May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which Northwestern recognizes as Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month. It is dedicated to celebrating and recognizing the diverse and rich cultural heritage, contributions, and histories of Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and individuals of Desi (South Asian) descent who have played a significant role in shaping the country.
The library’s book display for May is a collection of memoirs by Asian American authors. Books on display are available to be checked out, or you can find them at the Chicago Public Library. Northwestern also has events throughout May.
Books include:
Go Home! (Rowan Hisayo Buchanan) * Speak, Okinawa (Elizabeth Miki Brina) * Living for Change (Grace Lee Boggs) * The Best We Could Do (Thi Bui) * America Is in the Heart (Carlos Bulosan) * Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant (Curtis Chin) * All You Can Ever Know (Nicole Chung) * What My Bones Know (Stephanie Foo) * Nimrods : A Fake-Punk Self-Hurt Anti-Memoir (Kawika Guillermo) * The Woman Warrior : Memoirs of a Girlhood among Ghosts (Maxine Hong Kingston) * Things in Nature Merely Grow (Yiyun Li) * Secret Harvests (Davis Mas Masumoto) * The Translator’s Daughter (Grace Loh Prasad) * The Grave on the Wall (Brandon Shimoda) * They Called Us Enemy (George Takei) * Big Little Man (Alex Tizon) * The Body Papers (Grace Talusan) * Beautiful Country (Quian Julie Wang) * Year of the Tiger : An Activist’s Life (Alice Wong) * Crying in H Mart (Michelle Zauner)
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