Recs if you like Local: A Memoir...
The PI in AAPI!
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!
Not Your Paradise ~ pt.1
Forget the fantasies of an island wedding with a purple and pink and orange sunset backdrop; unbook your flights. Learn about Hawaiʻi and its people instead.
Honolulu Book Awards inaugural winners for works published in 2023. These titles are brought to you by Hawaiʻi authors, either about Hawaiʻi or its people, its culture, its past and its future. I encourage you to read the more in-depth descriptions about these selections here: https://www.honolulumagazine.com/honolulu-book-awards/
Pasifika Reads 🌺
Books written by writers from the Pacific islands.
-Micronesia (Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Palau, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Kiribati) -Melanesia (Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Makulu Islands, West Papua) -Polynesia (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Easter Island, French Polynesia, Hawai'i, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Niue, Pitcarin Islands, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu)
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