I'm not familiar with all of these but if the list is for Asian Pacific
American Heritage Month, then note that Dai Sijie is Chinese-French.
"Balzac" was originally written in French. Nicole Mones lived in China but
I don't believe she's ethnically Chinese. Decide how you want to define
what qualifies for inclusion. It will get muddier and muddier as authors of
all colors write beyond the boundaries of their ethnic heritage.
On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 10:17 AM Amy Geriak <ageriak@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Here are some other titles I received from posting the question on ALA
Think Tank on Facebook (There is some crossover, and not all books follow
the prompt exactly)
Angel de la Luna and the Fifth Glorious Mystery by M. Evelina Galang,
Lucy and Linh by Alice Pung (though she’s Australian),
The Fold by An Na,
Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi (though the character is starting
college),
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Dai Sijie
The Last Chinese Chef, by Nicole Mones
First they Killed my Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers, by Loung Ung
The Housekeeper and the Professor, by Yoko Ogawa
Amy
On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 10:14 AM Junia Ziblay <jziblay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
What a phenomenal list of books!
I've added them into a collection to celebrate Asian/Pacific American
Heritage Month and would like to invite you to use/edit/share this
collection
<https://collections.follettsoftware.com/collection/5cdc41ecd7a5600012df2e13?h=fa72be1d41f7f3576cb857b86c75e670709fc2fe87523f1e6f4b7336e9451af5>
.
If you would like to add any resources, please do (or send to me to do
so)...also, I'd be very grateful if you'd let me know if there's anything
that should NOT be there.
THANK YOU.
On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 1:26 PM Jess Garman <jgarman@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks so much!
On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 1:23 PM Tessa Gaddis <tgaddis@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
The Astonishing Color of After
<https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=astonishing-color-emily-x-r-pan-slj-review>
by
Emily X.R. Pan, Beautifully written
On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 12:54 PM Jung Ah Lee <
dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think Everything I Never Told You was used in one of our English
classes this year.
How about Severance by Ling Ma? I haven't read this one but it seems
to be very popular.
On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 12:31 PM Jung Ah Lee <jalee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I really enjoyed Everything I Never Told you by Celeste Ng. It's one
of my favorites. The main character's paternal grandparents are from
Asia.
It is *not *a book about suicide but it could seem like it. I also
enjoyed The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See. The main
character's
daughter gets adopted to somewhere in U.S. I can't remember if the main
character comes to U.S.
On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 11:34 AM Mei Yang <meiyang@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
A Tale for the Time Being is fantastic, but I thought the bullying
scenes were pretty horrific. There's always The Joy Luck Club by Amy
Tan.
Or, A Step from Heaven by An Na. If WWII and non-fiction would be an
option, maybe Farewell to Manzanar?
On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 10:03 AM Susan Bogas <
sbogas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
How about A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
ISBN: 9780670026630
Publication Date: 2013-03-12
This is a brilliant novel about a sixteen-year-old Japanese
American girl named Nao who struggles with her cultural identity and
experiences severe bullying and depression when she relocates from the
Silicon Valley to Tokyo. Nao develops her psychological strength
through a
bond she forms with her great-grandmother, Jiko, a Zen Buddhist nun.
Jiko
helps Nao navigate the challenges of being a teen in an era of
destructive
social media and relentless peer pressure and teaches her how to
cultivate
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HOw about Outrun the moon by Stacey Lee - not particularly
contemporary except in the themes, but based in SF and during the
earthquake, so will have connections to a lot of the kids.
Best - Sarah Murphy
On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 8:05 AM Jess Garman <jgarman@xxxxxxxx>
wrote:
* Forgot to mention that this is for 9th grade!
On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 8:03 AM Jess Garman <jgarman@xxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi All,
Our English Dept. Head is looking for the following to add to
our high school English curriculum. Any ideas would be so
appreciated!
1. Asian American main characters
2. Female protagonist
3. More contemporary than not -- at least something that will be
relatable to students
4. We used to teach The Namesake, but we need a female
protagonist, and, truthfully, we are filling a hole that is left by
The
Bluest Eye, so we need something with real levels of complexity,
which The
Namesake also doesn't have.
Thank you so much + happy almost summer!
Warmly,
Jess
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