Community Resources

Reading Lists

• 17 Books by Queer Asian American Writers – Andrea Oh, Electric Literature
• 25 Amazing Books by Asian American and Pacific Islander Authors You Need to Read – Laura Sirikul, Mental Floss
• 32 Essential Asian-American Writers You Need To Be Reading – Jarry Lee, Buzzfeed
• A Vietnamese American/Diasporic Reading List – Viet Thanh Nguyen, Facebook post
• Asian American Voices in Poetry – Poetry Foundation
• The Newest Wave of Asian American Writers You Should Know – Tamiko Beyer, Literary Hub

Fiction and Memoir

• All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung
• America Is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan
• Know My Name by Chanel Miller
• The Late Homecomer by Kao Kalia Yang
• Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong
• Native Speaker by Chang-Rae Lee
• On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
• Stealing Buddha’s Dinner by Bich Minh Nguyen (UW faculty)
• The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
• We Ride Upon Sticks by Amy Quan Barry (UW faculty)
• The Woman Warrior, China Men by Maxine Hong Kingston

Poetry, Literary Anthologies, and Graphic Narratives

• 100 Chinese Silences by Timothy Yu (UW faculty)
• Afterland by Mai Der Vang
• The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
• Good Talk by Mira Jacob
• How Do I Begin?: A Hmong American Literary Anthology edited by The Hmong American Writers’ Circle
• Indivisible: An Anthology of Contemporary South Asian American Poetry edited by Neelanjana Banerjee, Summi Kaipa, and Pireeni Sundaralingam
• Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong
• Not Here by Hieu Minh Nguyen
• Poor Anima by Khaty Xiong
• Tilting the Continent: Southeast Asian American Writing edited by Shirley Geok-lin Lim and Cheng Lok Chua
• Water Puppets by Amy Quan Barry (UW faculty)
• Watermark: Vietnamese American Poetry and Prose edited by Barbara Tran, Monique T. D. Truong & Luu Truong Khoi

Nonfiction

• A New History of Asian America by Shelley Sang-Hee Lee
• The Karma of Brown Folk by Vijay Prashad
• Living for Change by Grace Lee Boggs
• The Making of Asian America: A History by Erika Lee
• The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs
• Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans by Ronald Takaki
• We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future by Deepa Iyer

• 20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now by Michelle Kim
• AAPI Collective for Black Solidarity: A Discussion Guide compiled by Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs
• Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit from Grassroots Asians Rising
• Asian Americans Are Still Caught in the Trap of the ‘Model Minority’ Stereotype. And It Creates Inequality for All by Viet Thanh Nguyen
• Bay Area Action Toolkit from Tsuru Rising!
• Dear Asians Initiative
• George Floyd, Tou Thao, and the Parable of Our Times by Richard J. Lee
• How young people are combating anti-black racism in their immigrant communities – By Terry Nguyen
• Letters for Black Lives
• Resources for the Asian American Community on Anti-Blackness from Americans Advancing Justice
• We Cannot Stay Silent about George Floyd from Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

Resources for UW-Madison

• Connecting Badgers podcast – A podcast by University Health Services at UW-Madison
• Guided Relaxations – Meditation podcast by University Health Services at UW-Madison
• Silvercloud – Online, self-guided mental health resource for UW-Madison community
• UHS Remote Health – Virtual videos, workshops, and resources
• You@Wisc – UW-Madison student connection portal with tools, content, and resources

General Resources

• A Practical Guide – Multilingual guides for sleeping well, problem solving promoting well-being, stress management
• Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum – Weekly Digital Community Care Package
• Asian American Psychological Association – Resources for LGBTQ+ APIDA folx
• Asian Mental Health Collective – APIDA Therapist Directory
• The Awake Network – Free online meditation resources
• Challenging the Westernization and secularization of mindfulness practices – Article by David Loy
• Coronavirus Anxiety Workbook
• Harvard School of Health’s Healthy Eating Plate – in multiple languages
• Liberate Meditation – A meditation app for the BIPOC community
• National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (NAAPIMHA) – Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health/Behavioral Health Service Providers Directory
• Self-care tips for Asian Americans dealing with racism amid coronavirus – Article by Brittany Wong
• South Asian Mental Health Initiative & Network
• South Asian Therapists
• The Steve Fund – National organization focused on mental health and emotional well-being of young people of color

