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Summer Reading

Motherbridge of Love

Beat summer boredom by revisiting the HapaMama Summer Reading series [...]

The Latte Rebellion

This week's HapaMama Summer Reading pick is a Young Adult novel that's also being featured on NPR's Summer Blend Book Club. [...]

Water Ghosts and a Roadtrip to the Last Rural Chinatown

Take a trip back in time to an early California Chinatown with this historical novel. Better yet, take a road trip (it's still there)! [...]

Grandfather Counts

Learning Chinese is as easy as one, two, three -- or yi, er, san -- in Grandfather Counts, this week's HapaMama Summer Reading pick. [...]

Why Kids Need Diversity in Books

Just how important is diversity when it comes to children's books? A new report confirms my thoughts... [...]

A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother

This week, we take a look at a biography of Ann Dunham, aka the President's Hapa Mama... [...]

Bobby vs. Girls (Sometimes) and Bobby the Brave (Accidentally)

Looking for a multicultural alternative to the typical gross-out Middle Grade boy novels? Lisa Yee has a pair of books that kids and parents will love. [...]

The East-West House and Interview with Author Christy Hale

We're kicking off the HapaMama Summer Reading Series with the lovely and aptly titled picture book, The East-West House: Noguchi's Childhood in Japan, by Christy Hale. [...]