SWE is committed to embracing diversity, equity and inclusion within the Society and STEM professions. In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we are sharing a mixed reading list of nonfiction and fiction to shed light on the stories, struggles and triumphs of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.
AAPI Reading List For Adults, Parents, Teachers and Leaders:
- “Sparks Like Stars” by Nadia Hashimi
- “One Mighty and Irresistible Tide: The Epic Struggle over American Immigration, 1924–1965” by Jia Lynn Yang
- “Things We Lost to the Water” by Eric Nguyen
- “The Bad Muslim Discount” by Syed M. Masood
- “City of a Thousand Gates” by Rebecca Sacks
- “Tastes Like War” by Grace M. Cho
- “Seven Years of Darkness” by You-Jeong Jeong
- “The Parted Earth” by Anjali Enjeti
- “There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job” by Kikuko Tsumura
- “Serena Singh Flips the Script” by Sonya Lalli
- “Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir” by Elizabeth Miki Brina
- “Are You Enjoying” by Mira Sethi
- “At the End of the Matinee” by Keiichiro Hirano
AAPI Reading for Younger Readers:
“Clues to the Universe” by Christina Li- “The Lost Package” by Richard Ho
- “Yolk” by Mary H.K. Choi
- “The Name Jar” by Yangsook Choi
- “Auntie Yang’s Great Soybean Picnic” by Ginnie Lo
- “Crouching Tiger” by Ying Chang Compestine
- “El Chino” by Allen Say
- “Grandfather’s Journey” by Allen Say
- “How My Parent’s Learned to Eat” by Ina Friedman
- “The Ugly Vegetables” by Grace Lin
- “Tree of Cranes” by Allen Say
Related content:
- Podcast: APAHM 2021 – SWE’s New Directors on Diversifying Representation in SWE Leadership
- Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Words of Wisdom for the Next Generation of AAPI Engineers
- Let’s Support Our AAPI SWEople
- May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!
