#asian american heritage month

[iliveunderarock]

all my aapihm art!!!!! love to see the diversity across the aapi community :D

#aapi heritage month #asian american heritage month #turning red #amphibia #the owl house #heroes of olympus #steven universe #infinity train #rottmnt #miraculous ladybug #kipo and the age of wonderbeasts #winx club #mulan #ni hao kai lan #she ra and the princesses of power #spiderman into the spiderverse #total drama #blues clues #raya and the last dragon #big hero 6 #arcane #we bare bears #heartstopper

[sapphire-monkey]

Happy Asian American Pacific Islander month to all of us mixed Asian kids, teens, and adults! Doing our best to connect with our heritage and culture!

#aapi month #asian american #mixed race #japanese #asian american heritage month #having complicated feelings towards both sides of your family #and feeling torn between two worlds #and living in a country were learning about one side is biased and fetishized

[btsgotjams27]

APAHM Heritage Month - Film, TV & Music Edition

note: a lot of these film feature East Asian American stories. i'm hoping one day we'll get to see all asian american ethnicities represented on screen.

Film

Everything Everywhere All At Once (action, adventure, comedy) A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.

Better Luck Tomorrow (crime, drama, romance) A group of over-achieving East Asian American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip into extracurricular criminal activities.

Seoul Searching (comedy, drama, music) In 1986, a group of foreign-born Korean teenagers attend a summer camp in South Korea.

Wedding Season (comedy, romance) Pressured by their parents to find spouses, Asha and Ravi pretend to date during a summer of weddings, only to find themselves falling for each other.

Minari (drama) A Korean family starts a farm in 1980s Arkansas.

Turning Red (adventure, animation, comedy) A 13-year-old girl named Meilin turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited.

The Half of It (comedy, drama, romance) When smart but cash-strapped teen Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for a jock, she doesn't expect to become his friend - or fall for his crush.

The Farewell (comedy, drama) A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.

TV

Pen15 (Hulu; comedy) The comedic story of middle school seen through the eyes of two 7th grade girls dealing with the awkwardness of being a teenager.

Beef (Netflix; dark comedy, drama) Two people let a road rage incident burrow into their minds and slowly consume their every thought and action. disclaimer: there has been some recent controversy surrounding one of the actors and I do not condone his vile behavior. i'm truly disappointed in how the producers (Steven & Ali) handled the situation.

Music

Keshi

Thuy

Sam Kim

Chloe Tang

Audrey Nuna

Comedians

Atsuko Okatsuka

Hasan Minaj

Ronny Chieng

#Spotify #asian american heritage month

[theoffingmag]

If beauty signaled so much power, why did four out of four historical beauties die tragically?

Sally Wen Mao, “The Romance of the Castle-Toppler”

#the offing #feature #sally wen mao #poetry #poem #excerpt #quote #chinese history #chinese literature #asian american heritage month #apahm #aapi #aapihm #aapiheritagemonth

[devilishbird]

happy may, happy asian american / native hawaiian / pacific islander heritage month, and happy jewish american heritage month to everyone out there :]

#jewish american heritage month #asian american heritage month #native hawaiian heritage month #pacific islander heritage month #happy may #best of luck with all your endeavors :]

[rockislandadultreads]

AAPI Literature: Fiction Picks

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

After the tragic death of his beloved musician father, fourteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices. The voices belong to the things in his house--a sneaker, a broken Christmas ornament, a piece of wilted lettuce. Although Benny doesn't understand what these things are saying, he can sense their emotional tone; some are pleasant, a gentle hum or coo, but others are snide, angry and full of pain. When his mother, Annabelle, develops a hoarding problem, the voices grow more clamorous. At first, Benny tries to ignore them, but soon the voices follow him outside the house, onto the street and at school, driving him at last to seek refuge in the silence of a large public library, where objects are well-behaved and know to speak in whispers. There, Benny discovers a strange new world, where "things happen." He falls in love with a mesmerizing street artist with a smug pet ferret, who uses the library as her performance space. He meets a homeless philosopher-poet, who encourages him to ask important questions and find his own voice amongst the many. And he meets his very own Book--a talking thing--who narrates Benny's life and teaches him to listen to the things that truly matter.

