Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature

The Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature (APAAL) are a set of literary awards presented annually by the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA). The APALA was formed in 1980 "to create an organization that would address the needs of Asian/Pacific American librarians and those who serve Asian/Pacific American communities."[1] The Association was the successor to the Asian American Librarians Caucus (AALC), a discussion group within the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Library Outreach Services that focused on providing library service to minority communities and on supporting minority librarians. The APALA incorporated in 1981 (in Illinois) and became part of the ALA in 1982.[1]

The awards honor books about Asian/Pacific Americans, their history and culture. Categories have included fiction and non-fiction for adults, picture/illustrated books, and children's/young-adult literature. Writers and artists do not need to be of Asian or Pacific Islander ancestry, but they must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, the books must be about Asian/Pacific American heritage, and must have been written in English and published for general release within the States.[2]

Winners

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Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature
Years Category Author Title Result Ref.
2001 Adult Fiction T. C. Huo Land of Smiles Winner [3]
Adult Nonfiction Loung Ung First They Killed My Father Winner
Children and Young Adult Literature Janet S. Wong, illustrated by Bo Jia The Trip Back Home Winner
2001-2003 Adult Fiction Yann Martel Life of Pi Winner [4]
Picture Book Janet S. Wong, illustrated by Margaret Chodos-Irvine Apple Pie 4 July Winner
Tim Myer, illustrated by Robert Roth Tanuki's Gift Honor
Yin, illustrated by Chris Soentpiet Coolies Honor
Children and Young Adult Literature An Na A Step from Heaven Winner
Tanuja Desai Hidier Born Confused Honor
Ken Mochizuki Beacon Hill Boys Honor
Linda Sue Park A Single Shard Honor
2005–2006 Adult Fiction Chang-Rae Lee Aloft Winner [5]
Amy Tan Saving Fish from Drowning Honor
Lisa See Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Honor
Picture Book Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Julie Downing The Firekeeper's Son Winner
Paula Yoo, illustrated by Dom Lee Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story Honor
Frederick Lipp, illustrated by Jason Gaillard Bread Song Honor
Youth Literature Cynthia Kadohata Kira-Kira Winner
Andrea Cheng Shanghai Messenger Honor
Linda Sue Park Project Mulberry Honor
2006–2007 Adult Fiction Da Chen Brothers Winner [6]
John Hamamura Color of the Sea Honor
Picture Book Anne Sibley O'Brien The Legend of Hong Kil Dong: The Robin Hood of Korea Winner
Yin, illustrated by Chris Soentpiet Brothers Honor
Youth Literature Justina Chen Headley Nothing But the Truth Winner
Grace Lin Year of the Dog Honor
2007–2008 Adult Nonfiction Jean Pfaelzer Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans Winner [7]
Linda Furiya Bento Box in The Heartland: My Japanese Girlhood in Whitebread America Honor
Picture Book Ellie Crowe, illustrated by Richard Waldrep Surfer of the Century Winner
Lynne Barasch Hiromi's Hands Honor
Youth Literature Kelly Easton Hiroshima Dreams Winner
Kashmira Sheth Keeping Corner Honor
2008–2009 Adult Fiction Jhumpa Lahiri Unaccustomed Earth Winner [8]
Fae Myenne Ng Steer Toward Rock Honor
Adult Nonfiction Jennifer 8. Lee The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food Winner
Andrew X. Pham Eaves of Heaven: A Life in Three Wars Honor
Kao Kalia Yang The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir Honor
Picture Book Mark Reibstein, illustrated by Ed Young Wabi Sabi Winner
Kashmira Sheth, illustrated by Yoshiko Jaeggi Monsoon Afternoon Honor
Youth Literature Many Ly Roots and Wings Winner
Naomi Hirahara 1001 Cranes Honor
Paula Yoo Good Enough Honor
2009–2010 Adult Fiction Jamie Ford Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Winner [9]
Lisa See Shanghai Girls Honor
Adult Nonfiction Bonnie Tsui American Chinatown: A People's History of Five Neighborhoods Winner
Lane Ryo Hirabayashi Japanese American Resettlement: Through the Lens Honor
Picture Book Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore, illustrated by Kristi Valiant Cora Cooks Pancit Winner
Malathi Michelle Iyengar, illustrated by Jamel Akib Tan to Tamarind Honor
Youth Literature Sung Woo Everything Asian Winner
Ching Yeung Russell Tofu Quilt Honor
2010-2011 Adult Fiction Karen Tei Yamashita I Hotel Winner [10]
Monique Truong Bitter in the Mouth Honor
Adult Nonfiction Erika Lee and Judy Yung Angel Island: Immigration Gateway to America Winner
Yunte Huang Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History Honor
Neela Vaswani You Have Given Me a Country Honor
Children's Literature Margi Preus Heart of a Samurai Winner
Mitali Perkins Bamboo People Honor
