Asian Pacific American Authors

In 1977, bills were introduced in the U.S. Senate and House to recognize Asian Pacific Americans; and in 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a joint resolution proclaiming the annual celebration. In 1990, President George H.W. Bush designated May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.

At the St. Charles Public Library, we celebrate by recognizing Asian Pacific American authors. Here is a selected list of Asian Pacific American authors and their works. Click on this link for more information on Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.

Fiction

Edinburgh by Alexander Chee 

Troublemaker and Other Saints by Christina Chiu 

A Person of Interest by Susan Choi 

Long for this World by Sonya Chung

The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies 

The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai 

As Sweet as Honey by Indira Ganesan

Toxicology by Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn 

World and Town by Gish Jen

Nanjing Requiem by Ha Jin

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri 

The Surrendered by Chang-rae Lee

The Collective by Don Lee

Joss and Gold by Shirley Lim

God of Luck by Ruthanne Lum McCunn 

In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin

Miss New India by Bharati Mukherjee 

The Tapestries by Kien Nguyen 

The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth L. Ozeki 

We Should Never Meet: Stories by Aimee Phan

Dreams of Joy by Lisa See 

Invisible Gardens by Julie Shigekuni

Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan 

The Black Isle by Sandi Tan

Bitter in the Mouth by Monique T.D. Truong

A Hundred Flowers by Gail Tsukiyama

Behold the Many by Lois-Ann Yamanaka 

Nonfiction

Uncle Swami: South Asians in America Today byVijay Prashad
305.895 PRA

Asian-American Writers, Harold Bloom, ed.
810.9895 ASI

Yeh Yeh’s House by Evelina Chao 
813.54 CHA

My Mom Is a Fob: Earnest Advice in Broken English from Your Asian-American Mom by Teresa Wu and Serena Wu
 818.6 WU

The Lotus Singers: Short Stories from Contemporary South Asia, Trevor Carolan, ed.
823.0108

Turning Japanese: Memoirs of a Sansei by David Mura 
915.20448 MUR

On Gold Mountain: The 100-Year Odyssey of a Chinese-American Family by Lisa See
929.2089951 SEE

I Love a Broad Margin to My Life by Maxine Hong Kingston 
811.54 KIN

Asian American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia
REF 973.049503 ASI VOL. 1 & 2

Brotherhood: Dharma, Destiny, and the American Dream by Deepak Chopra and Sanjiv Chopra
(On order – no call number yet)

This list was created by the St. Charles Public Library

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