Japanese/Japanese American
American Panda
Age 12 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences: Gender Roles, Immigrant: Education, Multiracial Identity
Brave Mrs. Sato
Age 4 or older
Themes: Generational Differences, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Welcoming by Individual
Come on In
Age 12 or older
Themes: Anthology, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Generational Differences: Language, Immigrant: Economic, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Visiting Home Country
Does My Head Look Big In This?
Age 12 or older
Themes: Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Religious, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences: Gender Roles, Immigrant: Economic, Multiracial Identity, Religious Background: Muslim
Dream, Annie, Dream
Age 08 or older
Themes: Discrimination: Racial, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Dumpling Day
Age 04 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Community Action, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food
Flying The Dragon
Age 09 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 1st, Multiracial Identity
From Little Tokyo, With Love
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
Gigi and Ojiji: What’s in a Name?
Age 04 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Gigi and Ojijii
Age 04 or older
Themes: Award Winner: Youth Media Awards 2023, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generational Differences, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Hello Universe
Age 09 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Himawari House
Age 14 or older
Themes: Award Winner: Youth Media Awards 2023, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Multilingual Character, Multiracial Identity
I’m an American
Age 04 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Racial, Discrimination: Religious, Immigrant: Economic, Immigrant: Education, LGBTQIA+, Refugee: War/Conflict, Welcoming by School, Welcoming Library: Core Picture Books (Current)
It’s Not Like It’s A Secret
Age 12 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Dating, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Parents, LGBTQIA+
Jasmine Toguchi, Brave Explorer (Jasmine Toguchi Series #5)
Age 6 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Engagement Tool: Arts, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts, Visiting Home Country
Jasmine Toguchi, Drummer Girl (Jasmine Toguchi Series #3)
Age 06 or older
Themes: Award Winner, Cultural Empowerment, Engagement Tool: Arts, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts
Jasmine Toguchi, Flamingo Keeper (Jasmine Toguchi Series #4)
Age 06 or older
Themes: Award Winner, Cross-Group Friendship, Engagement Tool: Arts, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 1st, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts, Welcoming by Individual
Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen (Jasmine Toguchi Series #1)
Age 06 or older
Themes: Award Winner, Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Engagement Tool: Arts, Engagement Tool: Audio or Podcast, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences: Gender Roles, Immigrant: Education, Recommended: Counterpoint to AAPI Hate
Jasmine Toguchi, Peace-Maker (Jasmine Toguchi Series #6)
Age 06 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Extended, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts, Visiting Home Country, Welcoming by Individual
Jasmine Toguchi, Super Sleuth (Jasmine Toguchi Series #2)
Age 06 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Engagement Tool: Arts, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts
Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai
Age 08 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Dating, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts
Keep It Together, Keiko Carter
Age 08 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Dating, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Kiyoshi’s Walk
Age 06 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Grandparents, The Arts
La forma de un hogar
Age 04 or older
Themes: Audiobook, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Education & Literacy, Non-English Book: Spanish, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Welcoming by Individual, Welcoming by School
Love & Other Natural Disasters
Age 13 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Dating, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generational Differences: Dating, Generational Differences: Gender Roles, LGBTQIA+, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind (Momo Arashima #1)
Age 12 or older
Themes: Adoption, Audiobook, Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Mental Health, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Natsumi’s Song of Summer
Age 03 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Cross-Group Friendship, Welcoming by Individual
Niki Nakayama: A Chef’s Tale in 13 Bites
Age 06 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Educator Resource, Engagement Tool: I'm Your Neighbor Books Created, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences: Gender Roles, LGBTQIA+, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Visiting Home Country, Welcoming Library: Core Picture Books (Current)
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
Ojiichan’s Gift
Age 03 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 1st, Multiracial Identity, Visiting Home Country
Our New Home: Immigrant Children Speak
Age 08 or older
Themes: Anthology, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Generation: 1st, Multilingual Character, Own Voices/Lived Experience