May: Celebrating Asian Pacific American History and Culture
Through children's books, interviews with children's authors, activities, and educational resources, we celebrate and learn about the rich history and cultural heritage of Asian Pacific Americans. May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, but we encourage sharing these authors, books, and histories throughout the year and across the curriculum.
Find information about:
Children’s authors and illustrators
Talking about diversity and representation with Asian Pacific American children’s book authors and illustrators
Listen as these celebrated Asian Pacific American book creators talk about seeing themselves in books, their own experiences growing up, universal stories, and why diverse books are so important for kids and communities.
Our interviews with award-winning Asian Pacific American authors and illustrators
Erin Entrada Kelly (Hello, Universe)
Minh Lê (Drawn Together)
Grace Lin (Where the Mountain Meets the Moon)
Linda Sue Park (Bee-Bim Bop!)
Allen Say (Grandfather's Journey)
Wendy Wan-Long Shang (The Great Wall of Lucy Wu)
Greg Tang (Grapes of Math)
Janet Wong (Apple Pie 4th of July)
Gene Yang (American Born Chinese)
Laurence Yep (Dragonwings)
Paula Yoo (Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story)
Interviews with award-winning Asian Pacific American authors from Colorín Colorado
Cynthia Kadohata (Kira, Kira)
Hena Khan (Under My Hijab)
Uma Krishaswami (Monsoon)
Ellen Oh (Finding Junie Kim)
Children’s books
See our booklist, Celebrating Asian Pacific American History and Culture, to discover fiction and nonfiction books that explore the beautiful diversity of Asian Pacific American cultures — or browse the themed booklists below. Find all of our books related to Asian Pacific American heritage using Book Finder.
Asian Pacific Heritage: Booklists (Colorín Colorado)
