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A Proclamation on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, And Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2022

SCPL Book List: Asian-American Fiction-List of books by Asian American Authors available at the Santa Cruz Public Libraries.

Chicago Public Library GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2022 for Kids- Explore kids books about connecting with family histories and traditions across diverse cultures and life experiences.

Penguin Random House Must-Read Books for Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month-This Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, celebrate the many cultures and stories within the AANHPI community with books by authors of Asian, East Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander heritage and cultures.

Epic Reads 52 YA Books to Celebrate Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month-52 Young Adult books to read with Asian Protagonists.

San Francisco Public Library Booklist for AANHPI 2022: LGBTQ+ Fiction for Adults-A selection of recent Fiction by and/or about LGBTQI+ Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, all available to borrow from the SFPL (if you see a title you would like read that is not available through SCPL please suggest a purchase).

Hoopla Digital Asian Pacific American Heritage Month List-List of Audiobooks available through hoopla digital.

Kanopy's list of Asian American and Pacific Islander Movies to stream- Watch these titles with your SCPL Library Card.

Poems, meditations, films, and other cultural nutrients for times like this. Curated with love by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center-Care Package is a collection of creative offerings by artists, writers, and scholars who the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American center have collaborated with in recent years. Here, you will find a range of approaches to addressing uncertainty, anxiety, and grief through vision, reflection, and healing. Most have been exhibited in past programs, but have never been made widely accessible until now through their website.

Roger Ebert.com "What to Watch During Asian Pacific American Heritage Month"-List of shows and films by or about Asian Americans. 

Santa Cruz County’s first annual Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Festival  Free public event held on Saturday May 21, 2022, 11am-5pm at the 418 Project located at 155 South River Street, Santa Cruz and will include speakers, music, workshops, and local AAPI food vendors at the 418 Project on 155 South River St, Santa Cruz.  The festival is free to attend.

31 Ways to Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month in 2022 Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with Asia Society Northern California -Downloadable daily list for the month of May with links to events happening in Northern California. 

San Francisco Celebrates Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2022 Celebration Guide LIVE PERFORMANCES- List curated by https://apasf.org/

UC Santa Cruz AA/PI Heritage Month Calendar of Events

UCSC ASIAN AMERICAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER RESOURCE CENTER

Nihon Bunka/Japanese Culture: One Hundred Years in the Pajaro Valley By Jane W. Borg and Kathy McKenzie Nichols-From the booklet Nihon Bunka = Japanese Culture: One Hundred Years in the Pajaro Valley. It was published by the Pajaro Valley Arts Council in conjunction with the Council's 1992 exhibition of the same name. The text is published on the library’s website with the permission of the Council. Photographs are courtesy of Bill Tao. Copyright 1992, Pajaro Valley Arts Council.

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