Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month – UC Berkeley Library Update

May 2026 – Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Posted on May 18, 2026 by Literatures at the Library

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month this May with our featured collection of books by AAPI authors.

Cover of Bad Influence by Claire Ahn — Bad Influence by Claire Ahn (2025).

Cover of The Singular Life of Aria Patel by Samira Ahmed — The Singular Life of Aria Patel by Samira Ahmed (2025).

Cover of The Coven Tendency by Zoe Hana Mikuta — The Coven Tendency by Zoe Hana Mikuta (2025).

Cover of Gifted & Talented by Olivie Blake — Gifted & Talented by Olivie Blake (2026).

Cover of Blob: A Love Story by Margaret Su — Blob: A Love Story by Margaret Su (2026).

Cover of The Emperor of Gladness: A Novel by Ocean Vuong — The Emperor of Gladness: A Novel by Ocean Vuong (2026).

Cover of Angel Eye: A Novel by Madeleine Nakamura — Angel Eye: A Novel by Madeleine Nakamura (2025).

Cover of Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng — Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng (2023).

Cover of Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay — Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay (2025).

AAPI Heritage Month 2025

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Literatures at the Library

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Celebrate this May’s Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month with our collection of amazing authors and stories centered on AAPI people! Check out more on UCB Overdrive.

Award Winning Authors and Stories:

Rejection — Rejection
Tony Tulathimutte

Same Bed Different Dreams — Same Bed Different Dreams
Ed Park

The Emperor of Gladness — The Emperor of Gladness
Ocean Vuong

More AAPI Reads:

The Way You Make Me Feel — The Way You Make Me Feel
Nina Sharma

Goddess Complex — Goddess Complex
Sanjena Sathian

The Return of Ellie Black — The Return of Ellie Black
Emiko Jean

Love Can't Feed You — Love Can’t Feed You
Cherry Lou Sy

Homeseeking — Homeseeking
Karissa Chen

Mouth — Mouth
Puloma Ghosh

Also check out our reading list for the Sri Lankan New Year!

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