May is Asian Pacific Heritage month, celebrating the history of Asian-Americans and Pacific Islander – Americans. Here are some book and movie recommendations featuring Asian, Pacific-Island and mixed heritage stories.
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FILMS
- Films by Bong Joon-ho
- Parasite (2019)
- Memories of Murder (2003)
- Vai (2019)
- Films by Taika Waititi
- Boy (2010)
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
- The Sapphires (2012)
- Buffalo Boy (2004)
- Himalaya (1999)
- Funan (2018)
- Paths of the Soul (2015)
- Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)
- The Lunchbox (2013)
- Mongolian Ping Pong (2005)
- Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
- The Farewell (2019)
- We Are Little Zombies (2019)
- Elephant Sitting Still (2018)
- Seven Samurai (1954)
- Shadow (2018)
- The Red Turtle (2016)
DOCUMENTARY
- The Donut King (2020)
- Meet the Patels (2014)
- Ai Wei Wei: Never Sorry (2012)
- Cats of Mirikitani (2006)
- Cutie and the Boxer (2013)
- Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)
- My Love, Don’t Cross That River (2013)
- Iz: The Man Behind the Music (2004)
FAMILY FILMS
- Moana (2016)
- Mulan (1998, 2020)
- Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
- Lilo & Stitch (2002)
- Isle of Dogs (2018)
- Whale Rider (2002)
- Big Fish and Begonia (2016)
- Life of Pi (2012)
JUVENILE BOOKS
- ‘Ohana means family by Ilima Loomis
- Let’s make ramen! : a comic book cookbook by Hugh Amano
- The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
- Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say
- A gift for Amma: market day in India by Meera Sriram
- Dumpling Dreams: how Joyce Chen brought the dumpling from Beijing to Cambridge by Carrie Clickard
- The last princess: the story of Princess Kaiulani of Hawaii by Fay Stanley
- Paper Son: the inspiring story of Tyrus Wong, immigrant and artist by Julie Leung
YOUNG ADULT BOOKS
- Almost American girl: an illustrated memoir by Robin Ha
- Frankly in Love by David Yoon
- Butterfly Yellow by Thanha Lai
- When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
- Suker Fake Love Song by David Yoon
- Patron Saint of Nothing by Randy Ribay
- This Time will be different by Misa Sugiura
- They Called us Enemy by George Takei
- American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
ADULT BOOKS
- Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
- Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
- Books by Helen Hoang
- The Kiss Quotient
- The Bride Test
- The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Bone People by Keri Hulme
- Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
- Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
