Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. In a continued effort to eradicate racism and hate, we wanted to highlight and celebrate the many cultures, contributions, and perspectives from the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Now more than ever we want to showcase the diversity in our communities and throughout the library system.

We kick off this month's episode with John and Jason from Parker Williams as they give us the lowdown on Anime for beginners. In our Are You Are Afraid of the Stacks segment, we will explore two horror books in Children's literature written by Asian authors. Discuss their themes, and why we recommend them.  After living in Hawaii for 3 years, Jennifer from the Spring Branch Memorial Branch Library developed a love and appreciation for Hula. She joins us this month for a special interview with Nani Kamali’i-Chang of Ka Pa Hula Na Pua o Kamali'i – Houston.

Books in our book recommendations:
Simeon, Sheldon. Cook Real Hawai'i  https://www.hcpl.net/search/books?search=cook+real+hawai%27i

Amano, Hugh and Sarah Becan. Let's Make Ramen! https://www.hcpl.net/title-record/988217

Vegan Richa's Indian Kitchen: Traditional and Creative Recipes for the Home Cook.  Hingle, Richa.  https://www.hcpl.net/title-record/574516

Other materials mentioned in this podcast:
Surfer of the century: The life of Duke Kahanamoku. Crowe, E., & Waldrep, R.  https://www.hcpl.net/title-record/204348

 Kai goes to the Farmers Market in Hawaiʻi , & Merritt, M.  https://www.hcpl.net/title-record/1057667

Ho'onani: Hula warrior  Gale, H., & Song, M.  https://www.hcpl.net/title-record/591805

Juniors. Speak. Hemmings, K. H  https://www.hcpl.net/title-record/311149

Rani Patel in full effect.  Patel, S.  https://www.hcpl.net/title-record/413977 

Fiction: The descendants: A novel.Hemmings, K. H.  https://www.hcpl.net/title-record/279747
Diamond head: A novel  Wong, C.  https://www.hcpl.net/title-record/384700

 Non-Fiction: Fodor's Travel. with Molokai & Lanai Apana, L., Ellison, K., Leon, C., & Stallings, D.  https://www.hcpl.net/title-record/519755

 Aloha kitchen: Recipes from Hawai'i Kysar, A., & Dombroski, B.  https://www.hcpl.net/title-record/524002

DVD: Hawaiian Quilting with Nancy Lee Chong  https://www.hcpl.net/title-record/145111

Descendants   https://www.hcpl.net/title-record/285510 

Freegal Playlist:  https://hcpltx.freegalmu

Created by the Podcast Team at the Harris County Public Library.
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Podcast Team Members include: Beth Krippel, John Harbaugh, Mary Mink, Lana Sell, Ellen Kaluza, Sadina Shawver, Gisella Parker, Kara Ludwig, Delaney Daly, Jennifer Finch, Katelyn Helberg, Logan Tuttle, Darcy Casavant, Darla Pruitt and Nancy Hu

Original Music created by Bryan Kratish