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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, and to celebrate, we partnered with our friends at Goodreads to round up a collection of new 2021 books to add to your bedside table s reading stack ASAP. Whether you devoured the sequel to Jenny Lee s
Anna K like we did, can t put down Elizabeth Miki Brina s searing memoir of her childhood and search for self-acceptance, or are already squealing with excitement over Stacey Lee s historical fiction novel
Luck of the Titanic, we ve got you covered. There are even a few lighthearted reads (rom-coms? Check! A lyrical memoir that will make you smile? Check!).
How to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
By Diti Kohli Globe Correspondent,Updated May 6, 2021, 1:09 p.m.
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The work of Shen Wei (above) inspired Meditations on the Power of Community, a short film commenting on his paintings. Film director Lenora Lee is hosting a Q&A about her creation in the coming weeks, during AAPI Heritage Month.Jeffrey Sturges/Courtesy Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
This past year marked a tumultuous time for the United Statesâ vast Asian-American population of 20 million people. Marginalized communities bore the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, and anti-Asian hate crimes increased by 60 percent in Boston, according to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino.