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These lists feature curated Lauinger Library materials.

April & May 2022

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Books

  • Cover art for the book America for Americans : a history of xenophobia in the United StatesAmerica for Americans : a history of xenophobia in the United States
    E184.A1 L4135 2019
    Lee, Erika
  • Cover art for the book America is not the heartAmerica is not the heart
    PS3603.A8754 A44 2018
    Castillo, Elaine
  • Cover art for the book American history unbound : Asians and Pacific IslandersAmerican history unbound : Asians and Pacific Islanders
    E184.A75 O378 2015
    Okihiro, Gary Y.
  • Cover art for the book Animated classics of Japanese literature.Animated classics of Japanese literature.
    JPN BOT
  • Cover art for the book Animated classics of Japanese literature.Animated classics of Japanese literature.
    JPN IZU
  • Cover art for the book Asian American dreams : the emergence of an American peopleAsian American dreams : the emergence of an American people
    E184.O6 .Z53 2000
    Zia, Helen.
  • Cover art for the book Asian American history : a very short introductionAsian American history : a very short introduction
    E184.A75 H89 2017
    Hsu, Madeline Yuan-yin
  • Between the lines Asian American women's poetry
    PS591.A76 B48 2008
  • Cover art for the book Chains of Babylon : the rise of Asian AmericaChains of Babylon : the rise of Asian America
    E184.A75 M34 2009
    Maeda, Daryl J.
  • Cover art for the book Contagious divides : epidemics and race in San Francisco's ChinatownContagious divides : epidemics and race in San Francisco's Chinatown
    RA448.5.C45 S53 2001
    Shah, Nayan
  • Cover art for the book Double cross : Japanese Americans in Black and white ChicagoDouble cross : Japanese Americans in Black and white Chicago
    F548.9.J3 H37 2003
    Harden, Jacalyn D.
  • Cover art for the book Driven out : the forgotten war against Chinese AmericansDriven out : the forgotten war against Chinese Americans
    F870.C5 P48 2007
    Pfaelzer, Jean.
  • Cover art for the book Embodying Asian/American sexualitiesEmbodying Asian/American sexualities
    E184.A75 E43 2009
  • Cover art for the book Emerging voices : experiences of underrepresented Asian AmericansEmerging voices : experiences of underrepresented Asian Americans
    E184.S69 E64 2008
  • Cover art for the book Filipinos represent : DJs, racial authenticity, and the hip-hop nationFilipinos represent : DJs, racial authenticity, and the hip-hop nation
    HM621 .T586 2013
    Tiongson, Antonio T.
  • Cover art for the book Filthy fictions : Asian American literature by womenFilthy fictions : Asian American literature by women
    PS153.A84 C483 2004
    Chiu, Monica
  • Cover art for the book Ghosts of Gold Mountain : the epic story of the Chinese who built the transcontinental railroadGhosts of Gold Mountain : the epic story of the Chinese who built the transcontinental railroad
    HD8039.R3152 C524 2019
    Chang, Gordon H.
  • Cover art for the book Global Asian American popular culturesGlobal Asian American popular cultures
    E184.A75 G55 2016
  • Cover art for the book Global divas : Filipino gay men in the diasporaGlobal divas : Filipino gay men in the diaspora
    HQ76.2.P6 M36 2003
    Manalansan, Martin F.
  • Cover art for the book History of Asian Americans : exploring diverse rootsHistory of Asian Americans : exploring diverse roots
    E184.A75 L445 2015
    Lee, Jonathan H. X.
  • Cover art for the book I Hotel : [a novel]I Hotel : [a novel]
    PS3575.A44 I19 2010
    Yamashita, Karen Tei
  • Cover art for the book In the house of the interpreter : a memoirIn the house of the interpreter : a memoir
    PR9381.9.N45 Z46 2012
    Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, 1938-
  • Cover art for the book Invisible : theology and the experience of Asian American womenInvisible : theology and the experience of Asian American women
    E184.A75 K55 2021
    Kim, Grace Ji-Sun
  • Cover art for the book Issei baseball : the story of the first Japanese American ballplayersIssei baseball : the story of the first Japanese American ballplayers
    GV863.77.A1 F57 2020
    Fitts, Robert K.
