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• Love, Queenie

  Merle Oberon, Hollywood's First South Asian Star

  Sen, Mayukh,

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  Her nomination for 'The Dark Angel' (1935) marked the first time the Academy recognized a performer of color—but no one knew it. Oberon was 'passing' for white.

• New Wave

  Rebellion and Reinvention in the Vietnamese Diaspora = Nơî Loan Và Tái Tao Trong Cọn̂g Đòn̂g Viẹt̂ Haỉ Ngoại

  Ai, Elizabeth,

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  Featuring essays from prominent Vietnamese scholars, critics, and stars, New Wave explores how music, fashion, and rebellion can be a force for healing.

• We the Gathered Heat

  Asian American and Pacific Islander Poetry, Performance, and Spoken Word

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  Features some of the brightest voices in contemporary poetry who challenge, expand, and illuminate the meaning of the label Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) in today's world.

• Giant Robot

  Thirty Years of Defining Asian American Pop Culture

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  A touchstone for generations of artists, musicians, creators, and collectors of all kinds in a pre-social media era. Nowhere else were pieces on civil rights activists running next to articles on skateboarding and Sriracha.

• Samoan Queer Lives

  McMullin, Dan Taulapapa,

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  Features 20 autobiographical stories from faʻafafine and LGBTQI Samoans based in Sāmoa, Amerika Sāmoa, Australia, Aotearoa NZ, Hawaiʻi and USA.

• Corky Lee's Asian America

  Fifty Years of Photographic Justice

  Lee, Corky, 1947-2021,

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  A selection of the best photographs from the late photojournalist's vast collection, from his start in New York’s Chinatown in the 1970s to his coverage of diverse Asian American communities across the country until his untimely passing in 2021.

• Out of Place

  the Lives of Korean Adoptee Immigrants

  Laybourn, SunAh M.,

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  The author examines the long-term journey of fellow adoptees, with a particular focus on the race-making process and the contradictions inherent to the model minority myth.

• Knowing Our Joy

  Planting Seads Anthology

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  A community-generated anthology in which Hmong, Lao, Viet, and Khmer elders share their strength, their inner peace, and what brings them joy.

• The Golden Screen

  the Movies That Made Asian America

  Yang, Jeff,

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  An in-depth look at the films that paved the way for 'The Joy Luck Club,' 'Crazy Rich Asians,' and many more, and the factors that played into their success.

• Koreatown Dreaming

  Stories & Portraits of Korean Immigrant Life

  Hahn, Emanuel,

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  Offers readers an intimate look into the lives of shopkeepers and small business owners in Los Angeles Koreatown.

• Asian Americans in An anti-Black World

  Kim, Claire Jean,

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  The construction of Asian Americans as not-white but above all not-Black has determined their positionality for nearly two centuries. How Asian Americans choose to respond to this status will help to define racial politics in the U.S. in the 21st…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Smithsonian Asian Pacific American History, Art, and Culture in 101 Objects

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  A thoughtful selection of 101 objects from across the Smithsonian’s vast holdings, ranging from a Hello Kitty bento box to the 'Fight the Virus, NOT the People' COVID-19 banner.

• Like Water

  a Cultural History of Bruce Lee

  Maeda, Daryl J.,

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  Unpacks Lee’s global impact, linking his legendary status as a martial artist, actor, and director to his continual traversals across the newly interconnected Asia and America.

• Tabemasho!

  Let's Eat : a Tasty History of Japanese Food in America

  Asakawa, Gil, 1957-

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  Explores how Japanese food has evolved in the US from an exotic and mysterious—even 'gross'—cuisine to the peak of culinary popularity.

• Uncle Rico's Encore

  Mostly True Stories of Filipino Seattle

  Bacho, Peter,

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  Collection of autobiographical essays that center the experiences of the Pinoy generation that grew up in Seattle’s multiethnic neighborhoods from the 1950s to 1970s.

• Nisei Radicals

  the Feminist Poetics and Transformative Ministry of Mitsuye Yamada and Michael Yasutake

  Fujino, Diane Carol,

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  Examines the siblings' half century of dedication to global movements, as they rejected the 'quiet American' stereotype and fought to dismantle systems of injustice.

• Whiter

  Asian American Women on Skin Color and Colorism

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  Heartfelt personal accounts on their experiences with skin color bias, from being labeled 'too dark' to becoming empowered to challenge beauty standards.