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AAPI & diaspora authors

Make It Plant-Based! Filipino
Discover the deliciousness of vegan versions of favorite Filipino foods—part of Workman’s new series of passionate plant-based cookbooks. Whether new to the world of plant-based cooking or already acquainted and looking for easy vegan versions of beloved dishes, Make It Plant-Based! Filipino shows how easy it is to make plants the star of...
Make It Plant-Based! Filipino : 60+ Recipes for Vegan Soups, Stews, Noodles, Snacks, and Desserts

Ria Elciario-McKeown, Mehreen Karim (Series edited by)

Firepit Feast
Take outdoor cooking to the next level with this fire pit cooking bible by a live-fire expert.There’s nothing quite like cooking over an open flame. Fire infuses ingredients with its own unique flavors, elevating everything from a hot dog to fresh fruit to a hearty stew with elements of smoke...
Firepit Feast : Adventurous Recipes for Live-Fire Cooking

Diana Yen

Dirty Kitchen
In the style of Crying in H Mart and Minor Feelings, filmmaker Jill Damatac blends memoir, food writing, and colonial history as she cooks her way through recipes from her native-born Philippines and shares stories of her undocumented family in America.Jill Damatac left the United States in 2015 after living there as an...
Dirty Kitchen : A Memoir of Food and Family

Jill Damatac

Easy Chinese Food Anyone Can Make
Make your favorite Chinese dishes at home.Don’t get a takeout, make your own! From hugely popular online recipe creator Emma Chung @iam.chungry comes this must-have cookbook for anyone who loves to eat Chinese food. Brought up in Hong Kong and Shanghai, Emma knows the very best meals to cook and...
Easy Chinese Food Anyone Can Make

Emma Chung

Icy Fruit
This fun and fascinating biography of a Taiwanese ice pop entrepreneur—the author's beloved grandfather—is a terrific read-aloud about inventiveness and the treats of summer.Charlotte Cheng's grandfather always had a bag of coins rustling in his pocket. That bag carried with it "a story of joyful jingles, sultry summers, and fresh...
Icy Fruit : How My Grandfather Spread the Joy of Ice Pops Across Taiwan

Charlotte Cheng, Vivian Mineker (Illustrated by)

Ferment
An accessible introduction to the world of fermentation, with inventive, gut-friendly recipes inspired by global food traditions. For far too long, fermentation has been the preserve of the ultra-foodie. But these techniques don’t need to be complicated or require lots of hard-to-source ingredients. Drawing on his multicultural background and passion...
Ferment : Simple Recipes from My Multicultural Kitchen

Kenji Morimoto

Chop Fry Watch Learn (paperback)
Paperback edition. Hardcover edition available here. A spirited new history of Chinese food told through an account of the remarkable life of Fu Pei-mei, the woman who brought Chinese cooking to the world. In 1949, a young Chinese housewife arrived in Taiwan and transformed herself from a novice to a...
Chop Fry Watch Learn (paperback) : Fu Pei-mei and the Making of Modern Chinese Food

Michelle T. King

Foreign Fruit
“A sharp-sweet memoir of change, identity and hybridity. I loved it.”—Katherine May, author of WinteringPer person, oranges are the most consumed fruit in the world. Across the world, no matter how remote or cold or incongruous a climate is, oranges will be there.What stories could I unravel from the orange's long...
Foreign Fruit : A Personal History of the Orange

Katie Goh

Linger
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SIGNED COPIES AVAILABLE! The James Beard award-winning author of Tenderheart returns to her roots with a year of seasonal salad recipes that emphasize community, family and the importance of finding time and space to linger.Hetty Lui McKinnon’s culinary career began with salads. Specifically, a charred broccoli salad. She began making salads...
Linger : Salads, Sweets, and Stories to Savor

Hetty Lui McKinnon

Sama Sama
More than a cookbook, Sama Sama celebrates all parts of Julie’s mixed Malaysian heritage through 90 recipes that are "authentically in-between."In Malay, sama sama (“same same”) is a way of saying “you’re welcome” to reinforce the idea of togetherness and equality in this everyday exchange. From successful restaurateur and TV presenter Julie Lin, Sama Sama celebrates...
Sama Sama : Comfort Food from My Mixed Malaysian Kitchen

Julie Lin

Picking Tea with Baba
Working in a Chinese tea garden is hard work, but it's rewarding when it’s done with family!This day-in-the-life picture book for 5-9-year-olds engages the senses as it centers around family and working together while celebrating Chinese culture.A young boy and his brother travel with their parents up the mountainside to...
Picking Tea with Baba

Xu Bin, Yu Yin (Illustrated by), Shan Chen (Translated by)

Japan
This gastronomic journey through Japan blends cultural touchpoints and authentic recipes to chronicle the myriad flavors, ingredients, and traditions that make up the archipelago nation’s fascinating food culture.Discover the culinary life of Japan by travelling through Tokyo, Kansai, Kyushu, Hokkaido, and Okinawa—Japan’s emblematic geographic regions which each possess a unique...
Japan : A Culinary Travel Diary