  • Cover art for the book Japanese American celebration and conflict : a history of ethnic identity and festival, 1934-1990Japanese American celebration and conflict : a history of ethnic identity and festival, 1934-1990
    F869.L89 J338 2002
    Kurashige, Lon
  • Cover art for the book Japanese American ethnicity : in search of heritage and homeland across generationsJapanese American ethnicity : in search of heritage and homeland across generations
    E184.J3 T7873 2016
    Tsuda, Takeyuki
  • Cover art for the book Killing the model minority stereotype : Asian American counterstories and complicityKilling the model minority stereotype : Asian American counterstories and complicity
    LC2633 .K55 2015
  • Cover art for the book Leche : a novelLeche : a novel
    PS3576.A475 L43 2011
    Linmark, R. Zamora
  • Cover art for the book Letters to memoryLetters to memory
    PS3575.A44 S35 2017
    Yamashita, Karen Tei
  • Cover art for the book Life after life : a novelLife after life : a novel
    PR6051.T56 L54 2013
    Atkinson, Kate.
  • Cover art for the book Life after ManzanarLife after Manzanar
    D769.8.A6 H585 2018
    Hirahara, Naomi
  • Cover art for the book Little gods : a novelLittle gods : a novel
    PS3610.I56 L58 2020
    Jin, Meng
  • Cover art for the book Malaya : essays on freedomMalaya : essays on freedom
    E184.F4 B37 2019
    Barnes, Cinelle
  • Cover art for the book MemorialMemorial
    PS3623.A86737 M46 2020
    Washington, Bryan
  • Cover art for the book Midnight in broad daylight : a Japanese American family caught between two worldsMidnight in broad daylight : a Japanese American family caught between two worlds
    D753.8 .S24 2016
    Sakamoto, Pamela Rotner
  • Cover art for the book Music of the ghostsMusic of the ghosts
    PS3618.A876 M87 2017
    Ratner, Vaddey
  • Cover art for the book Nests and strangers : on Asian American women poetsNests and strangers : on Asian American women poets
    PS153.A84 N46 2015
  • Cover art for the book Nisei memories : my parents talk about the war yearsNisei memories : my parents talk about the war years
    D769.8.A6 T36 2006
    Takemoto, Kenneth Kaname.
  • Cover art for the book Orientals : Asian Americans in popular cultureOrientals : Asian Americans in popular culture
    E184.O6 L48 1999
    Lee, Robert G.
  • Cover art for the book Pacific realities : changing perspectives on resilience and resistancePacific realities : changing perspectives on resilience and resistance
    JZ1318 .P3144 2019
  • Cover art for the book Phantoms : a novelPhantoms : a novel
    PS3611.I443 P48 2019
    Kiefer, Christian
  • Cover art for the book Puro arte : Filipinos on the stages of empirePuro arte : Filipinos on the stages of empire
    E184.F4 S29 2013
    Burns, Lucy Mae San Pablo.
  • Cover art for the book Racial ambiguity in Asian American cultureRacial ambiguity in Asian American culture
    PS153.A84 H585 2015
    Ho, Jennifer Ann
  • Cover art for the book Racial melancholia, racial dissociation : on the social and psychic lives of Asian AmericansRacial melancholia, racial dissociation : on the social and psychic lives of Asian Americans
    E184.A75 E54 2019
    Eng, David L.
  • Cover art for the book Redefining Japaneseness : Japanese Americans in the ancestral homelandRedefining Japaneseness : Japanese Americans in the ancestral homeland
    DS832.7.A6 Y37 2017
    Yamashiro, Jane H.
  • Cover art for the book Rethinking the Asian American movementRethinking the Asian American movement
    E184.A75 M343 2012
    Maeda, Daryl J.
