ORLANDO, Fla. – While hopping on a plane and traveling to a foreign land is no doubt the most immersive way to experience a new culture, reading may be the next best thing when that’s not an option.
Asian American and Pacific Islander authors are more than willing to put pen to paper to share stories of their heritage, their cuisine, their traditions and values and so much more.
While sometimes those tales take place abroad, other times they’re set locally and provide the author’s perspective on what it’s like to be of Asian or Pacific Islander heritage living in America.
Sometimes that means stories of adjusting to contrasting societal norms and other times it could be descriptions of what it means to face hate and racism.