Recs if you like Rangikura...

Disclaimer: I am not Pacific Islander, but we should all strive to read more Pasifika authors!

The grouping of Pasifika and Asian communities has a complex history. And because of this grouping, Pasifika authors are largely underrepresented.

Check out Pacific Islanders in Publishing (I cannot figure out how to hyperlink, sorry) for more recs!

I have not read all of the books on this list, so please let me know if any are not fit for this list!

Suggestions are always welcome!

spotlighting some incredible books by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander authors

Poetry written by Indigenous writers of Turtle Island and the Pacific Islands.

Emphasis on intersectionality.

Books to open your heart and mind to the experiences and realities of others; of the ones society has othered.