Winners of the 2010 Asian/ Pacific American Awards for Literature Announced

31 March 2011
Winners of the 2010 Asian/ Pacific American Awards for Literature Announced
Award Ceremony: 26 June 2011

The winners of the 2010 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature were announced on March 25, 2011. The prizes promote Asian/Pacific American culture and heritage and are awarded based on literary and artistic merit.

Picture Book Winner

Malaspina, Ann. Yasmin’s Hammer. Illustrated by Doug Ghayka. New York: Lee and Low, 2010.

Picture Book Honor

Thong, Roseanne. Fly Free! Illustrated by Eujin Kim Neilan. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2010

Children’s Literature Winner

Preus, Margi. Heart of a Samurai. New York: Amulet Books (Abrams), 2010.

Children’s Literature Honor

Perkins, Mitali. Bamboo People. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2010.

Young Adult Literature Winner

Senzai, N. H. Shooting Kabul. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2010.

Young Adult Literature Honor

Bazaldua, Barbara. A Boy of Heart Mountain. Illustrated by Willie Ito. Camarillo, CA: Yabitoon Books, 2010.

Adult Fiction Winner

Yamashita, Karen Tei. I Hotel. Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House Press, 2010.

Adult Fiction Honor

Truong, Monique. Bitter in the Mouth. New York: Random House, 2010

Adult Non-Fiction Winner

Lee, Erika and Judy Yung. Angel Island: Immigration Gateway to America. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.

Adult Non-Fiction Honor Book

Huang, Yunte. Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History. New York: W. W. Norton, 2010.

Adult Non-Fiction Honor Book

Vaswani, Neela. You Have Given Me a Country. Louisville, KY: Sarabande Books. 2010.

Winners will each receive an award plaque at the APALA Award Ceremony on Sunday, June 26, 2011 during the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA.

Publishers interested in submitting books for the 2011 awards should contact Dora Ho, Jury Chair, at dorah2005@gmail.com.

More information here.
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