Join the Library to celebrate Asian Heritage Month withÌýonline puzzles, library-suggestedÌýreads and viewings, and weekly book recommendations. If you love to colour, check out this free printable from the Government of Canada.
Online puzzles
All images for the puzzles come from the lecture slides from the Breithaupt Hewetson Clark Collection, in the À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ Digital Library.
for May 6
Bridge to a temple for the worship of imperial ancestors in Soochow [Suzhou Diqu], China [Transparent]
for May 13
Provincial assembly buildings in Changsha, China [Transparent]
for May 21
A pond with mosquitoes in China [Transparent]
Reads and viewings
East Asia:ÌýChina, Hong Kong S.A.R., Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan
*Items available in physical format when the Library reopens
- Obasan by Joy Kowaga
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- Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
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- The Island of Sea Women by Lisa SeeÌý
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- Shanghai Girls by Lisa SeeÌý
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- Asian Cookbooks: A Common Table
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South Asia:ÌýBangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri LankaÌý
- A Fine Balance byÌýRohintonÌýMistryÌý
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- The Lowland by JhumpaÌýLahiriÌý
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- The Storm byÌýArifÌýAnwarÌý
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- The Boat People by SharonÌýBalaÌý
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- On Sal Mal Lane by Ru FreemanÌý
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- Slumdog Millionaire
- Visit Criterion-On-Demand to watch the film online. (Use your WatIAMÌýcredentials to access.)
- Lion
- Visit Criterion-On-Demand to watch the film online. (Use your WatIAMÌýcredentials to access.)
Central Asia:ÌýAfghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, UzbekistanÌý
- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniÌý
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- A House Without Widows by NadiaÌýHashimiÌý
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- The Breadwinner
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Southeast Asia:ÌýBrunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, VietnamÌý
- The Map of Lost Memories by Kim FayÌý
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- Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin KwanÌý
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- Dear Girls by Ali WongÌý
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- Mysterious Fragrance of the Yellow Mountains by Yasuko ThanhÌý
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- The Beauty of Humanity Movement by Camilla GibbÌý
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