New and Featured Books at Pardee Library

A thoroughly researched love letter to the most famous Korean neighborhood in the U.S. Koreatown holds profound emotional significance for Korean immigrants across the nation as a symbol of their shared bonds and place in American society.

The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Carrie Sun climbed up the corporate ladder to pursue the American dream -- no matter the cost to her mind and body. A searing examination of our relationship to work, Carrie's story illuminates the struggle for balance in a world of extremes.

Using a wealth of primary sources, Daniel H. Inouye tells the stories of the elites, mid-sized merchants, small business owners, working-class families, menial laborers, and students that made up NY's varied Japanese American communities.

Alvin Eng grew up at his immigrant parents' laundromat as the world around him wrestled with Counterculture and Civil Rights. Discovering a passion for theater as an adult, he learned to proudly tell his story on the stage and now in this memoir.

Geetika Rudra, a second-generation Indian immigrant and American history buff, takes readers on a journey across the country to unearth the little-known histories of earlier generations of South Asian Americans. In turns both serious and joyful, this book vividly reveals how South Asians have always been a vital part of America.

Mary Paik Lee left her homeland in 1905, traveling with her parents as a refugee after Japan imposed control over Korea. This outspoken, observant woman provides a compelling firsthand account of early Korean American history.

Chinese in America endured abuse and discrimination in the late 19th century, but they had a leader and a fighter in Wong Chin Foo. This trailblazing civil rights activist, journalist, and showman was the first person to use the term "Chinese American".

Indian Americans own about half of all the motels in the United States. Life Behind the Lobby explains Indian Americans' simultaneous accomplishments and marginalization and takes a close look at their own role in sustaining that duality.