The Body Papers
By: Grace Talusan
4.29
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Winner of The Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing, Grace Talusan’s memoir The Body Paper…
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1. America Is in the Heart: A Personal History
By: Carlos Bulosan , Carey McWilliams
3.91
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
First published in 1946, this autobiography of the well known Filipino poet describes his boyhood i… read more
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- race
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2. Brother, I'm Dying
By: Edwidge Danticat
4.16
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the best-selling author of The Dew Breaker, a major work of nonfiction: a powerfully moving fa… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"He shouldn’t be here,"-Edwidge Danticat, Brother, I'm Dying
"Maybe we're all dying, one breath at a time."-Edwidge Danticat, Brother, I'm Dying
"His entire life was now reduced to an odd curiosity, a looting opportunity."-Edwidge Danticat, Brother, I'm Dying
"Suddenly he understood the true workings of a mob, one infuriated body morphing into another until they all became limbs to one raging monster."-Edwidge Danticat, Brother, I'm Dying
3. In the Country
By: Mia Alvar
3.87
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
These nine globe-trotting, unforgettable stories from Mia Alvar, a remarkable new literary talent, … read more
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4. The Kiss
By: Kathryn Harrison
4.00
Format: 201 pages,
We meet at airports. We meet in cities where we've never been before. We meet where no one will rec… read more
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5. When the Elephants Dance
By: Tess Uriza Holthe
3.75
Format: 352 pages,
In the waning days of World War II, as the Japanese and U.S. forces battle to possess the Philippin… read more
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6. America Is Not the Heart
By: Elaine Castillo
3.98
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
Three generations of women from one immigrant family trying to reconcile the home they left behind … read more
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"There are mercies, and there are mercies."-Elaine Castillo, America Is Not the Heart
"A name had a lifespan like anything else."-Elaine Castillo, America Is Not the Heart
"You know what it's like to have a fate; you also know what it's like to escape one."-Elaine Castillo, America Is Not the Heart
"You don’t ever really stop having a song. It’s easier to stop having a person than to stop having a song."-Elaine Castillo, America Is Not the Heart
7. Good Grief
By: Brianna M. Pastor
4.06
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
An expanded edition with over forty brand-new poems of the bestselling poetry collection Good Grief… read more
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- nonfiction
- mental health
8. Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place
By: Neema Avashia
4.26
Format: 171 pages, Paperback
When Neema Avashia tells people where she’s from, their response is nearly always a disbelieving “T… read more
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- biography
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
9. A Professional Lola
By: E.P. Tuazon
4.17
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
A Professional Lola is a collection of short stories that blend literary fiction with the surreal t… read more
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10. Self-Care for Autistic People
By: Megan Anna Neff
4.45
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Ditch the stigma, stop masking, and put yourself first with these 100+ exercises that reinforce the… read more
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- audiobook
- nonfiction
- mental health
11. The Body Papers
By: Grace Talusan
4.29
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Winner of The Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing, Grace Talusan’s memoir The Body Paper… read more
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- feminism
- mental health
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- asian literature
- audiobook
12. The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students
By: Anthony Abraham Jack
4.26
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Getting in is only half the battle. The Privileged Poor reveals how—and why—disadvantaged students … read more
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- race
- nonfiction
- audiobook
13. The Translator's Daughter: A Memoir
By: Grace Loh Prasad
4.51
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
A Taiwanese American writer unfurls themes of memory, dislocation, language, and loss to tell a uni… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
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14. Asian American Histories of the United States (ReVisioning History)
By: Catherine Ceniza Choy
3.99
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
An inclusive and landmark history, emphasizing how essential Asian American experiences are to any … read more
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- asia
- nonfiction
- asian literature
- audiobook
15. A Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman
By: Lindy Elkins-Tanton
3.85
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From one of the world’s leading planetary scientists, a luminous memoir of exploration on Earth, in… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays
By: Bassey Ikpi
4.31
Format: 257 pages, Paperback
A deeply personal collection of essays exploring Nigerian-American author Bassey Ikpi’s experiences… read more
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- memoir
- feminism
- mental health
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Yoga was still terrible, like a game of Simon Says with no winner."-Bassey Ikpi, I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays
"Ha, ha, ha. You will laugh to make sure the bitterness doesn’t escape and burn your throat on its way out."-Bassey Ikpi, I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays
"The restlessness has begun, like a low hum in my belly. It follows me through my days. I am sleepless nights. The comfort found only in quiet."-Bassey Ikpi, I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays
"It makes you feel unfinished, like in your family's eyes you will never be completely whole. And in your eyes, you have never been completely whole."-Bassey Ikpi, I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays
17. Fairest: A Memoir
By: Meredith Talusan
3.76
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
A singular, beautifully written coming-of-age memoir of a Filipino boy with albinism whose story tr… read more
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- biography
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. Letters to a Young Brown Girl
By: Barbara Jane Reyes
4.37
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Barbara Jane Reyes answers the questions of Filipino American girls and young women of color with b… read more
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- feminism
19. My Heart of Rice: A Poetic Filipino American Experience
By: Ashley C. Lanuza
4.02
Format: 180 pages, Kindle Edition
Through vivid and rhythmic poetry, My Heart of Rice moves to empower anyone who may have a difficul… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
20. Concepcion: An Immigrant Family's Fortunes
By: Albert Samaha
4.06
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
"Absolutely extraordinary...A landmark in the contemporary literature of the diaspora." --Jia Tolen… read more
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- audiobook
21. Malaya: Essays on Freedom
By: Cinelle Barnes
4.36
Format: 205 pages, Kindle Edition
From Cinelle Barnes, author of the memoir Monsoon Mansion, comes a moving and reflective essay coll… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- asia
- nonfiction
"Books did not discriminate, at least not explicitly."-Cinelle Barnes, Malaya: Essays on Freedom
"Maybe I am finally the enigma she can’t decode. Maybe I like to be a mystery. What child of trauma doesn’t?"-Cinelle Barnes, Malaya: Essays on Freedom
"Acting as family historian, I know now, is really just telling myself the story I already knew. I wait not on anybody else's affirmation, just my own. And here, in expecting only my own validation, i…"-Cinelle Barnes, Malaya: Essays on Freedom
"Books, art, fashion, history—were these not the things I had been erased from once I was deemed unfit to be a protected member of a state? Don’t we call them the humanities because they are supposedl…"-Cinelle Barnes, Malaya: Essays on Freedom
