Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
This month during Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, as well as throughout the year, Orange County Library System will host a variety of programs and events to share stories and celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders.
AANHPI Heritage
Queen bee : an anti-historical Regency romp / Amalie Howard.
Howard, Amalie, author.
Real Americans : a novel / Rachel Khong.
Khong, Rachel, 1985- author.
Memory piece / Lisa Ko.
Ko, Lisa, author.
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop a novel Hwang Bo-Reum translated by Shanna Tan.
Hwang, Bo-Reum, author.
Taipei : a novel / Tao Lin.
Lin, Tao, 1983- author.
Lies and weddings : a novel / Kevin Kwan.
Kwan, Kevin, author.
The fetishist : a novel / Katherine Min.
Min, Katherine, author.
36 ways of writing a Vietnamese poem / Nam Le.
Le, Nam, 1979- author.
Thank you, Mr. Nixon : stories / Gish Jen.
Jen, Gish, author.
Damsel / Evelyn Skye.
Skye, Evelyn, author.
The art of prophecy : a novel / Wesley Chu.
Chu, Wesley, author.
Koreatown dreaming : stories and portraits of Korean immigrant life / Emanuel Hahn.
Hahn, Emanuel, author, photographer.
Not your China doll : the wild and shimmering life of Anna May Wong / Katie Gee Salisbury.
Salisbury, Katie Gee, author.
Sleepless in Dubai / Sajni Patel.
Patel, Sajni, 1981- author.
Voyagers : the settlement of the Pacific / Nicholas Thomas.
Thomas, Nicholas, 1960- author.
Sea people : the puzzle of Polynesia / Christina Thompson.
Thompson, Christina, 1959- author.
Cook real Hawaiʻi / Sheldon Simeon with Garrett Snyder.
Simeon, Sheldon, author.
I was their American dream : a graphic memoir / Malaka Gharib coloring by Toby Leigh.
Gharib, Malaka, author, illustrator.
Yellowface : a novel / R. F. Kuang.
Kuang, R. F. (Rebecca F.), author.
Chinatown pretty : fashion and wisdom from Chinatown’s most stylish seniors / Andria Lo and Valerie Luu.
Lo, Andria, author, photographer.
The diaspora sonnets / Oliver de la Paz.
De la Paz, Oliver, 1972- author.
Hula : a novel / Jasmin ʻIolani Hakes.
Hakes, Jasmin 'Iolani, author.
AANHPI Heritage Month Events
Event Categories: Arts & Crafting; Community & Citizenship; Education & Learning; History, Culture, Genealogy; Storytime
Explore the land of the rising sun with stories, games and crafts inspired by Japan. Recommended for families with children ages 5 and up.
Learn more>Virtual Event: Eatonville Branch Adult Film Club
Polite Society
Online (Virtual Room - Eatonville)
Event Categories: Education & Learning; Music, Movies, Live Performances
Calling all adults! Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and enjoy a fun movie. Recommended for ages 18 and up.
Learn more>Event Categories: Arts & Crafting; Education & Learning; History, Culture, Genealogy
Learn about Hokusai, the Japanese artist that created the wood block painting, "The Great Wave." Then create a masterpiece in his style. Recommended for families with children ages 5 and up.
Learn more>Chickasaw Branch (Chickasaw - Lab)
Event Categories: Arts & Crafting
Learn to create unique earrings with traditional Japanese paper folding techniques. Recommended for adults. Registration required.
Learn more>Fairview Shores Branch (Meeting Room)
Event Categories: Storytime
Bounce on in for a storytime about dim sum, a popular Chinese breakfast. We'll read stories, sing songs, and learn some baby bounce rhymes. Recommended for ages 0-18 months.
Learn more>Alafaya Branch (Alafaya - Back of Branch)
Event Categories: Arts & Crafting; Coding & Robotics; Storytime
Celebrate Baymax and learn about helper robots through stories, games, crafts, and heroics! Recommended for ages 3-5.
Learn more>Alafaya Branch (Meeting Room)
Event Categories: Arts & Crafting; Education & Learning
Learn about the Indian art of Rangoli, and then make your own patterned inspired artwork. Recommended for ages 6-12. Registration required.
Learn more>Winter Garden Branch (Winter Garden - Program Area)
Event Categories: Arts & Crafting
Learn the history of calligraphy as it moved from China to Korea and Japan and make your own masterpiece. Recommended for ages 9-12.
Learn more>Orlando Public Library (Club Central)
Event Categories: Arts & Crafting
Learn about the history of ceramic art in Korea and try your hand at sculpting your own jar or bowl. Recommended for teens and tweens.
Learn more>Hiawassee Branch (Meeting Room)
Event Categories: Arts & Crafting; History, Culture, Genealogy
Explore your place in the Chinese zodiac and create your own lantern to bring home! Recommended for teens.
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