May is Asian American Pacific Islander Month. Resources to Explore During AAPI Month
Virtual Resources
Audio & Visual Resources
- Asian Americans series from Films on Demand
This five-part series from PBS traces the story of Asian Americans, spanning 150 years of immigration, racial politics, and cultural innovation. It is a timely look at the role that Asian Americans have played in defining who we are as a nation. In HD. - Asian Reading Room Digital Collections at the Library of CongressListen or watch the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans in the United States.
Asian American History
- Diversity & Ethnic Studies eBook Collection This link opens in a new window This subscription collection includes academic eBooks related to diversity, anti-racism, ethnic studies, disability studies, gerontology & age studies, migration studies, gender and sexuality studies, cultural studies, and religious studies. The collection utilizes outside resources and scholarship to ensure that the collection remains up to date and aligned with current research.
- Ethnic Diversity Source This link opens in a new window With its curated full-text materials, Ethnic Diversity Source is essential to support the study of African Americans, Arab Americans, Asian Americans, European Americans, Jewish Americans, Latino/Latina/Latine Americans, Multiracial Americans, and Native Americans, among others, with respect to their cultures, traditions, social treatment, and lived experiences. Scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, historical documents, and biographies are complemented by primary sources, such as speeches and interviews. Complete with robust collections of videos and e-books, Ethnic Diversity Source creates a dynamic research experience for students and researchers.
- Social Justice eBook Collection This link opens in a new window Over 1,000 eBooks by University Press that focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. Book topics include social justice, racism, human rights, African Americans, women/gender studies, law, political science, equality, race relations, LGBTQ+ studies, and discrimination. With funding received through the state of Connecticut's 2023 PEGPETIA grant program, all members of the CSCU System have permanent online access to these book titles, thanks to the CSCU Library Consortium's Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, & Social Justice Team.
Featured Book Titles by Asian American Authors
Not Your China Doll by Call Number: Popular Book Collection PN2287.W56 S25 2024ISBN: 9780593183984Publication Date: 2024-03-12Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles during the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood, this debut book celebrates Anna May Wong, the first Asian American movie star, to bring an unsung heroine to light and reclaim her place in cinema history.
We Are Here by ISBN: 9780762479658Publication Date: 2022-10-18A stunning anthology licensed in partnership with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, We Are Here celebrates 30 of the most inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in U.S. history. There are more than 23 million people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent living in the United States. Their stories span across generations, as well as across the world.
Crying in H Mart by Call Number: Popular Book Collection ML420.Z3913 A3 2021ISBN: 9780525657743Publication Date: 2021-04-20Crying in H Mart: A Memoir is a 2021 memoir by Michelle Zauner, singer and guitarist of the musical project Japanese Breakfast.
Minor Feelings by Call Number: Popular Book Collection E184.O6 H64 2020ISBN: 9781984820365Publication Date: 2020-02-25
White Ivy by Call Number: Popular Book Collection PS3625.A6779 W48 2020ISBN: 9781982100599Publication Date: 2020-11-03
American Born Chinese by Call Number: Graphic Novels PN6727.Y36 A54 2006ISBN: 9781596432086Publication Date: 2006-09-05Graphic Novel
They Called Us Enemy: Expanded Edition by Call Number: Popular Book Collection D769.8.A6 T35 2020ISBN: 9781603094702Publication Date: 2020-08-25Graphic Novel
