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• The Killing Spell

  Kauwe, Shay,

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  In this spellbinding fantasy debut set in a future where language magic reigns, a young Hawaiian woman must solve a murder to clear her name.

• Rangikura

  Tibble, Tayi

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  A fiery second collection of poetry from the acclaimed Indigenous New Zealand writer that U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo calls, “One of the most startling and original poets of her generation.”

• Corky Lee's Asian America

  Fifty Years of Photographic Justice

  Lee, Corky, 1947-2021,

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  A collection of over 200 breathtaking photos celebrating the history and cultural impact of the Asian American social justice movement, from a beloved photographer who sought to change the world, one photograph at a time.

• Disability Intimacy

  Essays on Love, Care, and Desire

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  The much-anticipated follow up to the groundbreaking anthology Disability Visibility: another revolutionary collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience, and intimacy in all its myriad forms.

• The God and the Gumiho

  Kim, Sophie,

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  In this sly and dazzling contemporary fantasy, the most notorious nine-tailed fox in Korea pairs up with a trickster god–turned–detective to track down a wrathful demon . . . before it can destroy the mortal world.

• She Is a Haunting

  Tran, Trang Thanh,

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  Seventeen-year-old bisexual Jade Nguyen is spending the summer in Vietnam at the French colonial house her estranged father is fixing up as a vacation rental, but unbeknownst to her family, the house and its ghosts have other plans.

• The Great Reclamation

  Heng, Rachel,

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  Set against a changing Singapore, a sweeping novel about one boy’s unique gifts and the childhood love that will complicate the fate of his community and country.

• Horse Barbie

  a Memoir

  Rocero, Geena, 1983-

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  A dazzling testimony from an icon who sits at the center of transgender history and activism, Horse Barbie is a celebratory and universal story of survival, love, and pure joy.

• No Country for Eight-spot Butterflies

  a Lyric Essay

  Aguon, Julian,

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  Part memoir, part manifesto, Chamorro climate activist Julian Aguon’s No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies is a collection of essays on resistance, resilience, and collective power in the age of climate disaster; and a call for justice—for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Punky Aloha

  Tuiasoa, Shar,

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  Punky loves to do a lot of things--except meeting new friends. She doesn't feel brave enough. So when her grandmother asks her to go out and grab butter for her famous banana bread, Punky hesitates. But with the help of her grandmother's magical…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Kapaemahu

  Wong-Kalu, Hinaleimoana,

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  An Indigenous legend about how four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirit, or Mahu, brought healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii, based on the Academy Award–contending short film.

• Speak, Okinawa

  a Memoir

  Brina, Elizabeth Miki, 1981-

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  A searing, deeply candid memoir about a young woman's journey to understanding her complicated parents--her father a Vietnam veteran, her mother an Okinawan war bride--and her own, fraught cultural heritage.

• Audition

  Kitamura, Katie M.,

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  One woman, the performance of a lifetime. Or two. An exhilarating, destabilizing Möbius strip of a novel that asks whether we ever really know the people we love.

• When You Trap a Tiger

  Keller, Tae,

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  Would you make a deal with a magical tiger? This uplifting story brings Korean folklore to life as a girl goes on a quest to unlock the power of stories and save her grandmother.

• Patron Saints of Nothing

  Ribay, Randy,

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  A powerful coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousin's murder.

• Drawn Together

  Lê, Minh, 1979-

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  This acclaimed picture book from two award-winning creators about connecting across generational and language differences shows that sometimes you don't need words to find common ground.

• Afterparties

  Stories

  So, Anthony Veasna, 1992-2020,

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  Short stories that portray the lives of Cambodian-Americans still dealing with the inherited weight of the Khmer Rouge genocide.

• America Is Not the Heart

  Castillo, Elaine

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  How many lives fit in a lifetime? When Hero De Vera arrives in America--haunted by the political upheaval in the Philippines and disowned by her parents--she's already on her third. Her uncle gives her a fresh start in the Bay Area, and he doesn't…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• American Born Chinese

  Yang, Gene Luen

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  These three apparently unrelated tales come together with an unexpected twist, in a modern fable that is hilarious, poignant and action-packed.

• American Fever

  e Aziz Amna, Dur

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  On a year-long exchange program in rural Oregon, sixteen-year-old Hira must swap Kashmiri chai for volleyball practice and understand why everyone around her seems to dislike Obama. A skeptically witty narrator, Hira finds herself stuck between…Read moreRead more of this annotation