Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: What to Read, Listen To, and Watch
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a time to recognize and celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander’s contributions to the United States. It’s also an ideal month to further educate ourselves on the complex, under-discussed history of Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the US, and build strategies to help combat the abhorrent increase in hate crimes targeting these Americans.
With that, here are a few resources to help you continue your learning, and appreciate the incredible contributions Asian American and Pacific Islander activists, artists, and writers make to our society.
Articles
- A Letter To My Fellow Asian Women Whose Hearts Are Still Breaking, R.O. Kwon
- How To Support Your Asian Colleagues Right Now At Work, Monica Torres
- How To Stop the Dangerous Rise in Hatred Targeted at Asian Americans, Manjusha Kulkarni, Cynthia Choi, and Russell M. Jeung
- Why It Is Important to Know the Story of Filipino-American Larry Itliong, Gayle Romasanta
Non Fiction Books
- Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning, Cathy Park Hong
- The Myth Of The Model Minority, Rosalind S. Chou and Joe R. Feagin
- Strangers From A Different Shore: A History Of Asian Americans, Ronald Takaki
- Yellow Peril!: An Archive Of Anti-Asian Fear, John Kuo and Wei Tchen
Fiction Books
- The Gangster We Are Looking For, Le Thi Diem Thuy
- Interior Chinatown, Charles Yu
- Passage West: A Novel, Rishi Reddi
Podcasts
- Curbing Anti-Asian And Pacific Islander Hate, Julián Castro and Cynthia Choi
- N.Y. Rep. Grace Meng On Her Bill To Address Anti-Asian Hate Crimes, Mary Louise Kelly talks with Democratic Rep. Grace Meng
- Self Evident: Asian America’s Stories, Cathy Erway
- Asian Enough, Los Angeles Times
- Asian Americana, Quincy Surasmith
- The Bánh Mì Chronicles, Randy Kim
Documentaries
- American Revolutionary: The Evolution Of Grace Lee Boggs, Grace Lee
- Minding The Gap, Bing Liu
- Asian Americans, PBS
- Hate Is Learned: Tracing The History Of Anti-Asian violence In America, PBS
Films
- Minari, Lee Isaac Chung
- The Namesake, Mira Nair
- The Farewell, Lulu Wang
April 30, 2021