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AAPI Joy

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AAPI Joy: Wellness, Healing, Resilience and Resistance
Central Library

Celebrate the diversity of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities in Los Angeles at AAPI Joy, a free festival for all ages. Explore the City's rich AAPI heritage and join us in forging a shared future of acceptance, cooperation and inspiration with the greater Los Angeles community.

AAPI Joy

  • A Dutiful Boy: A Memoir of Secrets, Lies and Family Love

    A Dutiful Boy: A Memoir of Secrets, Lies and Family Love

    Zaidi, Mohsin
  • A Man of Two Faces

    A Man of Two Faces

    Nguyen, Viet Thanh
  • Afterparties: Stories

    Afterparties: Stories

    So, Anthony Veasna, 1992-2020
  • An American Dream, With Sprinkles: The Legacy Story of the Donut Queen and the Donut Princess

    An American Dream, With Sprinkles: The Legacy Story of the Donut Queen and the Donut Princess

    Tao, Mayly.
  • Banyan Moon

    Banyan Moon

    Thai, Thao
  • Bestiary

    Bestiary

    Chang, Kristin
  • Chinese-ish: Home Cooking Not Quite Authentic 100% Delicious

    Chinese-ish: Home Cooking Not Quite Authentic 100% Delicious

    Kaul, Rosheen
  • Clark and Division

    Clark and Division

    Hirahara, Naomi, 1962-
  • Convenience Store Woman

    Convenience Store Woman

    Murata, Sayaka, 1979-
  • Crying in H Mart

    Crying in H Mart

    Zauner, Michelle
  • Crying in H Mart

    Crying in H Mart

    Zauner, Michelle
  • Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous With American History

    Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous With American History

    Huang, Yunte
  • Daughter of the Moon Goddess

    Daughter of the Moon Goddess

    Tan, Sue Lynn
  • Days at the Morisaki Bookshop: A Novel

    Days at the Morisaki Bookshop: A Novel

    Yagisawa, Satoshi
  • Dial A for Aunties

    Dial A for Aunties

    Sutanto, Jesse Q
  • Donut Fall in Love

    Donut Fall in Love

    Lau, Jackie
  • Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain

    Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain

    Sanghera, Sathnam, 1976-
  • Evergreen

    Evergreen

    Hirahara, Naomi
  • Facing the Mountain: An Inspiring Story of Japanese American Patriots in World War Ii

    Facing the Mountain: An Inspiring Story of Japanese American Patriots in World War Ii

    Brown, Daniel James, 1951-
  • Filipinx: Heritage Recipes From the Diaspora

    Filipinx: Heritage Recipes From the Diaspora

    Dimayuga, Angela
  • Fiona and Jane: Stories

    Fiona and Jane: Stories

    Ho, Jean Chen
  • Four Treasures of the Sky

    Four Treasures of the Sky

    Zhang, Jenny
  • From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement

    From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement

    Yoo, Paula
  • Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad

    Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad

    Chang, Gordon H
  • Greek Lessons: A Novel

    Greek Lessons: A Novel

    Han, Kang, 1970-
  • Home Therapy: Interior Design for Increasing Happiness, Boosting Confidence and Creating Calm

    Home Therapy: Interior Design for Increasing Happiness, Boosting Confidence and Creating Calm

    Yokota, Anita
  • How Much of These Hills Is Gold

    How Much of These Hills Is Gold

    Zhang, C Pam
  • Hula

    Hula

    Hakes, Jasmin 'Iolani
  • I Am Oum Ry

    I Am Oum Ry

    Oum Ry
  • I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

    I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

    Paek, Se-hŭi, 1990-
  • Indigenous Pacific Islander Eco-literatures

    Indigenous Pacific Islander Eco-literatures

  • Interior Chinatown

    Interior Chinatown

    Yu, Charles

    Winner: 2020 National Book Award for Fiction

  • Joan Is Okay: A Novel

    Joan Is Okay: A Novel

    Wang, Weike
  • Klara and the Sun

    Klara and the Sun

    Ishiguro, Kazuo
  • Koreatown Dreaming: Stories & Portraits of Korean Immigrant Life

    Koreatown Dreaming: Stories & Portraits of Korean Immigrant Life

    Hahn, Emanuel
  • Koreatown, Los Angeles: Immigration, Race, and the "American Dream"

    Koreatown, Los Angeles: Immigration, Race, and the "American Dream"

    Lee, Shelley Sang-Hee
  • Lady Tan's Circle of Women

    Lady Tan's Circle of Women

    See, Lisa
  • Light From Uncommon Stars

    Light From Uncommon Stars

    Aoki, Ryka
  • Light From Uncommon Stars

    Light From Uncommon Stars

    Aoki, Ryka
  • Made in Taiwan: Recipes and Stories From the Island Nation

    Made in Taiwan: Recipes and Stories From the Island Nation

    Wei, Clarissa
  • Mayumu: Filipino American Desserts Remixed

    Mayumu: Filipino American Desserts Remixed

    Balingit, Abi
  • Meet Us by the Roaring Sea

    Meet Us by the Roaring Sea

    Kumarasamy, Akil, 1988-
  • Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American Combo

    Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American Combo

    Koy, Jo
  • Nuclear Family: A Novel

    Nuclear Family: A Novel

    Han, Joseph
  • On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

    On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

    Vuong, Ocean
  • On the Curry Trail: Chasing the Flavor That Seduced the World: In 50 Recipes

    On the Curry Trail: Chasing the Flavor That Seduced the World: In 50 Recipes

    Iyer, Raghavan
  • Ornamentalism

    Ornamentalism

    Cheng, Anne Anlin
  • Pachinko

    Pachinko

    Lee, Min Jin
  • Pacific Century: E Ho'amau no Moananiakea: Hawaii Triennial 2022

    Pacific Century: E Ho'amau no Moananiakea: Hawaii Triennial 2022

  • Phoenix Extravagant

    Phoenix Extravagant

    Lee, Yoon Ha

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