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Spring Booklist: The Beauty and Strength of the Human Spirit Awakening

Celebrating four excellent AAPI contributions to American literature, here is a list of the books I suggest you read The advent of spring in New York City was accompanied by a stronger than usual sigh of relief. Even if the despair and upheaval of 2020 had not quite left us, something about the abundant sunshine seemed to make it easier to handle. But alongside the renewed sense of hope, spring also delivered a long-overdue awakening for many Americans regarding the...

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NWNY Winter Reading list

Here are the books our team is reading this season Winter is officially here. What better way to spend the cold and snowy days than with a stack of good books? Whether you’re searching for an easy read or a more thought-provoking title, we’ve rounded up 10 books to keep you company during the season. This year, besides highlighting titles related to the immigrant experience, like we normally do, we decided to also compile books on racial issues —  after...

Books

NWNY Winter Reading List

Here are the books our team is reading this season Winter is officially here. What better way to spend the cold and snowy days than with a stack of good books? We asked our staff and our team of volunteers for winter reading suggestions connected to the immigrant experience. Our selection is as diverse as our community and includes only newly-released titles. The list has fiction and nonfiction — novels, memoirs, poetry, cookbooks and children’s books. Whether you’re searching for...

Books / Immigrant recipes

A mother-daughter book celebrates the diversity of American food

Written by Allie Ginwala Indian-Ish is one of the most interesting cookbook releases of 2019. The author, food writer Priya Krishna, teamed up with her mother Ritu, to share unique recipes from their family. Ritu, an executive at a software company, taught herself how to cook after moving from India to the United States. She created one-of-a-kind recipes that fuse together traditional Indian flavors with staple American dishes. The title is filled with accessible and easy-to-make dishes that have been...