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AANHPI 2022: Fiction

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New Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adult fiction available at SFPL.

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17 items

17 items

To Paradise

To Paradise

by Yanagihara, Hanya

Book - 2022

Spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, an unforgettable cast of characters are united by their reckonings with the qualities that make us human--fear, love, shame, need, and loneliness. Spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, an unforgettable cast of characters are united by their reckonings with the qualities that make us human--fear, love, shame, need, and loneliness. Show less

Spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, an unforgettable cast of characters are united by their reckonings with the qualities that make us human--fear, love, shame, need, and loneliness. Spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, an unforgettable cast of characters are united by their reckonings with the qualities that make us human--fear, love, shame, need, and loneliness. Show less

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Brown Girls

Brown Girls

A Novel

by Andreades, Daphne Palasi

Book - 2022

Four friends, all young women of color, reconcile their immigrant backgrounds that require them to be obedient, dutiful daughters, with the freedoms of American culture while growing up in a vibrant community in Queens, New York. Four friends, all young women of color, reconcile their immigrant backgrounds that require them to be obedient, dutiful daughters, with the freedoms of American culture while growing up in a vibrant community in Queens, New York. Show less

Four friends, all young women of color, reconcile their immigrant backgrounds that require them to be obedient, dutiful daughters, with the freedoms of American culture while growing up in a vibrant community in Queens, New York. Four friends, all young women of color, reconcile their immigrant backgrounds that require them to be obedient, dutiful daughters, with the freedoms of American culture while growing up in a vibrant community in Queens, New York. Show less

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A Magic Steeped in Poison

A Magic Steeped in Poison

by Lin, Judy I.

Book - 2022

Ning enters a cutthroat magical competition to find the kingdom's greatest master of the art of brewing tea, but political schemes and secrets make her go...Show more Ning enters a cutthroat magical competition to find the kingdom's greatest master of the art of brewing tea, but political schemes and secrets make her goal of gaining access to royal physicians to cure her dying sister far more dangerous than she imagined. Show less

Ning enters a cutthroat magical competition to find the kingdom's greatest master of the art of brewing tea, but political schemes and secrets make her go...Show more Ning enters a cutthroat magical competition to find the kingdom's greatest master of the art of brewing tea, but political schemes and secrets make her goal of gaining access to royal physicians to cure her dying sister far more dangerous than she imagined. Show less

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An Eternal Lei

An Eternal Lei

by Hirahara, Naomi

Book - 2022

Leilani Santiago finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation that endangers her family and friends after saving a mysterious woman wearing a lei...Show more Leilani Santiago finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation that endangers her family and friends after saving a mysterious woman wearing a lei from drowning in Waimea Bay. She must learn of this woman’s identity and connections to others on the island to save herself and those dearest to her. Show less

Leilani Santiago finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation that endangers her family and friends after saving a mysterious woman wearing a lei...Show more Leilani Santiago finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation that endangers her family and friends after saving a mysterious woman wearing a lei from drowning in Waimea Bay. She must learn of this woman’s identity and connections to others on the island to save herself and those dearest to her. Show less

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The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories

The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories

Book - 2022

A groundbreaking short story collection that explores the expanse of Chinese science fiction and fantasy. Here you can dine at a restaurant at the end of ...Show more A groundbreaking short story collection that explores the expanse of Chinese science fiction and fantasy. Here you can dine at a restaurant at the end of the universe, cultivate to immortality in the high mountains, watch roses perform Shakespeare, or arrive at the island of the gods on the backs of giant fish to ensure that the world can bloom. Show less

A groundbreaking short story collection that explores the expanse of Chinese science fiction and fantasy. Here you can dine at a restaurant at the end of ...Show more A groundbreaking short story collection that explores the expanse of Chinese science fiction and fantasy. Here you can dine at a restaurant at the end of the universe, cultivate to immortality in the high mountains, watch roses perform Shakespeare, or arrive at the island of the gods on the backs of giant fish to ensure that the world can bloom. Show less

