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Illustrated cover of "The Gift of the Little People" , depicting an elderly Indigenous man and child by light of a gas lamp.

New Indigenous children’s series brings language to life

From Indian Country Today (by Miles Morrisseau) – With his ‘Six Seasons of the Asiniskaw Īthiniwak’ series of books, Rocky Cree author William Dumas hopes to keep his peoples’ language and stories alive.
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Man with glasses sits behind two books and a DVD.
Author Frank Abe with his two books and documentary film.

Frank Abe’s Search for an Authentic History

From Discover Nikkei (by Elaine Ikoma Ko) – After a successful media career, Frank Abe has produced acclaimed literary and film works on resistance to Japanese American incarceration — a living legacy more relevant than ever today.
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Japanese American Literature Traces Changing Relationships between Nikkei and African Americans Over Time

From Densho (by Brian Niiya and Greg Robinson) – A new essay details research on the history of depictions of African Americans in Japanese American literature.
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On the 21st-Century Renaissance of Native American Fiction

From Lithub (by Erika Wurth) – Indigenous writers Erika Wurth and Margaret Verble discuss today’s proliferation of Native writing and what it means to be part of it.
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Portrait of two Black women schoolteachers.

Fierce, Flawed, and Human: On the Strength of Women of Color

From Literary Hub (by Daphne Palasi Andreades) – Daphne Palasi Andreades offers her favorite contemporary literature that centers on “women of color and the relationships between them”.
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Portrait of Zora Neale Hurston with title of Alice Walker-edited Hurston reader: I Love Myself When I Am Laughing...and Then Again When I Am Looking Mean and Impressive

Happy Birthday, Zora Neale Hurston!

“Myths ferried Zora Neale Hurston through life. And long after her death in 1960, they coursed through her work like a stream. But at times, it seemed those very myths hung over her like a constellation made up of stars she’d arranged herself.” —Michael Ando, The Bitter Southerner
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A woman, dressed in black, looks at the camera in front of some pine trees.

Here are 252 books by Native and Indigenous writers that Elissa Washuta thinks you should read.

Elissa Washuta’s ever-expanding list compiles “classics, newest books, and out-of-print titles” by Native and Indigenous writers.
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Promotional photo of two women speaking to each other that says "Change doesn't come from complacency; let's get uncomfortable together."
Podcasters and writers Sara Blanchard and Misasha Suzuki Graham.

“Dear White Women” podcast, book and website embrace discomfort and promote conversation around issues of race and ethnicity

From International Examiner (by Roxanne Ray) – A new book by Sara Blanchard and Misasha Suzuki Graham encourages readers to embrace discomfort talking about race.
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People mingle around a table on a patio at a celebration at Estelita's Library.

Estelita’s Library Turns the Page on a New Chapter in the Central District

From South Seattle Emerald (by Amanda Ong) – The opening of a justice-focused library creates a new community space fighting to maintain the identity of the Central District.
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Uncovering the Asian American Old West

From YES! Magazine (by Mia Warren) – Beloved books about the West like Little House on the Prairie captured the imagination of many 1st generation Americans, but they omitted the histories and contributions of people of color. Writer Mia Warren uncovers the Asian stories that are part of the Old West narrative and have been here all along.
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