AANHPI Heritage Month: Bay Area Asian American StoriesLike this list

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• A Man of Two Faces

  a Memoir, a History, a Memorial

  Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971-

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  A memoir by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author including his time growing up in San Jose after arriving as a refugee from Vietnam.

• The Chinese Groove

  a Novel

  Ma, Kathryn,

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  A novel that follows the story of a Chinese immigrant to San Francisco.

• The Golden Gate

  Chua, Amy,

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  A mystery involving Madame Chiang Kai-Shek set in 1940s Berkeley.

• Asian American Histories of the United States

  Choy, Catherine Ceniza, 1969-

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  The experiences of diverse Asian American communities from the 1860s to today.

• Mister Jiu's in Chinatown

  Recipes and Stories From the Birthplace of Chinese American Food

  Jew, Brandon, 1979-

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  A James Beard Award-winning book with classic dishes and personal stories from San Francisco's Chinatown.

• Gold Diggers

  Sathian, Sanjena,

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  A novel set in Silicon Valley about a pair of South Asian Americans pulling off heists.

• Radiant Fugitives

  a Novel

  Ahmed, Nawaaz,

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  Partially set in San Francisco, a novel about an Indian Muslim woman and her family relationships after she comes out as lesbian.

• Days of Distraction

  a Novel

  Chang, Alexandra, 1988-

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  A novel about an Chinese American woman navigating her career and identity in Silicon Valley.

• Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors

  a Novel

  Dev, Sonali,

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  A South Asian American retelling of the Jane Austen classic set in San Francisco.

• Dear America

  Notes of An Undocumented Citizen

  Vargas, Jose Antonio,

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  A memoir by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was born in the Philippines and spent his young adulthood in Mountain View.

• Ghosts of Gold Mountain

  the Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad

  Chang, Gordon H,

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  A history book that documents the lives of Chinese laborers and their early experiences in California.

• Sophia of Silicon Valley

  a Novel

  Yen, Anna,

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  Set in Silicon Valley, a novel about a Taiwanese American woman working for a tech company founder and features Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Woodside.

• The Juhu Beach Club Cookbook

  Indian Spice, Oakland Soul

  Mistry, Preeti,

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  Recipes from the James Beard Award-winning chef of the East Bay Indian restaurant.

• Lucky Boy

  Sekaran, Shanthi, 1977-

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  A novel about the lives of an undocumented Mexican mother and an Indian American chef set in Berkeley.

• Desert Exile

  the Uprooting of a Japanese American Family

  Uchida, Yoshiko,

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  A memoir about the incarceration of a Japanese American family during WWII including their time at the Tanforan Assembly Center in San Bruno.

• Building for Eternity

  the Story of the Building of Masjid E Hatimi, Palo Alto, 2015

  Tyabji, Durriya

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  A history of the first free-standing mosque in Palo Alto written by the Indian American artist from Los Altos Hills.

• The Joy Luck Club

  Tan, Amy

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  The modern classic novel about generations of Chinese American women and their families living in San Francisco.

• Forbidden City, USA

  Chinese American Nightclubs, 1936-1970

  Dong, Arthur E.

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  Chinese American history through the lens of show business including the Forbidden City nightclub and cabaret in San Francisco.

• Garden of the World

  Asian Immigrants and the Making of Agriculture in California's Santa Clara Valley

  Tsu, Cecilia M.,

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  The history of Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino farmers and laborers who worked the Valley's orchards in the 19th and 20th centuries.

• The Buddha in the Attic

  Otsuka, Julie, 1962-

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  A novel about six brides from Japan and their new lives in San Francisco.