Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Reading List for Adults

6 Books Found

Filtered by 'Biography & Memoir'
  • All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir

    Growing up in Oregon, Nicole Chung always believed the story her white adoptive parents told about her Korean immigrant birth parents. As an adult—and a pregnant mother-to-be—Chung discovers that her biological family and origin story are more complicated than she knew.
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  • The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir

    This deeply intimate illustrated memoir depicts Bui's family in war-torn Vietnam, their escape to the U.S., and the lasting effects of displacement. Bui lays bare and embraces the sacrifices made to ensure a new life for future generations.
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  • Blame This on the Boogie

    Ayuyang chronicles growing up Filipino American in Pittsburgh, under the lights of disco and the silver screen in this colorful, exuberant graphic memoir.
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  • Dear Girls

    Full title: Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life | Stories from the comedian's college study abroad experience in Vietnam, her struggles to break into the entertainment business, and her observations on love, family, food, and motherhood.
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  • Fairest: A Memoir

    Journalist and editor Meredith Talusan tells her lifelong story of struggle and acceptance as an albino child in the Philippines, coming out at Harvard University, and later on, undergoing gender transition as an adult.
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  • Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations

    Jacob’s heartfelt graphic memoir invites readers into her life growing up as a first-generation American and examines questions about race, identity, politics, and love that she and her six-year-old son grapple with. Her use of photographic collage is particularly effective.
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