Asian Beauty
"In Asian Beauty, Margaret Kimura, veteran makeup artist to the stars and Asian American herself, presents the ultimate beauty guide for all women of Asian descent." An American Sin
"In this novel of war, sin, and redemption, the author brings to literature the male perspective of growing up Asian in mainstream American society." A book by Frederick Su.
Asian Rare Books
A good resource to find rare Asian books for your library or collection. Asian-American Writers' Workshop Best of the Net
The workshop is the premiere resource for writers, readers and publishers on literature written by Asians living in America. ChinaBooks.com
Find books in Chinese and English at this bookstore specializing in Chinese Culture. Filipino-American Literature
Filipina/os have been writing and publishing in the United States since the early 20th century. This website explores that literary history, its writers, books, speeches, poetry and essays, and it will provide reviews and commentary on the latest offerings in Filipino American literature. Dale Furutani
The first Asian-American to win major mystery writing awards. Jessica Hagedorn
Filipina author who wrote "Dogeaters" and the edited the influential "Charlie Chan is Dead: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction". Heritage West Books
This small publishing house was started in 1989 and is dedicated to providing books on history, ethnography and biography. Check out their unique collection of Asian-American books. Gish Jen
Chinese-American author and writer of "Typical American", a great book about life in America. Kaya Books
Publishers of Asian/Diasporic literature and culture based out of New York City. Maxine Hong Kingston
Excellent site about the author of the book, "The Woman Warrior". Joy Kogawa
Author of "Obasan," a very influential Japanese-Canadian book describing the treatment of people of Japanese descent after WWII in Canada. Jhumpa Lahiri
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize 2000 for her book, "The Interpreter of Maladies". The book describes in short stories, the lives of South Asian immigrants. Chang-Rae Lee
Korean-American author and writer of "Native Speaker", his story of assimilation into the American culture. Fae Myenne Ng
Writer of "Bone," an acclaimed first novel that explores the relationships between Chinese immigrants and their American-born daughters in the aftermath of a daughter's suicide. Pan Asian Publications
Founded in 1982, this full service Asian book provider and publisher specializes in the delivery of Asian language materials to libraries across the world. Shen's Books
Excellent site focused on books on Asian culture founded by a bi-lingual teacher in honor of her parents. You can find books on Asian-American experiences as well as books on specific traditions within the Asian cultures. Amy Tan
This fan page has a complete bibliography and biography of this influential Chinese-American author who really brought Asian-American issues to the forefront with her novels. Tulitos Press
Established by a couple Pinays who met in English graduate school and got tired of complaining that the stories about Filipina/o Americans they wanted to read were not getting published. Tulitos Press' mission is to publish writings by, about, and for Filipina/o Americans. Tuvy Asian Resource Center
A non-profit organization with a comprehensive Asian site devoted to the literature of the Far East. Their goal is to index as many publications and articles about Asian and Asian-American authors. The Woman Warrior
Teacher resource guide with excellent links to criticism and essays of this influential Chinese-American Book.
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