Description

A comprehensive yet playful exploration of Asian American history--its movements, culture, key figures, and activism--beautifully illustrated and compelling for readers young and old.

Written by the directors of Kundiman-an organization dedicated to the cultivation of Asian American literature-A is for Asian American: A Children's Guide to Asian American History guides kids through diverse representations of identity and resistance. While Asian America is often seen as a monolith and its history is often overlooked in the US educational system, this book is a necessary intervention that will ground readers in history, culture, joy, and solidarity.

Knowledge empowers. To that end, the authors Cathy Linh Che and Kyle Lucia Wu tour through a vast array of key events and organizers: the Third World Liberation Front, Japanese American incarceration camps, the Muslim Ban, Yuri Kochiyama, Larry Itliong, Grace Lee Boggs, Sunisa Lee, and more. It is a history of struggle and persecution but also one of great triumph and solidarity, paired with colorful and dynamic illustrations by Kavita Ramchandran.

A is for Asian American is a vital contribution to the education of tomorrow's organizers. With this book, readers from ages 5 to 99 will build bridges between the diverse make-up of the Asian American community, both past and present, to imagine and celebrate new possibilities for its future.