Books & Literature

Recently, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, in partnership with AARP, along with help from partnering organization Kundiman, unveiled a digital exhibition entitled "A Day in the Queer Life of Asian Pacific America." The digital exhibition is comprised of five different components — two of which have already been partially released.
Kelley Still
June 21, 2019
I thought of all the other reasons, implications and annoyances that went with this strange business of changing my name.
Yurina Yoshikawa
June 10, 2019
In this intimate and moving graphic memoir "DEAR SCARLET: The Story of my Postpartum Depression," Teresa Wong writes and illustrates the story of her struggle with postpartum depression in the form of a letter to her daughter Scarlet.
Teresa Wong
May 5, 2019
Coral Lee
April 23, 2019
Being Pakistani meant I had to follow the patriarchy my family brought over to our one bedroom apartment.
Mohammad Murtaza
April 9, 2019
Curated as part of the Youth Poetry Folio for National Poetry Month
Adam Zhou
April 5, 2019
Curated as part of the Youth Poetry Folio for National Poetry Month
Anna Wang
April 5, 2019
Curated as part of the Youth Poetry Folio for National Poetry Month
Anne Kwok
April 5, 2019
Curated as part of the Youth Poetry Folio for National Poetry Month
Audrey Kim
April 5, 2019
Curated as part of the Youth Poetry Folio for National Poetry Month
Emily Tian
April 5, 2019
Curated as part of the Youth Poetry Folio for National Poetry Month
Kaylee Jeong
April 5, 2019
Curated as part of the Youth Poetry Folio for National Poetry Month
Mei Kane
April 5, 2019
A special poetry folio featuring work by Asian American high school students
Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello
April 5, 2019

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