Start with high-confidence asian american studies books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
New Faiths, Old Fears
Bruce Lawrence, Bruce B. Lawrence
A Tragedy of Democracy
Greg Robinson
Quiet Odyssey
Mary Paik Lee, Sucheng Chan
Love Your Asian Body
Eric C. Wat
Seattle From the Margins
Megan Asaka
The Unknown Great
Strangers in the Land
Eric Yang, Michael Luo
First Asians in the Americas
Diego Javier Luis
Floating Chinaman
Hua Hsu
War, Genocide, and Justice
Cathy J. Schlund-Vials
Immigrant Acts
Lisa Lowe
National Abjection
Karen Shimakawa
The Power of the Steel-tipped Pen
Noenoe K. Silva, Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Fighting in Paradise
Gerald Horne
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry
Paula Yoo
The Making of Asian America
Erika Lee
Third Worlds Within
Daniel Widener, Vijay Prashad
From From
Monica Youn
Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City
Jane Wong
Minor Feelings
Cathy Park Hong