Picture Book Ann Malaspina, illustrated by Doug Chayka Yasmin's Hammer Winner
Roseanne Thong, illustrated by Eujin Kim Neilan Fly Free Honor
Young Adult Literature N. H. Senzai Shooting Kabul Winner
Barbara Bazaldua A Boy of Heart Mountain Honor
2011-2012 Adult Fiction Amy Waldman The Submission Winner [11]
R. Zamora Linmark Leche Honor
Adult Nonfiction Ying-Ying Chang The Woman Who Could Not Forget: Iris Chang Before and Beyond The Rape of Nanking Winner
Shafiqur Rahman The Bangladeshi Diaspora in the United States after 9/11: From Obscurity to High Visibility Honor
Children's Literature Wendy Wan-Long Shang The Great Wall of Lucy Wu Winner
Sheela Chari Vanished Honor
Picture Book Ed Young The House Baba Built: An Artist's Childhood in China Winner
F. Zia, illustrated by Ken Min Hot Hot Roti for Kaka-ji Honor
Young Adult Literature Holly Thompson Orchards Winner
Gene Luen Yang Level Up Honor
2012-2013 Adult Fiction Don Lee The Collective Winner [12]
Krys Lee Drifting House Honor
Adult Nonfiction Rick Baldoz Third Asiatic Invasion: Empire and Migration in Filipino America, 1898-1946 Winner
Martin B. Gold Forbidden Citizens Honor
Children's Literature Hildi Kang Chengli and the Silk Road Caravan Winner
R. Kikuo Johnson Shark King Honor
Picture Book Joan Schoettler, illustrated by Jessica Lanan Good Fortune in a Wrapping Cloth Winner
Anne O'Brien Sibley A Path of Stars Honor
Young Adult Literature Keshni Kashyap Tina's Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary Winner
Ryan Inzana Ichiro Honor
2013-2014 Adult Fiction Ruth Ozeki A Tale for the Time Being Winner [13]
Jennifer Cody Epstein The Gods of Heavenly Punishment Honor
Adult Nonfiction Cindy I-Fen Cheng Citizens of Asian America: Democracy and Race during the Cold War Winner
Cecilia M. Tsu Garden of the World: Asian Immigrants and the Making of Agriculture in California's Santa Clara Valley Honor
Children's Literature Cynthia Kadohata, illustrated by Julia Kuo The Thing About Luck Winner
Josanne La Valley The Vine Basket Honor
Picture Book Ji-li Jiang Red Kite, Blue Kite Winner
Marissa Moss, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu Barbed Wire Baseball Honor
Young Adult Literature Leza Lowitz and Shogo Oketani Jet Black and the Ninja Wind Winner
Suzanne Kamata Gadget Girl: The Art of Being Invisible Honor
2014-2015 Adult Fiction Celeste Ng Everything I Never Told You Winner [14]
Mira Jacob The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing Honor
Adult Nonfiction Robert Ji-Song Ku Dubious Gastronomy: The Cultural Politics of Eating Asian in the USA Winner
Alex Tizon Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self written Honor
Children's Literature Matt Faulkner Gaijin: American Prisoner of War Winner
Kristie Hammond Ting Ting Honor
Picture Book Chieri Uegaki and Qin Leng Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin Winner
Rich Lo Father’s Chinese Opera Honor
Young Adult Literature May-lee Chai Tiger Girl Winner
Gene Luen Yang, illustrated by Sonny Liew Shadow Hero Honor
2015-2016 Adult Fiction Viet Thanh Nguyen The Sympathizer Winner [15]
Sandip Roy Don’t Let Him Know Honor
Adult Nonfiction Erika Lee The Making of Asian America: a History Winner
Haiming Liu From Canton Restaurant to Panda Express: A History of Chinese Food in the United States Honor
Madeline Y. Hsu The Good Immigrant: How the Yellow Peril Became the Model Minority Honor
Children's Literature Marilyn Hilton Full Cicada Moon Winner
Erin Entrada Kelly Blackbird Fly Honor
Picture Book Jane Bahk Juna's Jar Winner
Margarita Engle, illustrated by Rafael Lopez Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music Honor
Young Adult Literature Jenny Han P.S. I Still Love You Winner
Valynne E. Maetani Ink and Ashes Honor
2016-2017 Adult Fiction Vanessa Hua Deceit and Other Possibilities Winner [16]
Peter Ho Davies The Fortunes Honor
Adult Nonfiction Barbara Kawakami Picture Bride: Stories Winner
Mas Masumoto and Nikiko Masumoto Changing Season: A Father, A Daughter, A Family Farm Honor
Children's Literature Erin Entrada Kelly The Land of Forgotten Girls Winner
Margaret Dilloway Momotaro Xander and the Lost Island of Monsters Honor
Picture Book Hyewon Yum Puddle Winner
Young Adult Literature Stacey Lee Outrun the Moon Winner
Marina Budhos Watched Honor
2017-2018 Adult Fiction Lisa Ko The Leavers Winner [17]
Viet Thanh Nguyen The Refugees Honor
Adult Nonfiction Eleanor Ty Asianfail: Narratives of Disenchantment and the Model Minority Winner
Karen M. Inouye The Long Afterlife of Nikkei Wartime Incarceration Honor
Children's Literature Uma Krishnaswami Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh Winner
Susan Tan, illustrated by Dana Wulfekotte Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire Honor
Picture Book Bao Phi, illustrated by Thi Bui A Different Pond Winner
Andrea Wang, illustrated by Alina Chau The Nian Monster Honor
Young Adult Literature Misa Sugiura It’s Not Like It’s A Secret Winner
S.K. Ali Saints & Misfits Honor
