Celebrate AAPI Month with CSN Libraries
For the second year in a row, CSN has elected to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage a month early to allow the college a whole month to celebrate before the end of the semester. CSN Libraries is joining in by highlighting books and videos we offer that detail insights into the various cultures, history, and food of the different regions and cultures included within AAPI Heritage Month.
Stop in at any campus library this month to see what we have to offer!!
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If you prefer electronic resources, we have you covered there as well. Below are some of the newer items we have gotten into our collection.
Title: PBS Special: Asian Americans
Location: Alexander Street (https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/breaking-ground)
Description: This 5-part video series will take you through the history of identity, contributions, and challenges experienced by Asian Americans. History is told through intimate personal stories casting a new lens on U.S. history and the ongoing role that Asian Americans have played.
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Title: PBS Special: Asian Americans: The Story of Resilience and Beyond
Location: Films on Demand (https://fod.infobase.com/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=289135)
Description: This 2-volume series showcases the post-Covid rise of solidarity efforts within Asian American and other BIPOC communities focusing on joy, resilience, and hope as these communities re-build. This documentary reflects the complexities of Asian American experiences in this critical moment of anti-Asian hate.
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Title: Tabemasho Let’s Eat: A Tasty History of Japanese Food in America
Author: Gil Asakawa
Location: EBSCOhost (https://csn.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UNLV_COSN/9dgff4/alma991002682753204084)
Description:
This book looks at how Japanese food has evolved in America from an exotic and mysterious cuisine to the peak of culinary popularity, with sushi sold in supermarkets across the country and ramen available in hipster restaurants everywhere.
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Title: Choreographing in Color: Filipinos, Hip-Hop, and the Cultural Politics of Euphemism
Author: J. Lorenzo Perillo
Location: Oxford Scholarship Online (https://csn.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UNLV_COSN/43iupt/cdi_proquest_ebookcentral_EBC6685051)
Description: This book investigates the development of Filipino popular dance and performance since the 20th century. Drawing from nearly two decades of ethnography, choreographic analysis, and community engagement with artists, choreographers, and organizers. Employing critical race, feminist, and performance studies, Perillo analyzes the conditions of possibility that gave rise to the Filipino dance phenomena across viral, migrant, theatrical, competitive, and diplomatic performance in the Phollopnes and diaspora.
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Title: Crying in H Mart
Author: Michelle Zauner
Location: EBSCOhost (http://ezproxy.library.csn.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=2541190&site=ehost-live&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-1 )
Description: This is a story of family, food, grief, and endurance. This tells of the author’s growing up as one of a few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother’s particular, high expectations of her, and her life growing up finding work in the restaurant industry and understanding her Koreanness.
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Title: Polished: How Nail Salons Saved Vietnamese-Americans
Author: BI Ayers
Location: EBSCOhost (http://ezproxy.library.csn.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=3365487&site=ehost-live&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-1 )
Description: This book focuses on the author’s journey through space and time from a personal perspective. Himself as a Vietnamese immigrant who moved west in search of success, he weaves a tale of tragedy, empathy, and triumph that begins with the loss of everything and ends with the American dream. Polished shares deep insights into the history of the Vietnamese-owned nail salon, told straight from the heart.
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Title: Mighty Uke: The Amazing Comeback of a Musical Underdog
Location: Kanopy (https://www.kanopy.com/en/csn/video/595516 )
Description: This movie tells the story of the people’s instrument, the uke. In this movie, we discover why so many people of different nations, cultures, ages, and musical tastes are turning to the ukulele to express themselves, connect with the past, and with each other.