#AAPI Characters

[charlottejoancheng]

Day 3 of AAPI Heritage Month heroines : Juniper Lee from The Life and Times of Juniper Lee

(Pssst, in case if you had not realized it, I am using a different art style on this and somehow I liked how it turned out)

#art #illustration #painting #artist #sketch #sketching #juniper Lee #life and times of juniper Lee #Cartoon Network #aapi #aapi heroines #aapi characters #2023 aapi heritage month #aapi heritage month #artist on tumblr #women in art #women in animation #new style #new art style

[rockislandadultreads]

AAPI Literature: Fiction Picks

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

After the tragic death of his beloved musician father, fourteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices. The voices belong to the things in his house--a sneaker, a broken Christmas ornament, a piece of wilted lettuce. Although Benny doesn't understand what these things are saying, he can sense their emotional tone; some are pleasant, a gentle hum or coo, but others are snide, angry and full of pain. When his mother, Annabelle, develops a hoarding problem, the voices grow more clamorous. At first, Benny tries to ignore them, but soon the voices follow him outside the house, onto the street and at school, driving him at last to seek refuge in the silence of a large public library, where objects are well-behaved and know to speak in whispers. There, Benny discovers a strange new world, where "things happen." He falls in love with a mesmerizing street artist with a smug pet ferret, who uses the library as her performance space. He meets a homeless philosopher-poet, who encourages him to ask important questions and find his own voice amongst the many. And he meets his very own Book--a talking thing--who narrates Benny's life and teaches him to listen to the things that truly matter.

Fiona and Jane by Jean Chen Ho

Best friends since second grade, Fiona Lin and Jane Shen explore the lonely freeways and seedy bars of Los Angeles together through their teenage years, surviving unfulfilling romantic encounters, and carrying with them the scars of their families' tumultuous pasts. Fiona was always destined to leave, her effortless beauty burnished by fierce ambition--qualities that Jane admired and feared in equal measure. When Fiona moves to New York and cares for a sick friend through a breakup with an opportunistic boyfriend, Jane remains in California and grieves her estranged father's sudden death, in the process alienating an overzealous girlfriend. Strained by distance and unintended betrayals, the women float in and out of each other's lives, their friendship both a beacon of home and a reminder of all they've lost. In stories told in alternating voices, Jean Chen Ho's debut collection peels back the layers of female friendship--the intensity, resentment, and boundless love--to probe the beating hearts of young women coming to terms with themselves, and each other, in light of the insecurities and shame that holds them back. Spanning countries and selves, Fiona and Jane is an intimate portrait of a friendship, a deep dive into the universal perplexities of being young and alive, and a bracingly honest account of two Asian women who dare to stake a claim on joy in a changing, contemporary America.

Joan Is Okay by Weike Wang

Joan is a thirtysomething ICU doctor at a busy New York City hospital. The daughter of Chinese parents who came to the United States to secure the American dream for their children, Joan is intensely devoted to her work, happily solitary, successful. She does look up sometimes and wonder where her true roots lie: at the hospital, where her white coat makes her feel needed, or with her family, who try to shape her life by their own cultural and social expectations. Once Joan and her brother, Fang, were established in their careers, her parents moved back to China, hoping to spend the rest of their lives in their homeland. But when Joan’s father suddenly dies and her mother returns to America to reconnect with her children, a series of events sends Joan spiraling out of her comfort zone just as her hospital, her city, and the world are forced to reckon with a health crisis more devastating than anyone could have imagined. Deceptively spare yet quietly powerful, laced with sharp humor, Joan Is Okay touches on matters that feel deeply resonant: being Chinese-American right now; working in medicine at a high-stakes time; finding one’s voice within a dominant culture; being a woman in a male-dominated workplace; and staying independent within a tight-knit family. But above all, it’s a portrait of one remarkable woman so surprising that you can’t get her out of your head.

