May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.  Read one of these books and learn about the many cultures and histories that make up the AAPI community.

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White Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn Bracht
For fans of Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko and Lilac Girls, the heartbreaking history of Korea is brought to life in this deeply moving and redemptive debut that follows two sisters separated by World War II.
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Last Boat Out of Shanghai by Helen Zia
The dramatic real life stories of four young people caught up in the mass exodus of Shanghai in the wake of China’s 1949 Communist revolution—a precursor to the struggles faced by emigrants today.
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If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
A  debut novel set in contemporary Seoul, Korea, about four young women making their way in a world defined by impossible standards of beauty, after-hours room salons catering to wealthy men, ruthless social hierarchies, and K-pop mania.
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How Much of These Hills Is Gold is a haunting adventure story, a sibling story, and the announcement of a new voice in literature. On a broad level, it explores race in an expanding country and the question of where immigrants are allowed to belong. But page by page, it’s about the memories that bind and divide families, and the yearning for home.
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What We Carry by Maya Shanbhag Lang
Maya Shanbhag Lang grew up idolizing her brilliant mother, an accomplished physician who immigrated to the United States from India and completed her residency all while raising her children and keeping a traditional Indian home. What We Carry is a memoir about mothers and daughters, lies and truths, receiving and giving care, and how we cannot grow up until we fully understand the people who raised us. It is an examination of the weight we shoulder as women and an exploration of how to finally set our burdens down.
-Annotations from the publishers

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