2018-2019 Adult Fiction Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint The End of Peril, The End of Enmity, The End of Strife, A Haven Winner [18]
YZ Chin Though I Get Home Honor
Adult Nonfiction Sharmila Sen Not Quite Not White: Losing and Finding Race in America Winner
Mary-Kim Arnold Litany for the Long Moment Honor
Children's Literature Kelly Yang Front Desk Winner
Mae Respicio The House that Lou Built Honor
Picture Book Minh Lê, illustrated by Dan Santat Drawn Together Winner
Betty Quan, illustrated by Carmen Mok Grandmother’s Visit Honor
Young Adult Literature Adib Khorram Darius the Great is Not Okay Winner
Emily X.R. Pan The Astonishing Color of After Honor
2019-2020 Children's Literature Jen Wang Stargazing Winner [19]
Patti Kim I'm Ok Honor
Picture Book Teresa Robeson illustrated by Rebecca Huang Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom Winner
Aisha Saeed illustrated by Anoosha Syed Bilal Cooks Daal Honor
Young Adult Literature George Takei, Justin Eisinger and Steven Scott They Called Us Enemy Winner
David Yoon Frankly in Love Honor
2020-2021 Adult Fiction C Pam Zhang How Much of These Hills is Gold: A Novel Winner [20]
Souvankham Thammavongsa How To Pronounce Knife Honor
Adult Nonfiction Erika Lee America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States Winner
Arthur Dong Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature Films Honor
Youth Literature Andrew Fukuda The Light Between Us Winner
Kiku Hughes Displacement Honor
Children's Literature Tae Keller When You Trap a Tiger Winner
Linda Sue Park Prairie Lotus Honor
Picture Book Julie Leung, illustrated by Chris Sasaki Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist Winner
Anna Kim Danbi Leads the School Parade Honor
2021-2022 Adult Fiction Hiromi Goto, illustrated by Ann Xu Shadow Life Winner [21]
Anthony Veasna So Afterparties Honor
Adult Nonfiction Grace M. Cho Tastes Like War: A Memoir Winner
Judy Y. Kawamoto Forced Out: A Nikkei Woman's Search for a Home in America Honor
Youth Literature Malinda Lo Last Night at the Telegraph Club Winner
Traci Chee We are Not Free Honor
Children's Literature Hena Khan Amina's Song Winner
Ellen Oh Finding Junie Kim Honor
Picture Book Andrea Wang, illustrated by Jason Chin Watercress Winner
James Yang A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi Honor
2022-2023 Adult Fiction Dur E Aziz Amna American Fever Winner [22]
Joseph Han Nuclear Family Honor
Adult Nonfiction Jay Caspian Kang The Loneliest Americans Winner
Qian Julie Wang Beautiful Country Honor
Young Adult Literature Harmony Becker Himawari House Winner
Joanna Ho The Silence that Binds Us Honor
Children's Literature Lisa Yee Maizy Chen’s Last Chance Winner
John Cho Troublemaker Honor
Picture Book Kao Kalia Yang From the Tops of the Trees Winner
Liza Ferneyhough Nana, Nenek & Nina Honor
2023-2024 Adult Fiction Janika Oza A History of Burning Winner [23]
Gina Chung Sea Change Honor
Adult Nonfiction Alice Wong Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life Winner
Thenmozhi Soundrararajan The Trauma of Caste: A Dalit Feminist Meditation on Survivorship, Healing, and Abolition Honor
Young Adult Literature Shannon C. F. Rogers I’d Rather Burn Than Bloom Winner
Deb JJ Lee In Limbo Honor
Children's Literature Christina Li Ruby Lost and Found Winner
Betty C. Tang Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel Honor
Picture Book Julie Leung The Truth About Dragons Winner
Angela Pham Krans Finding Papa Honor

References

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  1. ^ a b APALA History, accessed 2 January 2011.
  2. ^ Awards Guidelines, accessed 2 January 2011.
  3. ^ Kipen, David (17 June 2001). "Librarians arrive, whoop it up, give prizes". SF Gate. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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  6. ^ "2006-2007 AWARDS WINNERS". APALA. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  7. ^ "2007-2008 AWARDS WINNERS". APALA. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  8. ^ "2008-2009 AWARDS WINNERS". APALA. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  9. ^ "2009-2010 AWARDS WINNERS". APALA. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  10. ^ "2010-2011 AWARDS WINNERS". APALA. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  11. ^ "2011-2012 AWARDS WINNERS". APALA. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  12. ^ "2012-2013 AWARDS WINNERS". APALA. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  13. ^ "2013-2014 AWARDS WINNERS". APALA. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  14. ^ "2014-2015 Awards Winners". APALA. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  15. ^ "2015-2016 Awards Winners". APALA. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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  17. ^ "2017-2018 AWARDS WINNERS". APALA. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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