Asian Pacific American Stories For Children

White Plains NY

27 April, 2021

12:28 PM

Description

Press release from the White Plains Public Library: April 26, 2021 10:00 am | by Tata, Children's Librarian May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. The Library of Congress offers more context about this celebration here. Below, Trove Librarian Tata has curated a list of books that honor the experiences and contributions of Asian/Pacific Islander Americans. These stories highlight Asian/Pacific Islander American cultures, traditions, experiences and more–allowing us to share in our common humanity. The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf Library Catalog OverDrive Lizard's Tale by Weng Wei Chan Library Catalog OverDrive The Ocean Calls: A Haenyo Mermaid Story by Tina Cho Library Catalog OverDrive The Journal of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559, Mirror Lake Internment Camp by Barry Denenberg Library Catalog Nadia's Hands by Karen English Library Catalog Keep It Together, Keiko Carter by Debbi Michiko Florence Library Catalog OverDrive Hoopla Ho'onani: Hula Warrior by Heather Gale & Mika Song Library Catalog OverDrive Brother Rabbit: a Cambodian Tale by Minfong Ho Library Catalog Hush!: A Thai Lullaby by Minfong Ho Library Catalog Girl Giant and the Monkey King by Van Hoang Library Catalog OverDrive Yoshi's Feast by Kimiko Kajikawa Library Catalog Danbi Leads the School Parade by Anna Kim Library Catalog OverDrive The Paper Boat by Thao Lam Library Catalog Brother's Keeper by Julie Lee Library Catalog OverDrive Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business by Lyla Lee Library Catalog OverDrive Hoopla Woodpecker Girl by Chingyen Liu & I-Tsun Shiang Library Catalog Go to Sleep, Gecko! by Margaret Read MacDonald Library Catalog OverDrive The Firekeeper's Son by Linda Sue Park Library Catalog OverDrive Hoopla Nina Soni, Former Best Friend by Kashmira Sheth Library Catalog OverDrive Hoopla Grandmother School by Rina Singh Library Catalog OverDrive Hoopla 111 Trees: How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl by Rina Singh Library Catalog OverDrive Hoopla A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat Library Catalog OverDrive Suki's Kimono by Chieri Uegaki Library Catalog Hoopla Nine-in-One, Grr! Grr!: a Folktale From the Hmong People of Laos by Blia Xiong Library Catalog The Most Beautiful Thing by Kao Kalia Yang Library Catalog OverDrive Hoopla Front Desk by Kelly Yang Library Catalog OverDrive My Day with Gong Gong by Sennah Yee Library Catalog OverDrive This press release was produced by the White Plains Public Library. The views expressed are the author's own.