The month of May is commemorative since it signifies an era in history when the first Japanese immigrated to the United States.  Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI) celebrates, recognizes and honors their tremendous contributions to American culture and society, including science and medicine, literature and art, sports, and recreation, government and politics, and activism and law.  "I intend to live life, not just exist" - George Takei.  "Winning is not always the barometer of getting better." - Tiger Woods.

Discover some of the chosen titles and or view a Tic Tok specifically created and selected by Fatoma Rad, MS LIS, MA HEA, Acquisitions Librarian at Farmingdale State College's Greenley Library.  In an unending pursuit of sustaining and establishing a safe and equitable culture, we encourage you to explore the outlined list of literary works below.  We hope you take advantage of this month's selection, all feedback is welcome.

  •  Beast of Every Threshold
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Wee, Natalie. Beast at Every Threshold : Poems. Arsenal Pulp Press, 2022.
    • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • Good Talk
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Jacob, Mira. Good Talk : a Memoir in Conversations. One World trade paperback edition, One World, an imprint of Random House, 2020.
    • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • The Making of Asian America
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Lee, Erika. The Making of Asian America : a History. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition., Simon & Schuster, 2015.
    • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • They Called Us Enemy
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Takei, George, et al. They Called Us Enemy. Expanded edition., Top Shelf Productions, 2020.
    • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • Return Flight
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Huang, Jennifer. Return Flight : Poems. First edition., Milkweed Editions, 2022.
    • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • Minor Feelings
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Hong, Cathy Park. Minor Feelings : an Asian American Reckoning. First edition., One World, 2020.
    • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • Decolonial Feminist Research
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Rhee, Jeong-eun. Decolonial Feminist Research : Haunting, Rememory and Mothers. Routledge, 2021.
    • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • Driven Out
    • Pfaelzer, Jean. Driven Out : the Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans. First edition, Random House, 2007.
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • We Too Sing America
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Iyer, Deepa (Deepa Vasudeva). We Too Sing America : South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future. The New Press, 2015.
    • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • If I Had Your Face
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Cha, Frances. If I Had Your Face : a Novel. First edition., Ballantine Books, 2020.
    • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • America is Not the Heart
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Castillo, Elaine. America Is Not the Heart. Viking, 2018.
    • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • From Twinkle With Love
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Menon, Sandhya. From Twinkle, with Love. First Simon Pulse paperback edition, Simon Pulse, 2019.
    • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • Pachinko
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Lee, Min Jin. Pachinko. First trade paperback edition., Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group, 2017.
    • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • The Karma of Brown Folk
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Prashad, Vijay. The Karma of Brown Folk. University of Minnesota Press, 2000.
    • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • All You Can Ever Know
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Chung, Nicole. All You Can Ever Know : a Memoir. Catapult, 2018.
    • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • Everything I Never Told You
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Ng, Celeste. Everything I Never Told You. Penguin Books, 2015.
    • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • Global Asian American Popular Cultures
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Davé, Shilpa., et al. Global Asian American Popular Cultures. New York University Press, 2016.
    • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Yang, Jeff, et al. Rise : a Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now. Illustrated by Julia Kuo, Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022.
    • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • Yellow Peril
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Wu, William F. The Yellow Peril : Chinese Americans in American Fiction, 1850-1940. Archon Books, 1982.
    • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month