In 2024, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh recognizes and celebrates peoples within Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.
Originally commemorated in 1977 as Pacific/Asian American week, celebrated during the first 10 days in May. Over the years, the recognition has evolved and changed into a full month celebration during May, recognizing and including a wider group of identities in the Asian and Pacific diaspora.
The month of May was chosen for its historical relevance, as the first Japanese immigrants came to the United States on May 7, 1843 as well as the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1869-an endeavor almost entirely completed by Chinese laborers.
Throughout the month of May, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh will amplify the AANHPI identities through booklists, displays, resources, and programs in our locations and communities.
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When Bobby is unwillingly outed he turns to boxing, finding a hero in Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, but when Pacquiao publicly denounces homosexuality, Bobby must discover a hero within himself.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby.
High school sophomore Caroline Kim starts tutoring infamous senior Kimberly Park-Ocampo—a charismatic lesbian, friend to rich kids and punks alike—and as their friendship kindles into something more, Caroline must deal with feelings of guilt and the mounting pressure of life at the crossroads of queerness and Asian immigrant experience.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby.
“Financial hype woman” Berna Anat explains all the stuff young adults need to know about personal finance, covering everything from how and why to make a budget, to understanding the inequalities of our economy and how to work to change them.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby, eBook on Hoopla, in eAudio on Libby, and in eAudio on Hoopla.
Fifteen-year-old Najwa Bakri is forced to investigate the mysterious death of her best friend and Scrabble Queen, Trina, a year after the fact when her Instagram comes back to life with cryptic posts and messages.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby and in eAudio on Libby.
Seamlessly toggling between past and present, this funny graphic memoir follows a queer Chinese American’s immigration to Texas where she just wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why she is attracted to girls.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby.
Seventeen-year-old Santi Arboleda finally feels settled in his new life in Los Angeles with a growing found family and a relationship with musical prodigy Suwa—until Suwa is offered the chance to step into the spotlight that he has always denied himself and they must finally face their dreams, their pasts, and their futures, whether together or apart.
This title is also available for checkout in eAudio on Hoopla.
The two sons of rival eateries must band together when a new café threatens them both, and soon learn to work together… and fall in love.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby, as an eBook on Hoopla, in eAudio on Hoopla, and in eAudio on Libby.
The story of two very different Chinese-American sisters and their reaction to a racist event that targets them.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby.
A comics anthology of folktales from the Pacific Islands reimagined with a modern twist.
In the year following their son’s death, May Chen’s parents face racist accusations of putting too much pressure on their son and causing his death by suicide, and May attempts to challenge the racism and ugly stereotypes through her writing, only to realize that she still has a lot to learn and that her actions have consequences for her family as well as herself.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby, as an eBook on Hoopla, in eAudio on Hoopla, and in eAudio on Libby.
After the sudden death of her father, sixteen-year-old Valerie Chu, who is hiding an eating disorder from her friends and family, reevaluates her life, her choices, and her own body as she tries to find the strength to seek help.