Clémence Leleu, Anna Shoji

What We Call Masala
Through more than 70 spices and fats, and 80 recipes, What We Call Masala shows readers that masala is spice but it's also so much more. It offers lessons in both culinary mechanics and magic to any level of cook — from can't-boil-water to cordon bleu. Sarina's mission is to construct and...
What We Call Masala : A cook's practical guide to the poetry of Indian spices

Sarina Kamini Ganju

K-Quick
The long-awaited K-Quick, from bestselling author and chef Judy Joo, brings all the comfort, joy, and delicious flavours of Korea directly to your kitchen. Easy, quick and accessible, this essential guide is perfect for anyone looking to cook Korean cuisine. Chef, restaurateur, writer, and connoisseur of Korean fried chicken, Judy Joo...
K-Quick : Korean Food in 30 Minutes or Less

Judy Joo

Minh and the Magic Grains of Rice
Read the world to change the world! In this artful picture book, picky eater Minh goes on a fantastical journey through the mythology and agriculture of rice. Originally published in Vietnam by the nonprofit Room to Read, it has been beautifully revised for this global edition. “I will not eat rice!” is Minh’s...
Minh and the Magic Grains of Rice

Ðo Hà, Lê Quynh, Bac Tran (Translated by)

Umai
Umai is an introduction to the comfort and serenity of Japan; it is an exploration and celebration of a culture deeply rooted in food. With over 80 delicious dishes that evoke the country’s rich heritage, Umai covers easy lunches, family favorites and classics designed for sharing, as well as simple and sweet desserts. Woven...
Umai : Recipes From a Japanese Home Kitchen

Millie Tsukagoshi Lagares

The Food of Bharat
A cookbook like no other, The Food of Bharat is a deep dive into India’s culinary history, exploring how Indian cuisine has evolved from the earliest times to the modern day. Chef Helly Raichura, founder of popular Melbourne restaurant Enter Via Laundry, illuminates historical insights with delicious recipes from across regional India.From...
The Food of Bharat : A Chef's Journey through India's Rich Culinary History

Helly Raichura

Stay For Dinner
From the storytellers behind the award-winning The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name comes a powerful picture book about culture and connection through food, perfect for fans of Soul Food Sunday.This gentle picture book speaks to the anxieties many children have about not fitting in with their peers, and celebrates the ways...
Stay For Dinner : A Picture Book

Sandhya Parappukkaran, Michelle Pereira (Illustrated by)

The Traveling Taco
An exploration of the history of kids’ favorite foods from around the world.From pizza to pasta and ice cream to French fries, some of our favorite foods have a surprising history, and many of them have traveled far from where they originated! Did you know many well-known dishes are food...
The Traveling Taco : The Amazing and Surprising Journey of Many of Your Favorite Foods

Mia Wenjen, Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong (Illustrated by)

My (Half) Latinx Kitchen
You’re invited on this culinary journey of self-discovery as Kiera Wright-Ruiz connects to her Latinx roots with recipes and stories from the diaspora. “What are you?” is a dreaded question that has followed Kiera Wright-Ruiz around her entire life. She is half Latinx and half Asian, and her journey to...
My (Half) Latinx Kitchen : Half Recipes, Half Stories, All Latin American

Kiera Wright-Ruiz

Slow Noodles (paperback)
A haunting and beautiful memoir from a Cambodian refugee who lost her country and her family during Pol Pot's genocide in the 1970s but who finds hope by reclaiming the recipes she tasted in her mother's kitchen. RECIPE: HOW TO CHANGE CLOTH INTO DIAMONDTake a well-fed nine-year-old with a big family...
Slow Noodles (paperback) : A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes

Chantha Nguon, with Kim Green

Mahjong
Mahjong, one of the first English-language books to center Asian diaspora rules, teaches readers how to play the game and showcases mahjong culture, both past and present, through essays and vignettes on the history of the game, design elements (dating your inherited or thrifted sets), and more. For many third-culture kids...
Mahjong : House Rules from Across the Asian Diaspora

Nicole Wong

Malai
A celebration of South Asian flavors by Pooja Bavishi, the founder of acclaimed Malai ice cream. Malai’s treats are always eggless, sometimes vegan, and come in a variety of delightful forms: ice cream, kulfi pops, ice cream cakes, and ice cream sandos.Learn to create frozen desserts at home with this...
Malai : Frozen Desserts Inspired by South Asian Flavors

Pooja Bavishi, Malai

Zareen’s Pakistani Kitchen
Replete with beautiful images and evocative odes to the flavors of great Pakistani food, this cookbook demystifies favorites like kababs, curries, and samosas.In this introduction to Pakistani cooking, the folks behind Zareen’s Michelin Guide-approved restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area share 95 recipes designed for American cooks.Featuring the most...
Zareen’s Pakistani Kitchen : Recipes from a Well-Fed Childhood

Zareen Khan, Umair Khan