Honoring Asian American, Pacific Islander, & Middle Eastern Heritage Month

Torri Kellough

 

CSN Libraries celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Middle Eastern Heritage month with a spotlight on its collections showcasing the diverse and rich histories of individuals of Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Middle Eastern heritage. Highlights from the collection are noted below. Find more information at the Library of Congress hosted website or your CSN campus libraries.

 

book cover of contesting the last frontier

Title: Contesting the last frontier: Race, gender, ethnicity, and political representation of Asian Americans

Authors: Pei-te Lien and Nicole Filler

Location: Oxford Scholarship Online database

Details: Contemporary review of the rise and scope of Asian Pacific Americans in political office.

 

Rising Against the Hate book cover

Title: Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March

Producer: PBS

Location: Films on Demand database

Details: “Following the aftermath of the March 2021 mass shootings at three spas in Atlanta, this film chronicles how the Asian American community came together to fight back against hate.”

 

Desis Devided Book Cover

Title: Desis divided: The political lives of South Asian Americans

Author: Sangay K. Mishra

Location: JSTOR database

Details: Explores the variable experiences of Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi American communities in terms of mobilization and inclusion in the larger political structure.

 

The Battle of Algiers movie cover

Title: The Battle of Algiers

Director: Gillo Pontecorvo

Location: Kanopy Film database

Details: Chronicles the Algerian struggle for independence from the French in the 1950s. 

 

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Title: Asian Americans and the spirit of racial capitalism

Author: Jonathan Tran

Location: Oxford Scholarship Online database

Details: Utilizes two case studies to consider racism and antiracism with a focus on Asian Americans.