Books for AAPI+ Heritage Month

AAPI+ mural at SBCC, east campus center patio.
May 01, 2025

May is Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Desi American Heritage Month! The Federal Asian Pacific American Council has chosen the theme of for 2025. Their website is full of historic and current resources for AAPI+ heritage month. Explore this amazing , poems, meditations, films, and other cultural nutrients for times like this curated with love by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. Check out some of our recent ebooks below and visit the library to browse our print book display. 

Recent AAPI+ eBooks: 
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    by Brandon Shimoda, 2024
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    by Wayne Au, 2024
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    by Nhi Ye虂虃n 膼o虄虃 Tra虁虃n, 2024
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    by Noriko Matsumoto, 2025
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    by Roy Vu, 2024
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    by Mitzi Asai Loftus and David Loftus, 2024
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    by Stephanie Choi, 2024
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    by Christina Vo and Nghia M. Vo, 2024
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    by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl, 2024
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    by SunAh M Laybourn, 2024
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    by Stacey Diane Ara帽ez Litam, 2025
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    by Mary Oishi, 2024
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    by Russell Thomas, 2024
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    by Patrick Moser, 2024
Recommended by AAPI+ Staff: 

  • by Michelle Zauner, 2021

  • by Jelte Rep, 2006

  • by Anthony Christian Ocampo, 2016

  • by Jay Caspian Kang, 2021

  • by Cathy Park Hong, 2020

  • by Jeff Yang, et al., 2022

  • by Ocean Vuong, 2022

  • by Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu, 2012
More AAPI+ eBooks:                                                                                                            
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    by Brandy Nalani McDougall, 2023
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    by Graham Russell Gao Hodges, 2023

  • by Andrew Wu, 2023

  • by John McCormick, 2023

  • by Palak Patel, 2023

  • by Seayoung Yim, 2023

  • by Scott A. Mitchell, 2023

  • by Eric L. Muller, 2023

  • by Arthur A. Hansen, 2023

  • by Kawika Guillermo, 2023

  • by Qin Sun Stubis, 2023

  • by Fae Myenne Ng, 2023

  • by Sam Louie, 2024

  • by Ana Maria Spagna, 2023

  • by Sam Nakahira, 2024

  • by Joy Schulz, 2023

  • by Yeonmi Park, 2023