Audience: Parent

Himawari House

In this graphic novel, students from differrent countries travel to Japan to attend a Japanese Cram school. They become friends while living together in the Himawari House in Tokyo. The text is written in English, Japanese, and Korean. Harmony’s mother is from Japan, and now lives in the US. Harmony attended college in So. Korea…
What’s Eating Jackie Oh?

Jackie is tired of pleasing her Korean American parents with academic achievements because she secretly wants to become a chef. She wins a spot on a competitive cooking show. Will her parents understand her dreams? Patricia Park’s parents immigrated from Korea to the US.
Alterations: A Graphic Novel

Being one of the few Asian kids, Kevin has been receiving unwanted attention from some of the students in his class. Will going to the local theme park change his situation? This humorous graphic novel explores prejudice, identity, and self-esteem. Ray Xu is a Chinese Canadian “Story Artist.”
A Copycat Conundrum (The Misfits)

Zeke, a classmate of the missfits starts receiving threatening notes, the Misfits are surprised. Who would want to hurt Zeke? Maybe he’s not what he seems to be? Lisa Yee is a third generation Chinese American.
Amina Banana and the Formula for Friendship

Amina loves bananas, science, and yellow things. Her family recently moved from Syria to Indiana and she is starting at a new school. Shifa Saltagi Safad Immigrated to the US as a young girl.
Fall Is for Beginnings

Ravi is ready for a new school year to start! In the fall there is cool weather, new school supplies, and spending time with friends, But when a new girl named Ellie joins their class, Will Ravi have to share his best friend Joe, with a new friend. Rajani LaRocca was born in India.
Cultural Celebrations Calendar 2025-2026
Deep Dive: Tanabata Star Festival
The Emperor of Gladness

One summer evening in the economically depressed town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge in the rain, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. Grazina, a widow dealing with dementia, convinces him to take another path. Hal becomes Grazina’s caregiver, and during the next…
The Incredible Kindness of Paper: A Novel

Chloe Hanako Quinn is assigned Oliver Jones as her pen pal partner in school. Oliver moves suddenly because of rough circumstances. He moves back to the city, when the city is suddenly flooded with yellow origami roses, a specific one finds its way into his hands and changes his life forever.
The Manor of Dreams

Vivian Yin was the first Chinese actress to win an Oscar, Now she is dead, and her daughters are only interested in dividing her estate. The Manor of Dreams is a thrilling family gothic story that examines the true cost of the American Dream—and what happens when the roots we set down in this country…
Detained: A Boy’s Journal of Survival and Resilience

D. attempts to join his parents by traveling with his cousins to the US border. He is detained by the US government and seperated from his cousins. His memoir chronicles the different stages of his travels through variour retention centers some are only a tent with a port-a-potty. “This is a brutally honest account of…