On the Shelf – Page 14

Book recommendations — Growing up as an API male

December 8, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix Written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and June Jo Lee, Illustrated by Man One Readers to Eaters, […]

Children overcoming hard times

November 17, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly First They Killed My Father By Loung Ung HarperCollins Publishers, 2010 At the age of 5, Loung Ung is living in Phnom Penh as […]

Amy Tan returns to Seattle with new memoir: Where the Past Begins

November 10, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Callie Chinn SPECIAL TO THE NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Out of only six U.S. cities, renowned author Amy Tan visited Seattle on Oct. 25 to discuss her latest work, Where […]

Underdogs prevail

September 22, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Momotaro: Xander and the Lost Island of Monsters Written by Margaret Dilloway, illustrated by Choong Yoon Disney Hyperion, 2016 Xander Miyamoto is not exactly […]

The complicated lives of API females

August 18, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Heroine Worship By Sarah Kuhn DAW Books Inc., 2017 Aveda Jupiter (also known as Annie Chang) had been the one to protect San Francisco […]

NWAW’s July book recs — Books on deeper truths that you should read

July 21, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly “Starry River of the Sky” By Grace Lin Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2012 The moon has gone missing, but the only person […]

Summer reads for all ages

June 23, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Paul Hiroshima had it all. He was charming and good looking, known for his artistic talents and a great dancer.

It’s not easy growing up

June 2, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly The Metropolitans By Carol Goodman Viking Books for Young Readers, 2017 Meet Kiku, Madge, Joe, and Walt, four 13-year-olds who find themselves at the […]

Book recommendations — Friends, family and overcoming adversity.

May 5, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When Thai police detectives Sonchai Jitpleecheep and Pichai Apiradee are given orders to follow U.S. Marine Sergeant William Bradley around Bangkok, they are not told why.

Book recommendations — Solving mysteries and rebuilding new worlds … the magic of teamwork

March 24, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Elementary: Blood and Ink By Adam Christopher Titan Books, 2016 Sherlock Holmes and Joan Watson are back in this second installment of Adam Christopher’s […]