May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which makes it a great time to check out the winners of this year's Asian/Pacific American Literature Awards. These awards "honor and recognize individual work about Asian/Pacific Americans and their heritage, based on literary and artistic merit" for readers of all ages.
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Two orphaned Chinese immigrant siblings flee the threats of their gold rush mining town across an unforgiving landscape where their survival is tested by family secrets, sibling rivalry and disparate goals. |
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How to pronounce knife : stories by Souvankham Thammavongsa APALA Adult Literature Fiction Honor 2021 In her stunning debut, Souvankham Thammavongsa captures the day- to-day lives of immigrants and refugees in a nameless city, illuminating hopes, disappointments, love affairs, and above all, the pursuit of a place to belong. |
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America for Americans : a history of xenophobia in the United States
by Erika Lee APALA Adult Non-Fiction Winner 2021 |
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This light between us : a novel of World War II by Andrew Xia Fukuda APALA Youth Literature Winner 2021 Two unlikely pen pals, a Japanese-American boy and a Jewish-French girl, exchange letters tracking their dreams, growing friendship and wrenching encounters with the realities of World War II. |
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Displacement
by Kiku Hughes APALA Youth Literature Honor 2021 |
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When you trap a tiger
by Tae Keller APALA Children's Literature Winner 2021 |
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Prairie lotus
by Linda Sue Park APALA Children's Literature Honor 2021 |
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Paper son : the inspiring story of Tyrus Wong, immigrant and artist
by Julie Leung APALA Picture Book Winner 2021 |
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APALA Picture Book Honor 2021 Thrilled to start at her new school in America before she renders her diverse class silent as the first Asian student most of them have ever seen, little Danbi uses the power of her imagination to make friends, learn the rules and lead everyone during a fun-filled parade. |