Books By Asian American And Pacific Islander Americans To Read All Year

Books by Asian American and Pacific Islander Americans to Read All Year

We are dedicated to promoting, celebrating, and supporting our Asian American and Pacific Islander creators, readers, and community. Below, check out some incredible books by our AAPI creators to read all year round.

The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim

When Anna’s not looking after her brother and sister or helping out at her father’s restaurant, she’s taking care of her mother, whose debilitating mental illness keeps her in bed most days. When her mother finally gets out of bed, things go from bad to worse. And as her mother’s condition worsens, Anna and her family question everything they understand about themselves and each other.

Zara Hossain is Here by Sabina Khan

Seventeen-year-old Pakistani immigrant Zara Hossain’s family has waited years for their visa process to be finalized so that they can officially become US citizens. But it only takes one moment for that dream to come crashing down around them.

K-Pop Confidential by Stephan Lee

In this romantic coming-of-age novel, a Korean American girl travels to Seoul in hopes of debuting in a girl group at the same K-pop company behind the most popular boy band on the planet. 

I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn

When Kimi visits her grandparents in Japan, she is relieved to escape her problems back home. But soon the trip becomes a way for Kimi to learn more about the mother she left behind, and to figure out where her own heart lies.

Caster & Spell Starter by Elsie Chapman

Aza Wu knows that real magic is dangerous and illegal. After all, casting killed her sister. But to save the legacy of their family teahouse, she enters an underground casting tournament and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan

Rukhsana is finding it impossible to live up to her conservative Muslim parents’ expectations. Luckily, it’s only a few more months until her new life at Caltech. But when her parents catch her kissing her girlfriend, all of Rukhsana’s plans fall apart.

Lovely, Dark, and Deep by Justina Chen

When Viola Li returns from a trip, she develops an extreme case of photosensitivity. But Viola is determined to maintain a normal life, particularly after she meets Josh. 

“Hey daddy.”

Namjoon’s head snaps up, and there’s a frown tugging at the corners of his lips, visible even from where he’s sitting on the couch, a heavy novel propped open on his lap.

Jeongguk smirks, eyes twinkling with mischief, the heady sounds of Jimin’s and Taehyung’s laughter egging him on. “Daddy,” he purrs again, opting for a sultry tone. “Daddy, spank me.”

Bratty Kook with Dom Namjoon. A pairing we love to see time and time again. This is idolverse I think? for anyone who needs to know. It is a flirty piece that gets down with the smut, so a quick read without angst!

ARMY for AAPI

At the beginning of the spring season, we are faced with yet another intersectional atrocity in the United States. In the Georgia mass shooting last week, we lost Xiaojie Tan, Soon Chung Park, Delaina Yaun, Hyun Jung Grant, Daoyou Feng, Sun Cha Kim, and Yong Ae Yue. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have faced prejudice and violence for decades across the United States - prejudice and violence that has only continued to escalate with the proliferation of racist rhetoric with the onset of Covid.

ARMY for AAPI Justice and Advocacy: This project campaigns to raise funds for various AAPI Justice and Advocacy programs, organizations, and groups by offering to write your requested fanfics. It is an attempt to focus the passion, activism, and financial power of our connections through a centralized means of organization and connection. We understand this project to be only a small contribution to the work that must be done to address issues of systemic oppression and violence and know we are always better and more powerful in community.

call for action: 

elevate the voices of those impacted

allies, educate yourself!

donate with time, money, or energy

Thank you so, so much to the members of the AAPI and APIDA community who helped us clarify and build this event. Special thanks to @dee-ehn​ for giving her time and care labor to co-host this event with us :)

Rules for Submission: 

To participate, donate! See the bottom of the post for some suggestions on where you might donate.

Capture evidence of your donation. Please don’t hesitate to blur out personal information, but make sure your donation amount and the receiving organization is visible.

Fill out this google form.

We welcome requests for all members and pairings. However, topics of  noncon, underage sexual content, explicit violence or abuse of any kind are not welcome.

Please note: you can request a specific participating author, but these are  available for any author to complete.

Consider clicking on the other resources to get involved or educated!

Productions and Prices

$5 - 1k drabble

$10 - 2k drabble

$15 - 3k drabble

**Please note that few authors are interested or able to write more than 3k. If you would like to submit more than one request, you are welcome to.

Join as an Author:

 If you would like to participate, reblog this post and contact the discord mods @joopiterjoon​ or @wwilloww​ to be added to the Discord where we will post commissions. You can also donate as an author as well :D!

Places to Donate (please note that all donation links are for websites that also have great resources and information!)

AAPIP.Org

The AAPI Civic Engagement Fund

Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta

Asian American Advocacy Fund

This article organizes organizations in need of donations by focus and impact. 

Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund

AAPI Progressive Action

National Asian American Women’s Forum

This document outlines organizations by state, as well as small businesses and individual mutual aid/donation funds. 

Other Ways to Support:

Send letters and emails to your elected officials and sign this petition!

The AAPI COVID-19 Project (recruiting for surveys and interviews!)

Know, Vote for, and Support Politicians endorsed by AAAF

If you’re a college student, seek out programs, clubs, and events on your campus! Even attending Zoom meetings shows support in numbers.