Fiona and Jane by Jean Chen Ho

Best friends since second grade, Fiona Lin and Jane Shen explore the lonely freeways and seedy bars of Los Angeles together through their teenage years, surviving unfulfilling romantic encounters, and carrying with them the scars of their families' tumultuous pasts. Fiona was always destined to leave, her effortless beauty burnished by fierce ambition--qualities that Jane admired and feared in equal measure. When Fiona moves to New York and cares for a sick friend through a breakup with an opportunistic boyfriend, Jane remains in California and grieves her estranged father's sudden death, in the process alienating an overzealous girlfriend. Strained by distance and unintended betrayals, the women float in and out of each other's lives, their friendship both a beacon of home and a reminder of all they've lost. In stories told in alternating voices, Jean Chen Ho's debut collection peels back the layers of female friendship--the intensity, resentment, and boundless love--to probe the beating hearts of young women coming to terms with themselves, and each other, in light of the insecurities and shame that holds them back. Spanning countries and selves, Fiona and Jane is an intimate portrait of a friendship, a deep dive into the universal perplexities of being young and alive, and a bracingly honest account of two Asian women who dare to stake a claim on joy in a changing, contemporary America.

Joan Is Okay by Weike Wang

Joan is a thirtysomething ICU doctor at a busy New York City hospital. The daughter of Chinese parents who came to the United States to secure the American dream for their children, Joan is intensely devoted to her work, happily solitary, successful. She does look up sometimes and wonder where her true roots lie: at the hospital, where her white coat makes her feel needed, or with her family, who try to shape her life by their own cultural and social expectations. Once Joan and her brother, Fang, were established in their careers, her parents moved back to China, hoping to spend the rest of their lives in their homeland. But when Joan’s father suddenly dies and her mother returns to America to reconnect with her children, a series of events sends Joan spiraling out of her comfort zone just as her hospital, her city, and the world are forced to reckon with a health crisis more devastating than anyone could have imagined. Deceptively spare yet quietly powerful, laced with sharp humor, Joan Is Okay touches on matters that feel deeply resonant: being Chinese-American right now; working in medicine at a high-stakes time; finding one’s voice within a dominant culture; being a woman in a male-dominated workplace; and staying independent within a tight-knit family. But above all, it’s a portrait of one remarkable woman so surprising that you can’t get her out of your head.

At Least You Have Your Health by Madi Sinha

Dr. Maya Rao is a gynecologist trying to balance a busy life. With three young children, a career, and a happy marriage, she should be grateful--on paper, she has it all. But after a disastrous encounter with a patient, Maya is forced to walk away from the city hospital where she's spent her entire career. A new opportunity arises when Maya enrolls her daughter at an exclusive private school and crosses paths with Amelia DeGilles. Amelia is the owner and entrepreneur behind Eunoia Women's Health, a concierge wellness clinic that specializes in house calls for its clientele of wealthy women for whom no vitamin infusion or healing crystal is too expensive. All Eunoia needs is a gynecologist to join its ranks. Amid visits to her clients' homes to educate and empower, and occasionally to remove crystals from bodily orifices, Maya comes to idolize the beautiful, successful Amelia. But Amelia's life isn't as perfect as it seems, and when Amelia's teenaged daughter is struck with a mysterious ailment, Maya must race to uncover the reason before it's too late. In the process, she risks losing what's most important to her and bringing to light a secret of her own that she's been desperately trying to keep hidden.

#fiction #contemporary fiction #aapi authors #AAPI #AAPI Characters #asian american heritage month #asian american pacific islander heritage month #contemporary #diverse characters #literary #literary fiction #to read #tbr #reading recommendations #Book Recommendations #booklr #booktok #library books #new books

[bimonkee]

Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!!

I wasn’t seeing much Pacifica Islander rep up on the internet so I’m here to give some appreciation to all my Pacific Islanders out there, with some of my Pacifika Oc’s and drawings!!

#oc #original characters #aapi #pasifika #pacific islander #oc drawing #asian american pacific islander heritage month #pacific islander heritage month #asian American heritage month #Pacific Islander Oc #Pacific Islander original character

[mountrainiernps]

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Iwao Matsuhita and the Seattle Camera Club

After migrating to the US in 1919 with his wife Hanaye, Iwao Matsushita became close friends with Dr. Kyo Koike and developed a passion for photography. Koike took Matsushita on his first trip to Mount Rainier National Park and Matsushita became a founding member when Koike started the Seattle Camera Club. Over the years, Matsushita returned to the mountain regularly with his wife and friends to film, photograph, hike, and ski. He found inspiration in the mountain’s vistas and frequently visited areas like Klapatche Park, Saint Andrews Park, Narada Falls, and Ohanapecosh. 

Portrait of Iwao Matsushita University of Washington Libraries, Modern Photographers Collections, Fred Yutaka Ogasawara, photographer, Iwao Matsushita, subject, MPH1754

When Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II, it was illegal for any person of Japanese descent to own a camera or practice photography. Japanese photographers turned in their cameras and many hid or destroyed their work because they feared further government suspicion or retaliation. 