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Four Treasures of the Sky

Four Treasures of the Sky

by Zhang, Jenny

Book - 2022

A Chinese girl struggles to find her place in the 1880s American West after being kidnapped and smuggled, working at a calligraphy school and a San Francisco brothel as anti-Chinese sentiment sweeps across the country. A Chinese girl struggles to find her place in the 1880s American West after being kidnapped and smuggled, working at a calligraphy school and a San Francisco brothel as anti-Chinese sentiment sweeps across the country. Show less

A Chinese girl struggles to find her place in the 1880s American West after being kidnapped and smuggled, working at a calligraphy school and a San Francisco brothel as anti-Chinese sentiment sweeps across the country. A Chinese girl struggles to find her place in the 1880s American West after being kidnapped and smuggled, working at a calligraphy school and a San Francisco brothel as anti-Chinese sentiment sweeps across the country. Show less

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Forbidden City

Forbidden City

A Novel

by Hua, Vanessa

Book - 2022

Seizing an opportunity to escape her impoverished village, a young Chinese teen is recruited to dance with Communist Party elites at a soiree at the Chairman's estate, where she becomes his protege, lover and a heroine of the Cultural Revolution. Seizing an opportunity to escape her impoverished village, a young Chinese teen is recruited to dance with Communist Party elites at a soiree at the Chairman's estate, where she becomes his protege, lover and a heroine of the Cultural Revolution. Show less

Seizing an opportunity to escape her impoverished village, a young Chinese teen is recruited to dance with Communist Party elites at a soiree at the Chairman's estate, where she becomes his protege, lover and a heroine of the Cultural Revolution. Seizing an opportunity to escape her impoverished village, a young Chinese teen is recruited to dance with Communist Party elites at a soiree at the Chairman's estate, where she becomes his protege, lover and a heroine of the Cultural Revolution. Show less

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We Measure the Earth With Our Bodies

We Measure the Earth With Our Bodies

A Novel

by Lama, Tsering Yangzom

Book - 2022

A novel tells the compelling and profound story of a Tibetan family's journey through exile. A novel tells the compelling and profound story of a Tibetan family's journey through exile. Show less

A novel tells the compelling and profound story of a Tibetan family's journey through exile. A novel tells the compelling and profound story of a Tibetan family's journey through exile. Show less

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Siren Queen

Siren Queen

by Vo, Nghi

Book - 2022

A new novel offers an exploration of an outsider achieving stardom on her own terms, in a fantastical Hollywood where the monsters are real and the magic of the silver screen illuminates every page. A new novel offers an exploration of an outsider achieving stardom on her own terms, in a fantastical Hollywood where the monsters are real and the magic of the silver screen illuminates every page. Show less

A new novel offers an exploration of an outsider achieving stardom on her own terms, in a fantastical Hollywood where the monsters are real and the magic of the silver screen illuminates every page. A new novel offers an exploration of an outsider achieving stardom on her own terms, in a fantastical Hollywood where the monsters are real and the magic of the silver screen illuminates every page. Show less

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Mother Ocean Father Nation

Mother Ocean Father Nation

A Novel

by Batsha, Nishant

Book - 2022

Follows a brother and sister whose paths diverge--one forced to leave, one left behind--in the wake of a nationalist coup in the South Pacific. Follows a brother and sister whose paths diverge--one forced to leave, one left behind--in the wake of a nationalist coup in the South Pacific. Show less

Follows a brother and sister whose paths diverge--one forced to leave, one left behind--in the wake of a nationalist coup in the South Pacific. Follows a brother and sister whose paths diverge--one forced to leave, one left behind--in the wake of a nationalist coup in the South Pacific. Show less

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Under Lock & Skeleton Key

Under Lock & Skeleton Key

by Pandian, Gigi

Book - 2022

Tempest Raj, while visiting her dad's latest renovation project, discovers the body of her former stage double and wonders if she was the original target,...Show more Tempest Raj, while visiting her dad's latest renovation project, discovers the body of her former stage double and wonders if she was the original target, and as she dives into this impossible mystery, she wonders if the Raj family curse has finally come for her. Show less