Check if your local town hall or city government is having a meeting this week or next to address racial violence or injustice in your area.

Shop and Support AAPI Community (a very brief list)

Popular Books by Asian Pacific American Authors (Amy Tan is AMAZING!)

Resources for Education:

Anti-Asian Violence Resources Caard (contains groups that are looking for involvement and volunteers)

Red Canary Song: Resources compiled for the benefit of Asian migrant communities, sex workers, and the overlap between the two of them (has volunteer opportunities!)

Resources for Continued Learning: AAPI and Black History/Solidarity (contains groups that are looking for involvement and volunteers)

One Nation Commission (also has ways to get involved)

Even if you cannot become a writer and are not interested in a submission, please consider donating to support AAPI community initiatives and funding!

Did it take me over a month to read everythinf you added in since betareading?

Yes

Do i regret it?

YES?!?!?!?!?!

THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT CONSENT FUN AND SEXY AND EXPLICIT

Me and my explicit consent kink.

All the little things you added! AND GOOD BOY. MY HEART MELTED. and the dream? The little signs that reader can take control if she wants, and then just being knocked the fuck out... literally.

THE CUMPLAY

THE CUMPPAY

AAAAAAAAAAAHWYEGECQOC973B3BF8C6ET62I3947HELZPANWVE7

Maybe it is because my heart rate ia already up from working out but THREE CHEERS FOR THAT ADDED ENDING.

And you know, the cute little scenes of sleepy reader and the poetic stuff about oceans.

BUT OTHERWISE

WheW

restless sleep | myg

PAIRING yoongi x reader

RATING explicit. 18+

GENRE smut. fluff. established relationship. sleeping beauty!au. 

WC 4.5k

SUMMARY When one of you is always asleep, spending quality time together becomes easier to do in dreamworld, especially when you’re clear with Yoongi exactly what it is you’ve been fantasizing about. 

WARNINGS AND TAGS explicit conversation about somnophilia and consent. consensual somnophilia. fingering. mouth fucking. grinding. dirty talk. unprotected sex within an established relationship. creampie. cum play.

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This fic has canon chaotic but shy jinkook. With canon chaotic meddling bangtan. Two of my favorite things.

DAMN is Jin HORNY. MY DUDE. I was getting nervous for all of his daydreaming, like boy you gonna get caught. Not to mention that I was also getting HOT AND BOTHERED by Jin’s imagination like DAMN DUDE.

And confident Jungkook who gets all pouty when he fucks up? And Jin being the sweetheart he is? I LOVE IT. FAVORITE JINKOOK TROPE. 

And of course, what I loved in a teaser you posted, the shout out to fanfic. That was so simple and easily integrated in the story and even used as a climax point. I was like “wow, guess i should try using fanfic tropes as a pickup line”.

If you are looking for a lighthearted-turned-sexy-back-to-lighthearted-fic, this is it!

Long Ball

Pairing: Seokjin x Jungkook

Rating: 18+

Genre: fluff, smut. idiots to lovers. Non-idol au, OT7 friends au

Words: 8k

Warnings: ogling; age difference; thinly-veiled discussion of dick size; sexy musings including: oral sex, spanking, slight power play, a little minor butt stuff; handjob; spit as lube; come as lube; basically anything but lube as lube; unrealistic refractory period; cuddling; Jimin is the best and bro-iest bro and he deserves better.

Summary: Jungkook’s unexpected wardrobe choice for a spring picnic makes Seokjin’s brain malfunction.

AN: For the Spring Sprouts collab! All the thanks to @btsaudge and @hauntedlilies for beta reading.

Seokjin pauses in front of the large framed mirror by his front door to take a last look, adjusting the collar of his shirt and checking the contents of his basket for the fourth time. He reassures himself he hasn’t forgotten utensils or napkins, confirms the ice pack is good and cold, the egg salad sandwiches are prettily stacked, and the absolute masterpiece of a floral salad is nestled safely at the bottom. It’s just a casual get-together, the first really nice weekend they’ve all had free, and there’s finally time to congregate, eat, and generally do nothing for the entire day. Maybe he overdressed a bit, but if a picnic isn’t the perfect occasion to wear something pink and patterned and generally a little ridiculous, he can’t think of a better one. He considers snatching the oversized fluffy sweater off the back of the armchair, but decides against it.

The car is already mostly full so he piles in beside Namjoon in the backseat, laughing at the way his knees are jammed hard into the seat in front of him.

“Want me to move up?” asks Taehyung politely from the seat in front of Seokjin.

“No, I’m fine. Thanks though,” he answers, catching Jimin’s eye in the rearview as he smirks and wiggles a little, but definitely doesn’t offer to move his seat up as he shifts into reverse to back out of the driveway. Instead of turning right, the way Seokjin expects, Jimin takes a left.

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“You do know if I get a fuckin’ spider in my hair or something right now your dick is not getting sucked, right?”

Jungkook pulls back, hands still fisted in Hoseok’s shirt. “You were gonna suck my dick?”

This fic has a unique writing style that feels more like poetry than a short story. It captures the kind of whimsical nature of a getaway with a blooming lover. It’s silly and soft. (and based on in the soop)