A is for Asian American: An Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Alphabet

Our Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month blog journey continues!  This post focuses on the latest nonfiction AAPI titles.

A Is for Asian American: An Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Alphabet by Virginia Loh-Hagan
All About Vietnam: Projects & Activities for Kids: Learn about Vietnamese Culture with Stories, Songs, Crafts & Games by Phuoc Thi Minh Tran
Focus on Japanese American Incarceration by Ellott Smith
Hanmoji Handbook: Your Guide to the Chinese Language Through Emoji by Jason Li
A Life of Service: The Story of Senator Tammy Duckworth by Christina Soontornvat
My First Book of Mandarin: 800+ Words & Pictures by Timothy Tsai
Peace Is a Chain Reaction: How World War II Japanese Balloon Bombs Brought People of Two Nations Together by Tanya Lee Stone
The Rise (and Falls) of Jackie Chan by Kristen Mai Giang
Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake and Ansel Adams' Photographs Reveal about the Japanese American Incarceration by Elizabeth Partridge
Shapes, Lines and Light: My Grandfather's American Journey by Katie Yamasaki
She Persisted: Maya Lin by Grace Lin
She Persisted: Patsy Mink by Tae Keller
She Sang for India: How M.S. Subbulakshmi Used Her Voice for Change by Suma Subramaniam
The Snail by Emily Hughes
Ten Blocks to the Big Wok: A Chinatown Counting Book by Ying-Hwa Hu
Voices from Around the World: Pacific Islands series
     Fiji by Tarisi Vunidilo
     Hawai'i by Trisha Kēhaulani Watson-Sproat,
     New Zealand by Philippa Werry
     Samoa by Jane Va'afusuaga
     Tonga by Ruth Toumu'a
We Are Here: 30 Inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Have Shaped the United States by Naomi Hirahara
Yes We Will: Asian American Who Shaped This Country by Kelly Yang
Your Passport to Japan by Cheryl Kim



 

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