Asian American Historical Fiction and Nonfiction for Teens

Recommended historical fiction and nonfiction for middle and high school students.

A step from heaven
A step from heaven
by Na An
Ask me no questions
Ask me no questions
by Marina Tamar Budhos
Farewell to Manzanar : a true story of Japanese American experience during and after the World War II internment
Farewell to Manzanar : a true story of…
by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
Yell-oh girls! : emerging voices explore culture, identity, and growing up Asian American
Yell-oh girls! : emerging voices explore…
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Yellow peril! : an archive of anti-Asian fear
Yellow peril! : an archive of anti-Asian fear
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Ahimsa
Ahimsa
by Supriya Kelkar
The downstairs girl
The downstairs girl
by Stacey Lee
Under a painted sky
Under a painted sky
by Stacey Lee
Outrun the moon
Outrun the moon
by Stacey Lee
Inside out & back again
Inside out & back again
by Thanhha Lai
Dragonwings
Dragonwings
by Laurence Yep
Front desk
Front desk
by Kelly Yang
A place to belong
A place to belong
by Cynthia Kadohata
From a whisper to a rallying cry : the killing of Vincent Chin and the trial that galvanized the Asian American movement
From a whisper to a rallying cry : the…
by Paula Yoo
They called us enemy
They called us enemy
by George Takei
Last night at the Telegraph Club
Last night at the Telegraph Club
by Malinda Lo
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Superman smashes the Klan
Superman smashes the Klan
by Gene Luen Yang
The forest of stolen girls
The forest of stolen girls
by June Hur
Almost American girl : an illustrated memoir
Almost American girl : an illustrated memoir
by Robin Ha
You bring the distant near
You bring the distant near
by Mitali Perkins
We are not free
We are not free
by Traci Chee
Mad, bad & dangerous to know
Mad, bad & dangerous to know
by Samira (Fiction writer) Ahmed
Butterfly yellow
Butterfly yellow
by Thanhha Lai
A very large expanse of sea
A very large expanse of sea
by Tahereh Mafi
The complete Persepolis
The complete Persepolis
by Marjane Satrapi
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A different mirror for young people : a young people's history of multicultural America
A different mirror for young people : a…
by Rebecca Stefoff
The night diary
The night diary
by Veera Hiranandani
Vietnamerica : a family's journey
Vietnamerica : a family's journey
by G. B Tran
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