korean adoptee into a southern American family - white - which I highly recommend. It's a memoir Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home: a memoir that's about author's search for identity that led her on quite an interesting journey, including a long affair with the founder of L'Occitane and Oliviers (fancy olive oils).
If the cultural tag wins in August, which Asian or Indian diaspora books do you plan to read? I bought Women of Silk in May (thanks Theresa for the heads up).
I also have (or will soon have):
Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri (I loved Interpreter of Maladies)
The Garden of Evening Mists
The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata Massey
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
I could really go for a good immigrant experience story as well.
NancyJ wrote: "If the cultural tag wins in August, which Asian or Indian diaspora books do you plan to read? I bought Women of Silk in May (thanks Theresa for the heads up).
I also have (or will soon have):
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Most of the books on my tbr for cultural are not AAPI reads, so if I can't get to it this month I think I might read [book:Disappearing Earth|34563821] as cultural.
Meli wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "If the cultural tag wins in August, which Asian or Indian diaspora books do you plan to read? I bought Women of Silk in May (thanks Theresa for the heads up).
I also have (or will..."
It's a great choice. Many of the chapters in Disappearing Earth focused on indigenous characters. Some of the characters have stayed in my thoughts a long time, even one that I thought was irrelevant at the time. (The whole book is like a series of short story character studies.)
I am finishing up Last Night at the Telegraph Club which I highly recommend. Cute YA romance that will fit the YA or cultural tag.
I watched "Minari" several weeks ago and really enjoyed it. So interesting to see Steven Yeun in something other than "The Walking Dead". What a fine actor.I just finished reading "Interior Chinatown" which I also enjoyed very much and recommend it highly.
Ellen wrote: "I watched "Minari" several weeks ago and really enjoyed it. So interesting to see Steven Yeun in something other than "The Walking Dead". What a fine actor.I just finished reading "Interior Chinat..."
I loved both that movie and book!
Steven Yeun is such a freakin BABE! 😍
I also finally watched Minari, only cried a little!
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I read and have quite a few books in my TBR set in India or addressing the Indian diaspora. I came slowly to an intense interest in that part of the world, initially as the result of friends made on a Nile cruise 25 or more years ago, and most recently after an exceptional textile trip to India with Eat Your Heart Out Tours eyhotours.com. You might see another posted this month.