Matsushita, however, firmly believed in the value of their art as well as his innocence. Although the FBI arrested Matsushita and confiscated many of his letters, films, and other materials, his remaining items were stored with his landlord for safekeeping. Years after the war ended and the FBI returned his possessions, he worked with the University of Washington and donated his photos, films, and other records from the Seattle Camera Club for preservation.  

“Beyond the Cliffway” by Kyo Koike of the Seattle Camera Club University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, Kyo Koike, photographer, MPH5975

Even though camera clubs in San Francisco and Los Angeles from this era were much larger, few examples of the work from their Japanese members have survived. Thanks to Matsushita’s dedication to his and his colleagues’ accomplishments, the Seattle Camera Club has one of the largest remaining collections of photography by West Coast Japanese Americans from this time period. The collection - including Matsushita and Koike’s many photos and films of Mount Rainier - remains in the care of University of Washington Special Collections to be viewed and appreciated by all for generations to come. 

Historical photos from the University of Washington Library ~mr

#asian pacific american heritage month #asian american heritage month #find your park #encuentra tu parque #mount rainier national park #seattle camera club #history

[andritambunan]

This May we celebrate Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, and we honor our veterans and ancestors who embody bravery and sacrifice. More than 260,000 Filipino and Filipino American soldiers answered President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s call to defend the United States and the Philippines during World War II. ALLEN S. DAWANG enlisted in the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment "L" Company US Army during WWII. Pictured are his proud wife of 62 years Bienvenida Pedraza-Dawang and his great-grandchild Aleaya Simmons. In 2017, Allen was awarded posthumously his Congressional Gold Medal by U.S. Congress, given to all Filipino and American Soldiers who fought in the Philippines during World War II. While his descendants are able to preserve his legacy, many soldiers still haven't yet received their medals or have been recognized for their sacrifices. Carry on our ancestors’ bravery and resilience to adversity. If you have experienced or witnessed an incident of anti-Asian hate, bigotry, bias, or discrimination, report it at STOPHATE.CALCIVILRIGHTS.CA.GOV or all 833-8-NO-HATE (833-866-4283). YOU ARE NOT ALONE. *Data pulled from the Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project. Ad campaign launched by the Laban Group a Filipino Ethnic Media Collaborative that promotes anti-Asian Hate awareness. View more about their work at linktr.ee/labangroup.

#Filipino Veteran #WWII #Asian American Heritage Month #Congressional Gold Medal #AAPI #AANHPI

[gamesline]

#visual novel #ace attorney #great ace attorney chronicles #gyakuten saiban #dai gyatuken saiban #video games #representation #aapi #asian american heritage month #aapihm #vgcc #video game choo choo #phoenix wright #ryunosuke naruhodo #naruhodo ryuichi

[calarts-vin]

As we celebrate the month of May which is Asian-American Heritage Month, my Asian-American OCs are here to greet you. So, happy AAPI Heritage Month to The Wondrous Adventurous Happy-Snappy World.

#thewondrousadventuroushappysnappyworld #aapiheritagemonth #stellatadakitsu #kaylatadakitsu #asianamerican #asian american heritage month

[acesplayingatattraction]

I promised an AAPI month stream and I'm cutting it reeeeeal close, but you know what, it's still May! And I have a special guest!! That's TWO Asian aces for the (free) price of one! Wow!

We're playing Rakuen today! It looks really cute and we're gonna have a good time (obligatory).

#ace #asexual #rakuen #aapi month #asian american heritage month #asian aces #indie game #streaming #gaming #twitch

[marsmarvel02]

Another AA(&PI) Heritage Month Book Recommendation

So, I kinds realized that just recommending one book isn’t really enough. So I’m going to recommend as second book!

This time, I’m recommending The Remarkable Journey Of Prince Jen by Lloyd Alexander. Set in medieval China, it stars the titular Prince as he goes on an (also titular) journey. Before setting out, he is given six very strange gifts: A saddle, a sword, a box of paints, a bowl, a kite, and a flute. He starts out with high hopes, but, as misfortune after misfortune strikes, his faith begins to waver. Will he end his trip a stronger and wiser man, or will he succumb to the many perils he faces on his path?

This tale has a feature [which is also what I most enjoyed about it] that is similar in concept to the structure of Where The Mountain Meets The Moon but different from execution. You see, at certain points the book will devote a few pages to mini-tales that branch off from the original, but weave themselves in to the history and fate of our protagonist and those he encounters.  What differentiates these tales from the ones in WTMMTM is that they each focus on the fate of one of the six gifts that Jen after that gift parts from him; some are stolen, some he gives away willingly. The gifts, which are revealed to each possess a magical ability or attribute, generally bring good fortune to those who are good; and ill fortune to those who are not. (With one exception, that I can’t really explain without spoiling the book; and one subversion that is just confusing).

