Miller is an absurdly good writer-her ability capture intimate feelings on the page is startling. The poet and illustrator is the author of Know My Name, a searing memoir in which she details the experience of being horrifically assaulted by Brock Turner at Stanford University and living as the unnamed survivor, called “Emily Doe” in the court case and in her viral victim impact statement. “ But I do / give a damn / How you’re doing / I give a damn about you being okay / I give a damn if you’re being blamed for the hurt you were handed / If you're being made to believe you’re deserving of pain.
Honored at the Glamour Women of the Year awards in 2019, Chanel Miller responded with a poem. Keep reading for their book recommendations by AAPI authors that everyone should have on their bookshelves. Other authors agreed, citing how increased representation and diversity in publishing can enable marginalized authors to take more creative risks, counter the attacks against the AAPI community, and tell their own stories. With more representation-of all kinds of people, across the board-maybe we'll finally be afforded that same privilege.” White people have always been afforded the privilege of being seen (and read) as individuals, where we've been pressured to speak on behalf of our group. People in those groups are expected to speak on behalf of everyone in their group. “That's the problematic side of the ‘Asian American’ label or any sweeping label. “The more representation there is in the publishing industry, the less pressure there's put on any one Asian person to represent or speak for all Asians,” Goodbye, Vitamin author Rachel Khong said. In recent years there’s been increased representation, but there’s still a long way to go: The New York Times reported that in 2018 only 11% of books published were by BIPOC authors. From fantasy such as Where the Mountain Meets the Moon to relatable realistic fiction like The Year of the Rat, her work contained fresh insights about the unique experiences of being Asian in America.
Growing up, I loved reading books by AAPI authors and particularly enjoyed writer and illustrator Grace Lin’s work. Their works have touched on important issues including immigration and finding a sense of belonging in America.
To celebrate this May’s AAPI month, we turned to some of our favorite novelists: Jean Kwok, Rachel Khong, Sanjena Sathian, and Kelly Loy Gilbert, plus a few of our favorite books by AAPI writers. For decades, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) writers have been combining their personal experiences, history, and their creativity to tell vivid stories of what it’s like to be an Asian American or Pacific Islander.
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