As Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month spotlights the growing influence of AAPI leaders, workplace expert Aiko Bethea is asking a deeper question: Who actually feels safe at work—and why?
West Coast libraries unite to read one powerful story
This spring, Seattle Public Library (SPL) isn’t just recommending a book—it’s joining a coastwide conversation.
“The Deluge” by Manobhiram Nellutla retells the story of the “Mahabharata” from the perspective of ordinary people
An immigrant has a unique view on their home country.
Susan Choi among 6 finalists for the Women’s Prize for Fiction
Four debut novelists are among six books on a U.S.-dominated list of finalists for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction, which is open to female English-language writers from any country.
Tibetan American activist Tsultrim Dolma shares her story in “Defying China”
Tsultrim Dolma knew there was something different about her. At an early age, she defied the expectations of a girl growing up in Tibet.
TRASAL Talks to highlight voices and stories from South Asian diaspora
Although the term “South Asian” refers to eight countries, many people still often associate it with just India.
New Carnegie Medal winners Megha Majumdar and Yiyun Li love libraries
Novelist Megha Majumdar, one of this year’s winners of medals presented by the American Library Association, doesn’t only visit libraries for the reading.
Trish Hackett Nicola’s new book chronicles Chinese in Washington during Exclusion Act era
Growing up in western New York state, Trish Hackett Nicola didn’t know anything about the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
Taiwanese Canadian Amanda Sung will visit Seattle’s mam’s Books to talk about debut novel
While in graduate school, Taiwanese Canadian Amanda Sung was given the opportunity to write a memoir as a thesis.
Book Review: Elaine Hsieh Chou dazzles in short story collection ‘Where Are You Really From’
An awkward adolescent girl travels from the United States to visit her grandmother and other relatives in Taipei, where she becomes obsessed by her older girl cousin and the bizarre fantasy of cooking and eating a woman who works in the dumpling store downstairs.