Monday, May 09, 2011

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Theme for 2011: Leadership to Meet the Challenge of a Changing World
Presidential Proclamation

Resources of Interest:
Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen by Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii (1838-1917). Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1898. University of Pennsylvania Digital Library: A Celebration of Women Writers.

Asian Pacific American Heritage : A Companion to Literature and Arts by George Leonard. NY: Garland, 1999. Call Number: Reference PS153.A84 A87 1999. Also available as e-book.

Columbia Guide to Asian American History by Gary Okihiro. NY: Columbia University Press, 2001. Call Number: Stacks E184.O6 C64 2001. Also available as e-book.

Encyclopedia of Asian American Issues Today. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood Press, 2010. Call Number: Reference E184.A75 E53 2010. Available at the Main Library and Otay Mesa Library.

Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. Website. The Library of Congress, 2011.

The Library has many more resources on this topic! Ask-a-Librarian for assistance finding books, articles, and other information about Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

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