{"id":13677,"date":"2026-05-12T11:58:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/?p=13677"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:58:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:58:49","slug":"may-is-aapi-heritage-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/may-is-aapi-heritage-month\/","title":{"rendered":"May is AAPI Heritage Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

What AAPI Heritage means:<\/h1>\n

“May is Asian\/Pacific American Heritage Month \u2013 a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. A rather broad term, Asian\/Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia) and Polynesia (New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia and Easter Island).” – Asian Pacific Heritage website<\/a><\/p>\n

AAPI book recommendations:<\/h2>\n

For Asian American\/Pacific Islander Heritage Month the library would like to highlight some titles in our collections written about and by Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans. Read about the cultures, food, and rich histories in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month by checking out one of the titles below. Available by request through the library website or you can come in and grab it off the shelf or ask one of our staff to help you locate the title you are interested in.<\/p>\n

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The Woman Warrior<\/a> by Maxine Hong Kingston<\/p>\n

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Detours<\/a>: A Decolonial Guide to Hawai\u02bbi edited by Ho\u0304ku\u0304lani K. Aikau and Vernadette Vicun\u0303a Gonzalez<\/p>\n

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Minor Feelings<\/a> by Cathy Park Hong<\/p>\n

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The Loneliest Americans<\/a> by Jay Caspian Kang<\/p>\n

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Biting the Hand<\/a> by Julia Lee<\/p>\n

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We the Gathered Heat<\/a> edited by Franny Choi, Bao Phi, No’u Revilla, and Terisa Siagatonu<\/p>\n

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Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency<\/a> by Chen Chen<\/p>\n

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Kimiko Does Cancer<\/a> written by Kimiko Tobimatsu and Illustrated by Keet Geniza<\/p>\n

The above titles and many more available at Cannell Library!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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