In addition, the prose is as beautiful and vivid as green grass, and as clear as running water. This is a book that you will want to read again and again.

#asian american heritage month #aapiheritagemonth #lloyd alexander #the remarkable journey of prince jen

[theoffingmag]

From “Inheritance” by VyVy Wonder

#the offing #comics #art #illustration #vietnamese #language #asian american #aapi #aapihm #aapiheritagemonth #asian american heritage month #vyvy wonder

[weamnamou]

Creating the Audiobook for "Pomegranate"

Creating the Audiobook for “Pomegranate”

A guest blog by Sandy Naimou The births of my children gave me less and less reasons to travel.  The pandemic helped me to embrace being home-bound.  But now, my children were two thousand miles away and so was the comfortable quiet solitude of my home.  It was time that I take the next step in my life. It was my first trip to the Krotona Institute in Ojai, California, where a small group of us…

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#Aramaic #Asian American Heritage Month #Assyrians #Celebrating Arab Women #chaldeans #Holocaust Center #Iraq #mesopotamia #Personhood #Refugee

[rockislandadultreads]

AAPI Authors: Fantasy Picks to Check out

A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee

In the realm of Awara, where gods, monsters, and humans exist side by side, Miuko is an ordinary girl resigned to a safe, if uneventful, existence as an innkeeper’s daughter. But when Miuko is cursed and begins to transform into a demon with a deadly touch, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life. Aided by a thieving magpie spirit and continuously thwarted by a demon prince, Miuko must outfox tricksters, escape demon hunters, and negotiate with feral gods if she wants to make it home again. But with her transformation comes power and freedom she never even dreamed of, and she’ll have to decide if saving her soul is worth trying to cram herself back into an ordinary life that no longer fits her… and perhaps never did.

A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin

I used to look at my hands with pride. Now all I can think is, "These are the hands that buried my mother." For Ning, the only thing worse than losing her mother is knowing that it's her own fault. She was the one who unknowingly brewed the poison tea that killed her—the poison tea that now threatens to also take her sister, Shu. When Ning hears of a competition to find the kingdom's greatest shennong-shi—masters of the ancient and magical art of tea-making—she travels to the imperial city to compete. The winner will receive a favor from the princess, which may be Ning's only chance to save her sister's life. But between the backstabbing competitors, bloody court politics, and a mysterious (and handsome) boy with a shocking secret, Ning might actually be the one in more danger.

Gods of Want: Stories by K-Ming Chang

In “Auntland,” a steady stream of aunts adjust to American life by sneaking surreptitious kisses from women at temple, buying tubs of vanilla ice cream to prepare for citizenship tests, and hatching plans to name their daughter “Dog.” In “The Chorus of Dead Cousins,” ghost-cousins cross space, seas, and skies to haunt their live-cousin, wife to a storm-chaser. In “Xífù,” a mother-in-law tortures a wife in increasingly unsuccessful attempts to rid the house of her. In “Mariela,” two girls explore one another’s bodies for the first time in the belly of a plastic shark while in “Virginia Slims,” a woman from a cigarette ad comes to life. And in “Resident Aliens,” a former slaughterhouse serves as a residence to a series of widows, each harboring her own calamitous secrets. With each tale, K-Ming Chang gives us her own take on a surrealism that mixes myth and migration, corporeality and ghostliness, queerness and the quotidian. Stunningly told in her feminist fabulist style, these are uncanny stories peeling back greater questions of power and memory.

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

The people suffer under the centuries-long rule of the Moon Throne. The royal family—the despotic emperor and his monstrous sons, the Three Terrors—hold the countryside in their choking grip. They bleed the land and oppress the citizens with the frightful powers they inherited from the god locked under their palace. But that god cannot be contained forever. With the aid of Jun, a guard broken by his guilt-stricken past, and Keema, an outcast fighting for his future, the god escapes from her royal captivity and flees from her own children, the triplet Terrors who would drag her back to her unholy prison. And so it is that she embarks with her young companions on a five-day pilgrimage in search of freedom—and a way to end the Moon Throne forever. The journey ahead will be more dangerous than any of them could have imagined. Both a sweeping adventure story and an intimate exploration of identity, legacy, and belonging, The Spear Cuts Through Water is an ambitious and profound saga that will transport and transform you—and is like nothing you’ve ever read before.

#Fantasy #High Fantasy #to read #tbr #reading recommendations #Book Recommendations #AAPI #aapi authors #asian american heritage month #asian american pacific islander heritage month #asian literature #booklr #booktok #book recs #library books #Ya books for adults