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• Last Night at the Telegraph Club

  Lo, Malinda,

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  At a time when racism, homophobia, and McCarthyism were prevalent, Chinese-American Lily falls dangerously in love with Kath after bonding at San Francisco’s Telegraph Club.

• Yolk

  Choi, Mary H. K.,

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  “Struggling with emotional problems and an eating disorder, Jayne, a Korean American college student living in New York City, is estranged from her accomplished older sister June, until June gets cancer.” --NoveList

• Zara Hossain Is Here

  Khan, Sabina, 1968-

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  17-year old Zara Hossain endures racism and Islamophobia in Texas until a violent confrontation with a classmate puts her family’s immigration status and ability to get a green card at risk.

• The Forest of Stolen Girls

  Hur, June,

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  In 1426 in Joseon, a year after her father vanishes while investigating the disappearance of thirteen girls, eighteen-year-old Min Hwani returns to the island of Jeju to pick up his trail with the help of her estranged sister.

• Patron Saints of Nothing

  Ribay, Randy,

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  “When seventeen-year-old Jay Reguero learns his Filipino cousin and former best friend, Jun, was murdered as part of President Duterte's war on drugs, he flies to the Philippines to learn more.”

• Almost American Girl

  An Illustrated Memoir

  Ha, Robin,

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  “A teen graphic novel memoir about a South Korean girl dealing with an abrupt change in home and culture when her single mother decides to stay in the U.S. while visiting relatives in Alabama."

• More Than Just a Pretty Face

  Masood, Syed,

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  A 19-year old Pakistani American, who aspires to be a chef, tries to impress a beautiful girl with his participation in an academic competition, but begins to bond with his tutor instead.

• The Library of Legends

  a Novel

  Chang, Janie,

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  Students at Minghua University flee the Japanese bombing of Nanking in 1937 for refuge in the western provinces of China and are charged with bringing a priceless collection of 500-year-old legends to safety.

• A Map to the Sun

  Leong, Sloane,

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  When Luna moves back home after two years in Oahu, she struggles to rebuild the friendships she left behind, finding common ground with her teammates on the basketball court.

• I'll Be the One

  Lee, Lyla,

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  A talented Korean American plus-sized teenager faces down cultural stereotypes and fat-shaming comments when she pursues her dream of being a breakout K-Pop star.

• Displacement

  Hughes, Kiku,

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  In a blend of fact and fiction, 16-year old Japanese American Kiku is transported into the past to the Japanese internment camp that her grandmother was relocated to in the 1940s, where she experiences the fear and the struggle to survive firsthand.

• We Are Not Free

  Chee, Traci,

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  “We Are Not Free is the collective account of a tight-knit group of young Nisei, second-generation Japanese American citizens, whose lives are irrevocably changed by the mass U.S. incarcerations of World War II.”

• Dragon Hoops

  Yang, Gene Luen,

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  Yang delves into the world of basketball and follows the students on his school’s team for a season when the Dragons seem to be headed for the state championship.

• This Light Between Us

  a Novel of World War II

  Fukuda, Andrew Xia,

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  During World War II, Japanese American Alex Maki of Bainbridge Island, Washington, is disappointed to find out his assigned pen pal, Charlie Lévy of Paris, France, is really a girl. As they grow closer, Alex is sent with his family to an internment…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Parachutes

  Yang, Kelly,

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  Claire Wang embraces her newfound freedom after her wealthy parents move her from Shanghai into a privileged school in California, dealing with socioeconomic misunderstandings and more in this story which explores race, class, and power through…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Magic Fish

  Trung, Le Nguyen,

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  Tié̂n has a hard time communicating with his immigrant parents and how to come out to them since they struggle with their English, but hopes to connect by continuing to read his favorite stories with them.

• Any Day With You

  Respicio, Mae,

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  Filipina American Kaia is devastated when her beloved great-grandfather announces he is moving back home to the Philippines. While making a film to hopefully change his mind, she learns more about his service in the U.S. military during World War…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Wish in the Dark

  Soontornvat, Christina,

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  “Christina Soontornvat's twist on Victor Hugo's Les Misérables is a dazzling, fast-paced adventure that explores the difference between law and justice” set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world.

• Seven Deadly Shadows

  Alameda, Courtney,

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  In this fantasy retelling of Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai”, Kira Fujikawa, a student at a prestigious high school and Shinto shrine maiden, enlists the help of seven death gods in order to stop a demon king from bringing eternal darkness to the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Butterfly Yellow

  Lai, Thanhha,

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  A Vietnam War refugee in Texas partners with a city boy with rodeo dreams to track down the younger brother she was separated from six years before when he was evacuated by American troops during the waning days of the Vietnam War.