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Adult Fiction & Nonfiction for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 2025 |
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Rental House by Weike WangMarried couple Keru and Nate -- one the daughter of Chinese immigrants, the other from a white working-class family -- find themselves incorporating their families into two carefully planned vacations, with disastrous results.
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I Leave It Up To You by Jinwoo ChongJack awakens from a two-year coma to an unfamiliar world, so he returns to Korean American enclave Fort Lee, New Jersey, to work at his parents' restaurant, spar with his alcoholic brother, connect with the male nurse who cared for him, and become an underqualified sage to his teenage nephew.
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Masqueradeby Mike FuNewly single Meadow Liu is house-sitting for his friend, artist Selma Shimizu, when he stumbles upon The Masquerade, a translated novel about a masked ball in 1930s Shanghai. The author's name is the same as Meadow's own in Chinese, Liu Tian -- a coincidence that proves to be the first of many strange happenings...
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Homeseeking by Karissa ChenFrom World War II to 2008, this historical novel follows one couple across sixty years as world events pull them together and apart, illuminating the Chinese diaspora and exploring what it means to find home far from your homeland.
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The Family Recipe by Carolyn HuynhDuc Tran, the eccentric founder of the Vietnamese sandwich chain Duc's Sandwiches, has decided to retire. With the help of the shady family lawyer, Duc informs his five estranged adult children that to receive their inheritance, his four daughters must revitalize run-down shops in old-school Little Saigon locations across America: Houston, San Jose, New Orleans, and Philadelphia--within a year. But if the first-born (and only) son, Jude, gets married first, everything will go to him.
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Connie : a memoir by Connie ChungIn this witty and definitive memoir, the trailblazing journalist recounts her groundbreaking career as the first Asian woman in U.S. television news, detailing her experiences with sexism, her major stories and her behind-the-scenes challenges and triumphs.
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A man of two faces : a memoir, a history, a memorial by Viet Thanh NguyenExploring the necessity of both forgetting and of memory, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author expands the genre of personal memoir by acknowledging larger stories of refugeehood, colonization and ideas about Vietnam and America as well as a deep emotional openness about his life as a father and a son.
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Mahjong : House Rules from Across the Asian Diaspora by Nicole WongFor many third-culture kids in the Asian diaspora, the sight and sound of clacking mahjong tiles conjures deep-seated memories. Whether you are looking to reconnect with the game, pick up a new hobby, or introduce others to a favorite pastime, Nicole Wong's book is a step-by-step guide to mahjong for new and seasoned players alike.
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Noodles, rice, and everything spice : a Thai comic book cookbook by Christina De WitteShowcasing real Thai food from the country's distinct culinary regions, an all-female, all-Thai team presents easy-to-follow comic book panels for 50 recipes and stories that share the secrets to making these dynamic, flavorful Thai dishes at home.
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