Chinese/Chinese American
New From Here
Age 08 or older
Themes: Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Family Separation: Living with Other Family or Friends, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience
New Year (A Lunar New Year Book for Kids)
Age 09 or older
Themes: Celebrations: Lunar New Year, Coming of Age, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Parents, Generational Differences, Multilingual Character, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Not Here to Be Liked
Age 13 or older
Themes: Community Action, Cross-Group Dating, Cross-Group Friendship, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts
Not Your All-American Girl
Age 08 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Racial, Multiracial Identity, The Arts
Once Upon a Book
Age 04 or older
Themes: Celebrations: Lunar New Year, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Engagement Tool: Arts, Engagement Tool: I'm Your Neighbor Books Created, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Multiracial Identity
Our New Home: Immigrant Children Speak
Age 08 or older
Themes: Anthology, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Generation: 1st, Multilingual Character, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Our Stories Carried Us Here
Age 12 or older
Themes: Citizenship, Discrimination: Cultural, Engagement Tool: Video, Graphic Novel, Immigrant: Economic, Immigrant: Education, Immigrant: Religious Freedom, Immigrant: Reunion of Family, Immigrant: Undocumented
Parachutes
Age 14 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Racial, Immigrant: Education
Picture Us in the Light
Age 14 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, LGBTQIA+, The Arts
Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma
Age 04 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Immigrant: Education, The Arts, US/Mexican Border Crossing
Room to Dream (Front Desk Series #3)
Age 08 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Generational Differences, Immigrant: Reunion of Family, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Ruby’s Chinese New Year
Age 04 or older
Themes: Celebrations: Lunar New Year, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Same Sun Here
Age 09 or older
Themes: Citizenship, Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Immigrant: Economic, Religious Background: Hindu, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend
Searching for Sylvie Lee
Age 15 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Family Separation: Living with Other Family or Friends, Generation: 1st
Shu Lin’s Grandpa
Age 4 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 1st, Multilingual Character, The Arts, Welcoming by School
Stargazing
Age 08 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Multiracial Identity
Ten Blocks to the Big Wok: A Chinatown Counting Book
Age 03 or older
Themes: Bilingual Book: Mandarin/English, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Extended, Generation: 1st, Multilingual: Mandarin/English, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
Age 03 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Parents, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience
The Cartographers
Ag e 14 or older
Themes: Coming of Age, Cross-Group Dating, Cross-Group Friendship, Diverse Abilities: Neurological, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences, LGBTQIA+, Mental Health, Own Voices/Lived Experience, STEM, Trauma & Healing, Welcoming by Individual
The Many Meanings of Meilan
Age 09 or older
Themes: Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Multilingual Character, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend
The Secret Battle of Evan Pao
Age 08 or older
Themes: Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 2nd, Own Voices/Lived Experience
The Silence That Binds Us
Age 14 or older
Themes: Award Winner: Youth Media Awards 2023, Coming of Age, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Racial, Diverse Abilities: Neurological, Family Relationship: Extended, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences, Mental Health, Multilingual Character, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend
The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling
Age 14 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Dating, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Own Voices/Lived Experience
The Ugly Vegetables
Age 04 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Community Action, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Own Voices/Lived Experience
The Year of the Dog (Pacy Lin Series #1)
Age 08 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Family Relationship: Parents, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience
The Year of the Rat (Pacy Lin Series #2)
Age 08 or older
Themes: Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Multiracial Identity
This Time Will Be Different
Age 13 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Dating, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Parents, LGBTQIA+
Three Keys (Front Desk Series #2)
Age 08 or older
Themes: Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Immigrant: Economic, Multilingual Character, Non-English Book: Spanish, Recommended: Counterpoint to AAPI Hate
Watercress
Age 05 and older
Themes: Award Winner, Award Winner: I'm Your Neighbor Book Awards 2022, Award Winner: Youth Media Awards 2022, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Engagement Tool: Discussion, Engagement Tool: I'm Your Neighbor Books Created, Engagement Tool: Video, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences, Immigrant: Education, Recommended: Counterpoint to AAPI Hate, Welcoming Library Selection