Documentaries and Videos

• American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs (2013)
• Among B Boys (2011)
• Asian Americans on PBS (2020)
• A Song For Ourselves (2009)
• A Village Called Versailles (2009)
• CAPE #IAm
• Documented (2013)
• First Person Plural (2000)
• Hollywood Chinese (2007)
• Island Soldier (2017)
• Nailed It (2019)
• Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
• Radical Cram School by Kristina Wong
• Resistance at Tule Lake (2017)
• The Chinese Exclusion Act (2017)
• Vincent Who? (2009)
• Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987)
• Yuri Kochiyama: Passion for Justice (1993)

Narrative Films

• Advantageous (2015)
• Always Be My Maybe (2019)
• Children of Invention (2009)
• The Farewell (2019)
• Fruit Fly (2009)
• Gook (2017)
• The Namesake (2006)
• Ocean of Pearls (2008)
• Saving Face (2004)
• Tigertail (2020)

Podcasts

• Asian Americana
• Asian Boss Girl
• Asian Enough
• Asian Not Asian
• Books & Boba
• The Dave Chang Show
• Hoochim
• Mental Health Mukbang by the Asian Mental Health Collective
• Nancy
• Queering Desi
• Saturday School
• See Something Say Something
• Self Evident
• Southern Fried Asian
• They Call Us Bruce
• This QPOC Life

• 1Love Movement – Philadelphia, PA
• Asian American Feminist Collective – New York
• Asian American Writers’ Workshop
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice
• Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA)
• Asian Pacific Environmental Network – Oakland and Richmond, CA
• Asian Solidarity Collective – San Diego, CA
• AYPAL: Building API Power – Oakland, CA
• CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities – New York, NY
• Chinese Progressive Association – San Francisco, CA
• DRUM South Asian Organizing Center – New York, NY
• Filipino Advocates for Justice – Oakland, CA
• Freedom, Inc. – Madison, WI
• Grassroots Asians Rising
• HANA Center – Chicago, IL
• Japanese Americans for Justice
• Kearny Street Workshop – San Francisco, CA
• Khmer Girls in Action – Long Beach, CA
• Kundiman – New York
• Mekong NYC – New York
• National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA)
• PrYSM Providence Youth Student Movement – Providence, RI
• Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center – Washington, D.C.
• Tsuru for Solidarity
• VAYLA – New Orleans
• VietLEAD – Philadelphia

Groceries/Bakeries

• A-Mart Asian Grocery – 680 S. Whitney Way
• Asian Midway Foods – 301 S. Park Street
• Asian Sweet Bakery – 1017 S Park Street
• Garden Asian Market – 6136 University Avenue
• Hmong Legacy Market – 2119 Fish Hatchery Road
• Hmoob Oriental Market – 1197 N. Sherman Ave
• India House – 709 S Gammon Road
• International Market – 4261 Lien Road Quite Q
• Istanbul Market – 745 S Gammon Rd (Halal)
• J&P Fresh Market – 6634 Watts Road
• Lee’s Oriental – 3240 University Avenue
• Namaste India Grocery Store – 805 S Gammon Road Suite A
• Oriental Food Mart – 1206 S Park Street
• Oriental Shop – 1029 S Park St
• Viet Hoa Market – 4602 Monona Drive
• Yue-Wah – 2328 S. Park Street

Restaurants

• Asian Noodle
• Badung Indonesian
• Five Star BBQ
• Ha Long Bay
• Hong Kong Station
• Hot & Spicy
• K-Peppers
• Nam’s Noodle
• New Seoul
• Rising Son’s Deli
• Ruyi Noodle
• Sequoia
• Sol’s on the Square
• Swagat
• Taiwan Little Eats

Hair/Salons

• DG Beauty Salon – 1810 Parmenter Street
• Hachi Barber & Salon – 407 N Frances Street
• Jin Lee Hair Studio – 6808 University Avenue