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Tag: Literature

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

Man with glasses sits behind two books and a DVD.

Frank Abe’s Search for an Authentic History

Japanese American Literature Traces Changing Relationships between Nikkei and African Americans Over Time

Books

On the 21st-Century Renaissance of Native American Fiction

Portrait of two Black women schoolteachers.

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

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
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.

Promotional photo of two women speaking to each other that says "Change doesn't come from complacency; let's get uncomfortable together."

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

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.

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.