Books and Reading Lists
TIME's Asian Staff's Reading List to Celebrate Asian Authors
Books & Boba's #StopAsianHate reading list
Bel Canto Books AAPI Essential Reads
Audiobooks by Asian American Writers - Librofm Playlist
AAPI Reading List - Penguin Random House
Vroman's Reading Lists: Non-Fiction | Fiction | Kids/YA
Kibooka.com - resource to find Korean-American kidlit books and authors
NPR + Kwame Alexander Crowdsourced Poem
Here's a list of AAPI-owned bookstores to get your books from: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/aapi-owned-bookstores
And another one: https://blog.libro.fm/aapi-owned-bookstores-to-support/
Articles
What You Can Do About Anti-Asian Violence
America's Long History of Scapegoating its Asian Citizens
The long history of US racism against Asian Americans
The long, ugly history of anti-Asian racism and violence in the U.S.
What is the Model Minority Myth?
Model Minority Myth Again Used As A Racial Wedge Between Asians and Blacks
How Racism and Sexism Intertwine to Torment Asian-American Women
Why This Wave of Anti-Asian Racism Feels Different (written by Minor Feelings author Cathy Park Hong)
Ignoring The History Of Anti-Asian Racism Is Another Form Of Violence
A Letter to Asian Women (written by The Incendiaries author R.O. Kwon)
Steph Cha: The Atlanta shooting is another reminder the cops are not our friends (written by Your House Will Pay author Steph Cha)
Invisibility and Objectification Can Kill: American Theatre’s Anti-Asian Problem
Asian-Americans Are Being Attacked. Why Are Hate Crime Charges So Rare?
How Hollywood Is Complicit in the Violence Against Asians in America
Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans Are On The Rise: Many Say More Policing Isn't the Answer
The History of Fetishizing Asian Women
Anti-Asian Violence Must Be A Bigger Part of America's Racial Discourse
Racism is Behind Anti-Asian American Violence, Even When It's Not a Hate Crime
Asian Americans, a diverse and growing population
Japanese-American Internment During World War II
US Occupation of The Philippines
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Cross-Racial Solidarity & Movement Building
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Videos/Movies/Documentaries
PBS Docu-series on History of Asian America (now free to stream on PBS's website)
Try Guys' documentary on Anti-Asian Hate (also a fundraiser for the AAPI Community Fund)
Sunday Jump Poetry - Filipino-founded community open mic series
How Anti-Asian bias has been perpetuated by a history of stereotypes in pop culture - Nightline ABC News
The Roots of Anti-Asian Racism in American and Beyond - Rising Up with Sonali
How the Model Minority Myth Hurts Asian-American Elders - NBC
Podcasts
Books & Boba - book club and podcast dedicated to spotlighting books written by authors of Asian descent.
Made In - Podcast about Asian-diaspora stories (and beyond) told by Evy and Jas.
#StopAsianHate with Tammy Cho & Michelle Hanabusa, Co-founders of Hate is A Virus - Asian Boss Girl
How Anti-Asian Racism Affects Us All - The Sarah Show
A History of Anti-Asian Racism with Professor Jennifer Ho - NPR It’s Been a Minute with Sam Sanders
Allyship, Solidarity, and Fighting Anti-Asian Racism - Tiffany & Yu
Anti-Asian Racism (and writing a new story) - The Protagonistas
A Sociologist’s View on the Hyper-Sexualization of Asian Women in American Society - NPR All Things Considered
Spread of Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia During COVID-19 Pandemic - Ethics Talk
Why Are We Here - Code Switch
Screams and Silence - Code Switch
For Parents/Educators
NPR's How White Parents Can Talk To Their Kids About Race
Anti-Racism for Kids 101 - Starting to Talk About Race
Social Justice Resources
Countering Coronavirus Stigma and Racism: Tips for Teachers and Other Educators
Sikhism: An Educator's Guide
Museums
Japanese American National Museum
Korean American National Museum
Museum of Tolerance
Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum
SikhMuseum.com
USC Pacific Asia Museum
Chinese American Museum
More compiled learning resources here:
Resources for the Asian American Community on Anti-Blackness
Chinese Historical Society of Southern California