Category: Asian American Lit
Books about the Asian American experience and by Asian American authors.
Poems to sing to Wonderwall
After her story,“Stargazing,” I read all of ND Chan’s poetry to the tune of Oasis’ “Wonderwall.” “Stargazing” is my favorite… read more Poems to sing to Wonderwall
Mirror Reflections
WARNING SPOILERS FOR BOTH MIRROR IN THE SKY AND KAZUO ISHIGURO’S NEVER LET ME GO 1928 International Telephone and Telegraph… read more Mirror Reflections
Sentimental About Local/Express
When Curtis Chin (founder of the Asian American Writer’s Workshop) asked me to submit something to an anthology he was… read more Sentimental About Local/Express
On Goodreads: Outer Suburbia
Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan My rating: 5 of 5 stars In terms of format, Tales from Outer… read more On Goodreads: Outer Suburbia
Lisa Simmon’s Sugar Weather
In Sugar Weather, Lisa Simmons sows the imagination with the seeds of a great gothic romance (in the English Lit… read more Lisa Simmon’s Sugar Weather
Rancho Rosetta Days
Bowling for Soup make suffering painful teen (tween) cliques fun. Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time is the fourth Lisa Yee book… read more Rancho Rosetta Days
Paul Yee’s Money Boy
Sodagreen’s “Little Universe” (the video above) plays in the background at the sushi restaurant where Ray meets some people who… read more Paul Yee’s Money Boy
An Asian American Summer Reading List
A version of this list appears on k2twelve.com and ricedaddies.com. Mia Wenjen’s Jade Luck Club has the most extensive and… read more An Asian American Summer Reading List
Tara Masih’s The Chalk Circle
According to Wikipedia, in Wicca, standing inside a chalk circle can protect you from evil. It can even empower you…. read more Tara Masih’s The Chalk Circle
Thad Rutkowski’s Haywire
Reading Thad Rutkowski is like reading the lab journal written by the rat running the maze. His observations are just… read more Thad Rutkowski’s Haywire