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In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, here are some recent favorites by Asian and Asian American authors.
Recent years have given us plenty of cause for anxiety.
According to the Anxiety & Depression Association of America, anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States - age 18 and older - or 18.1% of the population every year. Anxiety disorders are highly treatable, yet only 36.9% of those suffering receive treatment.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Forsyth County Public Library offers patrons a wide array of current books to learn more about mental illness for themselves or to help a friend or loved one.
A few new titles are shared below. Please see library staff if you need help finding more resources about anxiety and mental health.
Hear stories from Asian American immigrants told through popular literature at the Sharon Forks Library on Tuesday, May 24, at 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Mina Kyounghye Kwon will discuss stories by 20th-century Asian American immigrant authors. After giving a brief history of the Asian American experience, she will highlight certain notable works, such as John Okada's No-No Boy (1957), Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior (1976), Chang-Rae Lee's Native Speaker (1995), Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies (1999), and Suki Kim's The Interpreter (2003), among others.
Dr. Mina Kyounghye Kwon is an Associate Professor in the English department at the University of North Georgia, where she teaches World Literature, Immigrant Literature, Women Writers' Literature, and Asian Literature & Film.
This program is suitable for adults and teens. It will appeal to anyone interested in notable Asian American literature and to anyone looking for a good read! We hope to see you there!
This program is part of our Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage series.
On April 19, 1986, fire broke out at the Los Angeles Central Library. It took 60 fire companies over seven hours and 3 million gallons of water to finally "knock it down." Temperatures inside reached 2,000 degrees. Twenty-two people were injured and 400,000 volumes were destroyed, with another 700,000 damaged by smoke and water. To date, it remains the largest library fire in America and many believe it was deliberately set. If you don't remember hearing much about it at the time, there's a reason. The Los Angeles Central Library burned just as news was coming out of the Soviet Union of a nuclear disaster at Chernobyl.
Over the past few years, people all over the world have enjoyed watching Korean dramas, listening to Korean pop music, trying Korean food, and learning the language. This rich culture has many interesting aspects and you will learn a lot and become a more informed global citizen while having fun experiencing the energy and excitement of Korea.
Our speaker, Lindsay Weinmann, recommended by the Korean Education Center of Atlanta, is the president of the Korean Language Society at the University of Georgia and a K-Drama and K-Pop fan. This program is suitable for adults, teens, and mature older children. We hope to see you there!
This program is part of our Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage series.
Amy
Information Specialist
Hampton Park Library
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