READ – aapi rESOURCES books, articles & websites to learn about Asian American & Pacific Islander history, culture, & experiences BOOKS The Making of Asian America: A History by Erika Lee The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority by Ellen D. Wu Things We Lost to the Water (novel) by Eric Nguyen Fairest: A Memoir by Meredith Talusan The Sympathizer (novel) by Viet Thanh Nguyen Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong The Myth of the Model Minority: Asian Americans Facing Racism by Rosalind S. Chou and Joe R. Feagin The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays by Esme Weijun Wang The Joy Luck Club (novel) by Amy Tan ARTICLES & WEBSITES America’s long history of scapegoating its Asian citizens from National Geographic Asian Pacific Americans with Disabilities: Our Stories, Our Lives Celebrate Asian Pacific American Cultures Asian Americans in the People’s History of the United States from the Zinn Education Project The long history of US racism against Asian Americans, from ‘yellow peril’ to ‘model minority’ to the ‘Chinese virus’ from The Conversation
