RECOMMENDED BOOKS BY APAS FACULTY
BRETT J. ESAKI RECOMMENDS: INTRODUCTIONS TO ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN STUDIES:
Ronald Takaki, Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans
Classic introduction to the history of Asian Americans
Erika Lee, The Making of Asian America: A History
New school introduction to the history of Asian Americans
Helen Zia, Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People
Lawyer for Vincent Chin and current Professor
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, Personal Justice Denied
Featuring the work of Tucson's own Carolyn Sugiyama Claussen
Mia Tuan, Forever Foreigners or Honorary Whites?
Sociological introduction to the push and pull of the stereotypes of the Model Minority and the Forever Foreigner
Lisa Lowe, Immigrant Acts
Introduction to the cultural mixture of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Cathy Schlund-Vials, K. Scott Wong, and Jason Oliver Chang, Asian America: A Primary Source Reader
Historical documents from the history of Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Asian Refugees
Jane N. Iwamura and Paul Spickard, Revealing the Sacred in Asian & Pacific America
Introduction to the religions and spirituality of APAs
LIST CREATED IN COORDINATION WITH UA BOOKSTORE (some currently on sale)
generally listed from younger to adult
Joanna Ho, Eyes That Kiss in the Corners
Children's book affirming Asian identity and beauty
Joanna Ho, Playing at the Border
Children's book about Yo-Yo Ma
Kristen Mai Giang, Last Flight
Children's book about the last flight out of Saigon
Marie Lu, Legend Trilogy
Young adult science fiction. Remade as comic book as well.
Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, Philip Wang, Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now
Influencers, writers, and authors chart moments in Asian American popular culture
Naomi Hirahara, with Smithsonian, We Are Here: 30 Inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Have Shaped the United States
Cathy Park Hong, Minor Feelings
Humorous essays about developing consciousness of an Asian American identity
Hua Hsu, Stay True
Memoir of an Asian American artist about coping after a friend's death
Eun Ji Koh, The Magical Language of Others: A Memoir
Translation of author's mother's letters who moved to South Korea, writing to her and brother in the United States
Isabel Yap, Never Have I Ever
Asian American science fiction
Christine Yano, Straight A's
Academic ethnography of Asian Americans at Harvard University
James Zarsadiaz, Resisting Change in Suburbia
Academic discussion of the transformation of an Asian American neighborhood in Los Angeles (East San Gabriel Valley)
WORKS BY RECENT VISITORS TO UA
Tamara Venit-Shelton, Herbs and Roots: A History of Chinese Doctors in the American Medical Marketplace
Traditional Chinese doctors in the USA
Tina Chen, Double Agency: Acts of Impersonation in Asian American Literature and Culture
How impersonation develop Asian Americans' senses of subjectivity
Renee Tajima-Pena, Asian Americans (5-part documentary)
Recent documentary released on PBS, https://www.reneetajimapena.com/asian-americans
RESOURCES
Asian Pacific American Student Affairs (APASA)
https://apasa.arizona.edu/
Asian American Faculty, Staff & Alumni Club (AAFSA)
https://arizonaalumni.com/club/asian-american-faculty-staff-alumni-aafsa-club
Asian Pacific American Advisory Council (APAAC)
https://diversity.arizona.edu/asian-pacific-american-advisory-council
Critical Languages Program
https://clp.arizona.edu/
Department of East Asian Studies
https://eas.arizona.edu/