Coming to America

An Asian American Reckoning

by Hong, Cathy Park

eBook - 2020

Drawing from personal experience, poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong examines America’s racialized consciousness. Daughter of Korean immigrants, her childh...Show more Drawing from personal experience, poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong examines America’s racialized consciousness. Daughter of Korean immigrants, her childhood experience contradicted that of America’s inclination for optimism -- A contradiction many first generation Americans share. Show less

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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

by Díaz, Junot

Book - 2007

According to the publisher, “Diaz immerses us in the tumultuous life of Oscar and the history of the family at large, rendering with genuine warmth and da...Show more According to the publisher, “Diaz immerses us in the tumultuous life of Oscar and the history of the family at large, rendering with genuine warmth and dazzling energy, humor, and insight the Dominican-American experience, and, ultimately, the endless human capacity to persevere in the face of heartbreak and loss.” Show less

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American Street

by Zoboi, Ibi Aanu

eBook - 2017

Fierce, lyrical, and sensitive, author Zoboi pulls from her own childhood as she transports us to present-day urban Detroit where fictional teenage Haitia...Show more Fierce, lyrical, and sensitive, author Zoboi pulls from her own childhood as she transports us to present-day urban Detroit where fictional teenage Haitian immigrant Fabiola is shocked by the rough urban environment as she faces a new life and a first love. Show less

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Good Talk

A Memoir in Conversations

by Jacob, Mira

Graphic Novel - 2018

Jacob's touching and often humorous graphic memoir immerses readers in her experience as a first-generation American. Prompted by questions asked by her s...Show more Jacob's touching and often humorous graphic memoir immerses readers in her experience as a first-generation American. Prompted by questions asked by her six-year-old son, she considers the mixed messages she received growing up while growing up, she dives into the tough conversations about race, sex, love, and family that seem to be unavoidable these days. Show less

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The Making of Asian America

by Lee, Erika

Downloadable Audiobook - 2015

A thoroughly researched and compelling history of the deep roots Asian Americans have in the United States. Tracing global journeys and new beginnings, es...Show more A thoroughly researched and compelling history of the deep roots Asian Americans have in the United States. Tracing global journeys and new beginnings, esteemed scholar Lee lays out the legacy of Asian immigrants over the centuries and how they’ve recast and changed Asian American life. Show less

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Everything I Never Told You

by Ng, Celeste

Book - 2014

A lyrical and poignant portrait of a mixed race Asian American family, facing racism and social isolation in 1970’s small-town Ohio. Told from each family...Show more A lyrical and poignant portrait of a mixed race Asian American family, facing racism and social isolation in 1970’s small-town Ohio. Told from each family member’s perspective, Ng expertly unravels the ways that we struggle to understand and feel close to those we love. Show less

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In the Country We Love

My Family Divided

by Guerrero, Diane

Book - 2016

TV star Diane Guerrero (Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin) delivers a touching and confessional memoir of what it is to be the child of undocume...Show more TV star Diane Guerrero (Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin) delivers a touching and confessional memoir of what it is to be the child of undocumented parents, hers being deported back to Columbia when she was 14. An advocate for undocumented immigrants, she writes a humanizing vignette of the collateral damage of America’s immigration policy. Show less

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The Ungrateful Refugee

What Immigrants Never Tell You

by Nayeri, Dina

Book - 2019

With compelling prose, Nayeri answers the question, “What is it like to be a refugee?” Facing violence and religious persecution during the 1980's Irania...Show more With compelling prose, Nayeri answers the question, “What is it like to be a refugee?” Facing violence and religious persecution during the 1980's Iranian revolution, her family settled in Oklahoma. Weaving her own vivid stories with those of other refugees, she reveals the plight of immigrants fleeing poverty and violence only to face suspicion and cruelty in their hew home. Show less

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They Called Us Enemy

by Takei, George

Graphic Novel - 2019

Actor George Takei presents a gripping tale of courage, loyalty, and love as he recounts the years of his childhood spent imprisoned in an American concentration camp during WWII in this beautiful graphic memoir. Actor George Takei presents a gripping tale of courage, loyalty, and love as he recounts the years of his childhood spent imprisoned in an American concentration camp during WWII in this beautiful graphic memoir. Show less

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Transcendent Kingdom

by Gyasi, Yaa

Book - 2020

Gyasi delivers a powerful vignette of a Ghanaian family living in Alabama grappling with depression, addiction, and grief in this beautifully written, heart-rending novel about faith, science, love, and family. Gyasi delivers a powerful vignette of a Ghanaian family living in Alabama grappling with depression, addiction, and grief in this beautifully written, heart-rending novel about faith, science, love, and family. Show less

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All You Can Ever Know

by Chung, Nicole

Downloadable Audiobook - 2018

Born to Korean parents, Chung was adopted at birth by a white couple in rural Oregon. As she aged, she wondered if the story of her coming to America was ...Show more Born to Korean parents, Chung was adopted at birth by a white couple in rural Oregon. As she aged, she wondered if the story of her coming to America was entirely true. With ardor, honesty, and keen insight, she recounts her search for her biological parents, which uncovered painful family secrets and surprising connections. Show less

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The Namesake

by Lahiri, Jhumpa

eBook - 2004

With enchanting prose, Lahiri weaves together the immigrant experience, conflicting cultures, challenges of assimilation, and embroiled ties between gener...Show more With enchanting prose, Lahiri weaves together the immigrant experience, conflicting cultures, challenges of assimilation, and embroiled ties between generations through the story of the Ganguli family as they transition from a tradition-bound life in Calcutta into Americans living in Cambridge, MA. Show less

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Behold the Dreamers

A Novel

by Mbue, Imbolo

eBook - 2016

As the lives of Cameroonian immigrants Jende and Neni entwine with those of his wealthy Manhattan-based employers, Clark and Cindy Edwards, Jende and Neni face undue pressures as they discover the American dream isn’t what it appears. As the lives of Cameroonian immigrants Jende and Neni entwine with those of his wealthy Manhattan-based employers, Clark and Cindy Edwards, Jende and Neni face undue pressures as they discover the American dream isn’t what it appears. Show less

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