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A Dupatta Is . . .

by Marzieh Abbas

Age 03 or older

Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Clothing, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim

Diyas at Circle Time

by Anjali Joshi

Age 04 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Celebrations: Bandi Chhor Divas, Celebrations: Diwali, Celebrations: Tihar, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Clothing, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Religious Background: Hindu, Religious Background: Jain, Religious Background: Sikh

Garland Of Lights: A Diwali Story

by Chitra Soundar

Age 00 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Celebrations: Diwali, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Early Childhood, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Buddhist, Religious Background: Hindu, Religious Background: Jain, Religious Background: Sikh

Home Has No Borders

by Samira Ahmed

Age 13 or older

Themes: Arts, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Gender and Sexual, Discrimination: Racial, Discrimination: Religious, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Format: Anthology, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 1st, Identity: Exploration, LGBTQIA+, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Religious Background: Sikh, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend

My Big, Fat Desi Wedding

by Prerna Picket (Ed.)

Age 14 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Family Relationship: Extended, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generational Differences, Genre: Romance, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim

The Door is Open: Stories of Celebration and Community by 11 Desi Voices

by Hena Khan (Editor)

Age 08 or older

Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Activism, Arts, Coming of Age, Community Action, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Racial, Discrimination: Religious, Format: Anthology, Format: Audiobook, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Christian, Religious Background: Hindu, Religious Background: Muslim, Religious Background: Sikh, Sports