Welcome to AAPI Reads!
We are a volunteer group of Asian American educators, librarians, and parents who believe in the power of good readings and civic engagement in transforming the society. Over centuries, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have continuously contributed to the diversity of American lives and cultures. However, the books written by and for Asian American and Pacific Islanders have often been excluded from the main-stream voices and undervalued by the American public. We build this website with the following goals in mind:
We aspire to make this site
a central hub for advocating and supporting AAPI books and writers in literature, arts, humanities and social science. As a start, we have made available a collection of recommended readings for the AAPI heritage month 2021.
This website is also
a central hub for civic engagement education and community actions for Asian American and Pacific Islanders. Working with library staff members, teachers and school administrators, this website provides practical, targeted and strategic suggestions for parents and students who want to engage in AAPI books advocacy in their local public libraries and schools.