Chinese/Chinese American

From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement

by Paula Yoo

Age 13 or older

Themes: Award Winner, Award Winner: Youth Media Awards 2022, Discrimination: Racial, Genre: Historical

From Little Tokyo, With Love

by Sarah Kuhn

Age 14 or older

Themes: Adoption, Cross-Group Dating, Cross-Group Friendship, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend

Front Desk (Front Desk Series #1)

by Kelly Yang

Age 09 or older

Themes: Audiobook, Discrimination: Racial, Education & Literacy, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Immigrant: Economic, Multilingual Character, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Recommended: Counterpoint to AAPI Hate

Ginger and Chrysanthemum

by Kristen Mai Giang

Age 04 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Grandfather Counts

by Andrea Cheng

Age 04 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generational Differences: Language, Multiracial Identity
Grandpa Grumps

Grandpa Grumps

by Katrina Moore

Age 04 or older

Themes: Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences: Language

Grumpy New Year

by Katrina Moore

Age 04 or older

Themes: Celebrations: Lunar New Year, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Visiting Home Country, Welcoming by Individual

Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty)

by Diana Ma

Age 13 or older

Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Himawari House

by Harmony Becker

Age 14 or older

Themes: Award Winner: Youth Media Awards 2023, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Multilingual Character, Multiracial Identity

How We Say I Love You

by Nicole Chen

Age 03 or older

Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience

I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story

by Martha Brockenbrough

Age 04 or older

Themes: Citizenship, Detention, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Generation: 1st

I Am Golden

by Eva Chen

Age 04 or older

Themes: Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience

In the Beautiful Country

by Jane Kuo

Age 08 or older

Themes: Coming of Age, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Discrimination: Language Ability, Family Relationship: Parents, Immigrant: Economic, Multilingual Character, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience

It’s Not Like It’s A Secret

by Misa Sugiura

Age 12 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Dating, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Parents, LGBTQIA+

Jenny Mei Is Sad

by Tracy Subisak

Age 04 or older

Themes: Award Winner, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Friendship, Educator Resource, Mental Health

Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu

by Maisie Chan

Age 08 or older

Themes: Audiobook, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 2nd, Mental Health, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing

Key Player (Front Desk Series #4)

by Kelly Yang

Age 08 or older

Themes: Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Sports, The Arts, Welcoming by School

Ling and Ting series

by Grace Lin

Age 06 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Family Relationship: Siblings, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Living with Viola

by Rosena Fung

Age 09 or older

Themes: Canadian Connection, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Love, Decoded

by Jennifer Yen

Age 12 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Dating, Cross-Group Friendship, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Lucy and Linh

by Alice Pung

Age 12 or older

Themes: Education & Literacy, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st

Luli and the Language of Tea

by Andrea Wang

Age 04 or older

Themes: Education & Literacy, Engagement Tool: Video, Family Relationship: Parents, Multilingual Character, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Welcoming by Individual

Luna y su riquisimo dim sum/Luna’s Yum Yum Dim Sum

by Natasha Yim

Age 03 or older

Themes: Bilingual Book: Spanish/English, Family Relationship: Siblings, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Luna’s Yum Yum Dim Sum

by Natasha Yim

Age 03 or older

Themes: Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Siblings

Lupe Wong No Baila

by Donna Barba Higuera

Age 08 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Non-English Book: Spanish, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend
Lupe Wong Won't Dance

Lupe Wong Won’t Dance

by Donna Barba Higuera

Age 08 or older

Themes: Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend

Maizy Chen’s Last Chance

by Lisa Yee

Age 08 or older

Themes: Audiobook, Award Winner: Youth Media Awards 2023, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents

Mama and Papa Have a Store

by Amelia Lau Carling

Age 06 or older

Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Miracle

by Karen Chow

Age 08 or older

Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend

My Day with Gong Gong

by Sennah Yee

Age 04 or older

Themes: Canadian Connection, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences: Language, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Welcoming by Community, Welcoming Library Selection

My Flawless Life

by Yvonne Woon

Age 13 or older

Themes: Audiobook, Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Genre: Action Adventure, Multiracial Identity, Trauma & Healing

My Friend Mei Jing

by Anna McQuinn

Age 05 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Generation: 1st