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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Explore, celebrate, and honor Asian American and Pacific Islander History this month and all year long with resources from TeachingBooks!
Meet-the-Author Recordings
Spotlight recent Meet-the-Author Recordings with Asian American and Pacific Islander creators. These TeachingBooks originals provide opportunities to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their titles.
- Kaylin Melia George - Aloha Everything
- Karina Yan Glaser - The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli
- Taraneh Matloob - Dear New Friend
- Kathleen Choi - Giving Thanks with Halmoni
- Anna Lapera - Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice
- Doan Phuong Nguyen - A Two-Placed Heart
- Mia Wenjen - We Sing From the Heart
Complete Video Book Readings
Easily incorporate these complete video book readings of titles by and about Asian Americans into your lessons. Explore the Book Guides, Activities and Lessons on each book page to dive deeper into learning. You can also create and distribute bookmarks so students can enjoy these readings at home with their family:
- Snow Angel, Sand Angel
- Mai's Áo Dài
- Lulu in the Spotlight: A South Asian Wedding Story
- Simone
- Piper Chen Sings
- Amy Wu and the Ribbon Dance
- Mamie Tape Fights to Go to School: Based on a True Story
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Promote Books with Book Trailers
Share these new titles with your students using video book trailers. Create Shelf-Talkers for interactive displays or pass out bookmarks to entice your students to read these new titles!
- Wish I Was a Baller
- Outsider Kids
- How to Draw a Secret
- Bread Days
- Soy Sauce!
- Finally Heard
- The Squad
- Legends of Lotus Island
- Donutella Hamachi and the Library Avengers
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Author Name Pronunciations
Learn about authors and their names:
- Malia Maunakea
- Christina Soontornvat
- Simran Jeet Singh
- Kaylin Melia George
- Hà Dinh
- Padma Venkatraman
- Tae Keller
- Bao Phi
- Veera Hiranandani
Discover More
Browse award-winning titles:
Check out the titles and resources on these curated lists:
- Explore the entire Asian American Collection and Pacific Islander / Oceanian Collection and use filters to narrow by genre, grade level, and more.
