Asian Pacific Heritage: Booklists
These books celebrate the diverse cultures of the Asia Pacific and the ways those traditions have become embedded into life in the U.S. They also reflect the resilience of Asian Pacific Americans who call this country home, even in the most difficult of situations. For more ideas, see our updated resource page on AAPI Heritage and History.
Cultural Traditions and CelebrationsFamily Stories
History
- APA Heritage: Heroes and Legends
- APA Heritage: Tales of Courage
- APA Heritage: World War II
- Courageous Girls and Women: APA Heritage
- Immigrant Stories: Angel Island
- Historical Fiction: Asian Pacific American Heritage (Grades 4-6)
- Japanese-American Incarceration During World War II: Books for Kids and Young Adults
My World
Young Adults
- Between Two Worlds
- Historical Fiction: Grades 4-6
- Historical Fiction: Asian Pacific American Heritage for Young Adults
- AdLit.org: Asia Pacific Heritage
- AdLit.org: The Japanese, Japanese-American, and American Perspectives from World War II