Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage: A Reading List

In addition to the books below, check out these articles published in our journals:

“Oral Health, Lifestyle, and Mortality in Pre-European Marquesas Islands: A Study of Hane Site Burials (Ua Huka)” (Bioarchaeology International)
“Faith, Identity, and Struggle: The Evolution of the Tadtad Organization in the Filipino Religious Landscape” (Journal of Global South Studies)
“One of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s Last Stories: ‘Dreams’ (1926)” (Delos)

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“Critiquing Caste through Performance: A Reading of Datta Bhagat’s Dalit Play Routes and Escape Routes” (Journal of Global Postcolonial Studies)
“Precampaign Strategy and Voter Perception: Analyzing the Impact of Uniform Civil Code in Tripura” (Journal of Global South Studies)
“Four Poems-in-Translation from Bahasa Indonesia by Hendri Yulius Wijaya: Translated from Indonesian by Edward Gunawan” (Delos)

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Cover of 'Women across Asian Art' by Ling-en Lu and Allysa B. Peyton

Women across Asian Art

Selected Essays in Art and Material Culture

Ling-en Lu, Allysa B. Peyton

Cover of 'Great Waves and Mountains' by Natsu Oyobe and Allysa B. Peyton

Great Waves and Mountains

Perspectives and Discoveries in Collecting the Arts of Japan

Natsu Oyobe, Allysa B. Peyton

Cover of 'Intersections' by Melia Belli Bose

Intersections

Art and Islamic Cosmopolitanism

Melia Belli Bose

Cover of 'Arts of South Asia' by Allysa B. Peyton and Katherine Anne Paul

Arts of South Asia

Cultures of Collecting

Allysa B. Peyton, Katherine Anne Paul

Cover of 'Arts of Korea' by Jason Steuber and Allysa B. Peyton

Arts of Korea

Histories, Challenges, and Perspectives

Jason Steuber, Allysa B. Peyton

Cover of 'Tokaido Texts and Tales' by Andreas Marks

Tokaido Texts and Tales

Tokaido gojusan tsui by Kuniyoshi, Hiroshige, and Kunisada

Andreas Marks, Laura Allen, Ann Wehmeyer

Cover of 'Original Intentions' by Nicholas Pearce and Jason Steuber

Original Intentions

Essays on Production, Reproduction, and Interpretation in the Arts of China

Nicholas Pearce, Jason Steuber

Cover of 'Xu Bing' by Susan L. Beningson and Owen Duffy

Xu Bing

Word Alchemy

Susan L. Beningson, Owen Duffy

Cover of 'Expanding Darshan' by Katherine Anne Paul

Expanding Darshan

Manjari Sharma, To See and Be Seen

Katherine Anne Paul

Cover of 'Handheld Landscapes' by Katherine Anne Paul

Handheld Landscapes

The Four Seasons in Chinese Paintings from the Birmingham Museum of Art

Katherine Anne Paul

Cover of 'Yamato Colony' by Ryusuke Kawai

Yamato Colony

The Pioneers Who Brought Japan to Florida

Ryusuke Kawai, John Gregersen, Reiko Nishioka

Cover of 'An Archaeology of Asian Transnationalism' by Douglas E. Ross

An Archaeology of Asian Transnationalism

Douglas E. Ross

Cover of 'Chinese Diaspora Archaeology in North America' by Chelsea Rose and J. Ryan Kennedy

Chinese Diaspora Archaeology in North America

Chelsea Rose, J. Ryan Kennedy

Cover of 'The Archaeology of Early Colonial Manila' by Ellen Hsieh

The Archaeology of Early Colonial Manila

A Hybrid City in Global History

Ellen Hsieh

Cover of 'Historical Archaeology of Early Modern Colonialism in Asia-Pacific' by Maria Cruz Berrocal and Cheng-hwa Tsang

Historical Archaeology of Early Modern Colonialism in Asia-Pacific

The Asia-Pacific Region

Maria Cruz Berrocal, Cheng-hwa Tsang

Cover of 'Historical Archaeology of Early Modern Colonialism in Asia-Pacific' by Maria Cruz Berrocal and Cheng-hwa Tsang

Historical Archaeology of Early Modern Colonialism in Asia-Pacific

The Southwest Pacific and Oceanian Regions

Maria Cruz Berrocal, Cheng-hwa Tsang

Cover of 'Archaeology of East Asian Shipbuilding' by Jun Kimura

Archaeology of East Asian Shipbuilding

Jun Kimura