Asian American & Pacific Islander

A groundbreaking examination of how the act of drawing was a vital component of Ruth Asawa's multifaceted art "A revelatory exhibition. . . . [A] fine exhibition catalog."-Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, "Critic's Pick" Ruth Asawa (1926-2013),...

In her radical exploration of cultural and personal identity, the writer and artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha sought "the roots of language before it is born on the tip of the tongue." Her first book, the highly original postmodern text Dictee, is now an...

Japanese-born artist Yasuo Kuniyoshi's career and art evolved from innocence and early success to complexity and disillusionment. Born in Japan in 1889, Kuniyoshi arrived in the United States as a teenager and studied art in New York. He came into...

Conceived during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown and the accompanying rise in anti-Asian bigotry, Word of Mouth: Asian American Artists Sharing Recipes is an artists' cookbook featuring stories and artwork from twenty-four Asian American and Asian diaspora...

California Dreaming is a multi-genre collection featuring works by Asian American artists based in California. Exploring the places of "Asian America" through the migration and circulation of the arts, this volume highlights creative processes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611805437Author Kazuaki TanahashiFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

Higa's critical work on Asian American art history and the art of Japanese Americans imprisoned in World War II US internment camps provides a compelling view into the historical realities of racially marked identity and art-making Edited by artist,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781736534625Author Howie ChenFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Primary InformationPublisher Primary InformationWeight(grams) 2087gDimensions(mm) 305mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798218431808Author Michael MatsunoFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint OkaeriPublisher OkaeriWeight(grams) 549g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781662931017Author Alexis ParksFormat HardbackPage Count 738Imprint Gatekeeper PressPublisher Gatekeeper PressWeight(grams) 2644g

War Baby / Love Child examines hybrid Asian American identity through a collection of essays, artworks, and interviews at the intersection of critical mixed race studies and contemporary art. The book pairs artwork and interviews with nineteen emerging,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780295749693Author Barbara JohnsFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint University of Washington PressPublisher University of Washington PressWeight(grams)...

For four decades, Roger Shimomura's paintings, prints, and theatre pieces have addressed sociopolitical issues of Asian America. He does this through a style that combines his childhood interest in comic books, American Pop Art, and traditions of...

Queering Contemporary Asian American Art takes Asian American differences as its point of departure, and brings together artists and scholars to challenge normative assumptions, essentialisms, and methodologies within Asian American art and visual...

What does it mean to say that some of the best Chinese contemporary art is made in America, by Americans? Through words and images, this book challenges the artificial and narrowly conceived definitions of Chinese contemporary art that dominate current...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998911236Author Barbara JohnsFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Cascadia Art MuseumPublisher Cascadia Art MuseumWeight(grams) 216g

Takuichi Fujii (1891-1964) left Japan in 1906 to make his home in Seattle, where he established a business, started a family, and began his artistic practice. When war broke out between the United States and Japan, he and his family were incarcerated...

Queering Contemporary Asian American Art takes Asian American differences as its point of departure, and brings together artists and scholars to challenge normative assumptions, essentialisms, and methodologies within Asian American art and visual...