Hello AACP Newsletter Readers.

Happy Diwali (Nov. 6-11)!

The election is now less than two days away. Have you voted already? If you’re able to vote, please do so. It’s our chance to participate in the democratic system.

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Our article for this month is a quick summary of a report created by the nonprofit organization called Stop AAPI Hate. They did a comprehensive study on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions as they related to Asians and Pacific Islander residents in the United States.

Please read our article “A Look at Asian and Pacific Islander U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Actions.”

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For our featured books this month, we have books that all have something to do with food, including eight cookbooks. Among these cookbooks is one by children’s book author Ying Chang Compestine called “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and Other Curiously Named Classic Chinese Dishes.”  This is a graphic novel style cookbook with stories behind the names of beloved Chinese dishes.

Another cookbook called “Umma: A Korean Mom's Kitchen Wisdom and 100 Family Recipes”  is by Sarah Ahn and her mom Nam Soon Ahn who have created viral videos of their conversations and cooking.

“The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook” even contains some recipes for celebrations like Diwali.

The children’s book “Diwali” contains cultural information about the holiday, including foods eaten and even a recipe.

The children’s book “Birthday Soup” is written by the Grace Seo Chang, the wife of chef David Chang. At the end of the book is a recipe for miyeok guk by David Chang.

We are featuring renowned author Mae Respicio’s middle grade book “Isabel in Bloom” which is written in verse and takes place in San Francisco (what a great location for a story :).

“A Serving of Hope” is the fourth novel in Hisashi Kashiwai’s Kamogawa Food Detectives delicious mysteries series.

Please check out all the great books in this month’s book selection. 

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Thank you to our high school volunteer Angela Wu for your help with this month’s article.

Thank you, Philip, for your help in looking over the newsletter.

And thank you to all the volunteers that have been coming by to help us at the store. This is a far cry from the pandemic years when we hardly ever saw anyone.

That’s all the time I have for this editor’s message.

Our next newsletter will be after Thanksgiving, so have a wonderful Thanksgiving too!