Tempest Raj, while visiting her dad's latest renovation project, discovers the body of her former stage double and wonders if she was the original target,...Show more Tempest Raj, while visiting her dad's latest renovation project, discovers the body of her former stage double and wonders if she was the original target, and as she dives into this impossible mystery, she wonders if the Raj family curse has finally come for her. Show less

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Peach Blossom Spring

Peach Blossom Spring

by Fu, Melissa

Book - 2022

Settling in America years after his turbulent childhood in China, Renshu, now Henry Dao, refuses to talk to his daughter about her heritage, determined to keep her safe in this new land despite being weighed down by his history. Settling in America years after his turbulent childhood in China, Renshu, now Henry Dao, refuses to talk to his daughter about her heritage, determined to keep her safe in this new land despite being weighed down by his history. Show less

Settling in America years after his turbulent childhood in China, Renshu, now Henry Dao, refuses to talk to his daughter about her heritage, determined to keep her safe in this new land despite being weighed down by his history. Settling in America years after his turbulent childhood in China, Renshu, now Henry Dao, refuses to talk to his daughter about her heritage, determined to keep her safe in this new land despite being weighed down by his history. Show less

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An Arrow to the Moon

An Arrow to the Moon

by Pan, Emily X. R.

Book - 2022

Navigating their families' enmity and secrets, Hunter and Luna find everything falling apart around them and must rely on their love to see them through, in this powerful story about the magic and mystery of the moon that connects us all. Navigating their families' enmity and secrets, Hunter and Luna find everything falling apart around them and must rely on their love to see them through, in this powerful story about the magic and mystery of the moon that connects us all. Show less

Navigating their families' enmity and secrets, Hunter and Luna find everything falling apart around them and must rely on their love to see them through, in this powerful story about the magic and mystery of the moon that connects us all. Navigating their families' enmity and secrets, Hunter and Luna find everything falling apart around them and must rely on their love to see them through, in this powerful story about the magic and mystery of the moon that connects us all. Show less

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Violets

Violets

by Sin, Kyŏng-suk

Book - 2022

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Activities of Daily Living

Activities of Daily Living

A Novel

by Chen, Lisa

Book - 2022

A lucid and moving debut novel on the interconnection between work and life, loneliness and kinship, and the projects that occupy our time. A lucid and moving debut novel on the interconnection between work and life, loneliness and kinship, and the projects that occupy our time. Show less

A lucid and moving debut novel on the interconnection between work and life, loneliness and kinship, and the projects that occupy our time. A lucid and moving debut novel on the interconnection between work and life, loneliness and kinship, and the projects that occupy our time. Show less

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The Evening Hero

The Evening Hero

by Lee, Marie Myung-Ok

Book - 2022

When the rural Minnesota hospital where he is a practicing obstetrician closes, a Korean immigrant confronts the life he built after the war and the assumptions he made about the so-called American Dream. When the rural Minnesota hospital where he is a practicing obstetrician closes, a Korean immigrant confronts the life he built after the war and the assumptions he made about the so-called American Dream. Show less

When the rural Minnesota hospital where he is a practicing obstetrician closes, a Korean immigrant confronts the life he built after the war and the assumptions he made about the so-called American Dream. When the rural Minnesota hospital where he is a practicing obstetrician closes, a Korean immigrant confronts the life he built after the war and the assumptions he made about the so-called American Dream. Show less

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All the Lovers in the Night

All the Lovers in the Night

by Kawakami, Mieko

Book - 2022

Bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs Mieko Kawakami invites readers back into her immediately recognizable fictional world with this new, extraordinary ...Show more Bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs Mieko Kawakami invites readers back into her immediately recognizable fictional world with this new, extraordinary novel and demonstrates yet again why she is one of today’s most uncategorizable, insightful, and talented novelists. Show less

Bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs Mieko Kawakami invites readers back into her immediately recognizable fictional world with this new, extraordinary ...Show more Bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs Mieko Kawakami invites readers back into her immediately recognizable fictional world with this new, extraordinary novel and demonstrates yet again why she is one of today’s most uncategorizable, insightful, and talented novelists. Show less

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