  • Cover art for the book Scrutinized! : surveillance in Asian North American literatureScrutinized! : surveillance in Asian North American literature
    PS153.A84 C4834 2014
    Chiu, Monica
  • Cover art for the book Searching for Sylvie Lee : a novelSearching for Sylvie Lee : a novel
    PS3611.W65 S43 2019
    Kwok, Jean
  • Cover art for the book Serve the people : making Asian America in the long sixtiesServe the people : making Asian America in the long sixties
    E184.A75 I84 2016
    Ishizuka, Karen L.
  • Cover art for the book Serve the people!Serve the people!
    PL2925.L54 W4513 2007
    Yan, Lianke
  • Cover art for the book Shirakawa : stories from a Pacific Northwest Japanese American communityShirakawa : stories from a Pacific Northwest Japanese American community
    F897.W59 F57 2002
    Flewelling, Stan.
  • Cover art for the book Southeast asian diaspora in the united states : memories and visions yesterday, today, and tomorrowSoutheast asian diaspora in the united states : memories and visions yesterday, today, and tomorrow
    E184.A75 S68 2015
  • Cover art for the book The Asian American avant-garde : universalist aspirations in modernist literature and artThe Asian American avant-garde : universalist aspirations in modernist literature and art
    PS153.A84 C56 2015
    Clark, Audrey Wu
  • Cover art for the book The contemporary Asian American experience : beyond the model minorityThe contemporary Asian American experience : beyond the model minority
    E184.O6 F66 2008
    Fong, Timothy P.
  • Cover art for the book The golden mountain : beyond the American dreamThe golden mountain : beyond the American dream
    PS3611.A357 G65 2004
    Kai, Irene
  • Cover art for the book The incendiariesThe incendiaries
    PS3611.W66 I53 2018
    Kwon, R. O.
  • Cover art for the book The state of race : Asian/American fiction after World War IIThe state of race : Asian/American fiction after World War II
    PN56.R16 A54 2019
    Ang, Sze Wei
  • Cover art for the book The tiger flu : a novelThe tiger flu : a novel
    PR9199.3.L2815 T54 2018
    Lai, Larissa
  • Cover art for the book They called us enemyThey called us enemy
    D769.8.A6 T355 2019
    Takei, George
  • Cover art for the book To save the children of Korea : the Cold War origins of international adoptionTo save the children of Korea : the Cold War origins of international adoption
    HV875.58.K6 O3 2015
    Oh, Arissa H.
  • Cover art for the book Transpacific femininities : the making of the modern FilipinaTranspacific femininities : the making of the modern Filipina
    PR9550.05 .C78 2012
    Cruz, Denise
  • Cover art for the book Tropical renditions : making musical scenes in Filipino AmericaTropical renditions : making musical scenes in Filipino America
    ML3560.P4 B353 2016
    Balance, Christine Bacareza
  • Cover art for the book Two faces of exclusion : the untold history of anti-Asian racism in the United StatesTwo faces of exclusion : the untold history of anti-Asian racism in the United States
    E184.A75 K87 2016
    Kurashige, Lon
  • Cover art for the book Unraveling the Unraveling the "model minority" stereotype : listening to Asian American youth
    LC2633.4 .L44 2009
    Lee, Stacey J.
  • Cover art for the book Vestiges of war : the Philippine-American War and the aftermath of an imperial dream, 1899-1999Vestiges of war : the Philippine-American War and the aftermath of an imperial dream, 1899-1999
    DS679 .V47 2002
  • Cover art for the book We gon' be alright : notes on race and resegregationWe gon' be alright : notes on race and resegregation
    E184.A1 C4424 2016
    Chang, Jeff
  • Cover art for the book Yellow : race in America beyond Black and whiteYellow : race in America beyond Black and white
    E184.O6 W84 2002
    Wu, Frank H.
  • Cover art for the book Yellow peril! : an archive of anti-Asian fearYellow peril! : an archive of anti-Asian fear
    E184.A75 Y45 2014
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