At Least You Have Your Health by Madi Sinha

Dr. Maya Rao is a gynecologist trying to balance a busy life. With three young children, a career, and a happy marriage, she should be grateful--on paper, she has it all. But after a disastrous encounter with a patient, Maya is forced to walk away from the city hospital where she's spent her entire career. A new opportunity arises when Maya enrolls her daughter at an exclusive private school and crosses paths with Amelia DeGilles. Amelia is the owner and entrepreneur behind Eunoia Women's Health, a concierge wellness clinic that specializes in house calls for its clientele of wealthy women for whom no vitamin infusion or healing crystal is too expensive. All Eunoia needs is a gynecologist to join its ranks. Amid visits to her clients' homes to educate and empower, and occasionally to remove crystals from bodily orifices, Maya comes to idolize the beautiful, successful Amelia. But Amelia's life isn't as perfect as it seems, and when Amelia's teenaged daughter is struck with a mysterious ailment, Maya must race to uncover the reason before it's too late. In the process, she risks losing what's most important to her and bringing to light a secret of her own that she's been desperately trying to keep hidden.

#fiction #contemporary fiction #aapi authors #AAPI #AAPI Characters #asian american heritage month #asian american pacific islander heritage month #contemporary #diverse characters #literary #literary fiction #to read #tbr #reading recommendations #Book Recommendations #booklr #booktok #library books #new books

[cryptid-s-wips]

Hmmm. I am in a very Helpful mood right now, and it's currently AAPI heritage month, so I decided that, as one of your local AAPI writeblrs, I might do a temperature check for possibly some (loose) guides to writing Chinese American/East Asian American characters and/or mixed-race/specifically mixed E. Asian characters.

Is either of these ideas something that people might find helpful? I'm leaning toward the second one because it's closer to my personal experience, but I can also speak to the first one.

#quentin's ramblings #don't know if this is at all something people are looking for? but i might as well check #temperature check #aapi characters #also quick reminder that it is absolutely okay to pop into my inbox or dms and ask me about any of these things #idk. i'm not the MOST qualified to talk about these? but I'm qualified enough that I notice certain things that people tend to do #when writing these kinds of characters

[batmansymbol]

hello, my sweet sweet tumblr friends. i have a new book out one month from saturday. here we are together, the book and i:

this one was fun. i wrote it with my sister! when we were young, we were cutthroat competitive. she (older) would forbid me from reading the books on her shelves, and i (gremlin) would booby-trap her room, so you decide which of us committed the greater sin. now we have a blast.

our names are pronounced REE-uh-nock and SHEE-fra, and our book was pitched as THE PARENT TRAP meets THE VANISHING HALF. it releases August 15th, 2023. logline is "Two half-Chinese half-siblings collide for the first time at a summer art camp, not knowing they're related—and begin to understand who they are as artists, as brother and sister, and as Asian-Americans."

it's a book about summer camp hijinks, about passing, about what we long for and where we belong. it also says "Robinson & Robinson" on the spine, which makes us sound like an accidental injury law firm. sweet.

of all the books with my name on it, this one is probably the "book club"-iest. if you like coming-of-age novels or stories about the AAPI diaspora, you might like this one :)

you can preorder a signed copy from my local indie here, or non-signed copies from Bookshop.org, Barnes and Noble, or Amazon. i really cannot stress enough how much every single preorder helps, as i am what the industry calls "a midlist author," also known as "an obscure author who has difficulty placing projects with publishers because of sales figures lmao." (this is not to whinge. the majority of working authors exist in this financially & existentially precarious position)

alternatively, i would be totally thrilled if you reblogged this post, or mentioned the book to any teachers, librarians, bookstore workers, or other readers in your life :)

happy summer everybody—may it be the lazy river of your dreams. xoxoxo

#riley writes books #ya lit #ya books #aapi #aapi authors #this book is very weird and personal but i think it's quite fun #maybe i'll post some quotes from it or something idk #there will definitely be more stuff about it on ig @rileyredgate #character intros etc etc. might do them here too who knows #WAIT MAYBE I SHOULD TUMBLR BLAZE THIS POST #lol

[crow-in-springtime]

In loving memory of Reynie Muldoon

He isn’t dead, I just love remembering him

#mbs #mysterious benedict society #tmbs #the mysterious benedict society #reynie muldoon #your honor he’s my son #slightly off topic but i hope that mystic xu inscho gets to be a main character in more things #cause i think that he was really good as reynie. like his facial expressions were on point #(also i’m always gonna want to see more aapi actors [especially ones who aren’t shitty people] but the tags of this post are not a soapbox) #anyway. reynie <3 #ky’s gallery

[dnpanimationstudioclone]

AAPI Heritage Month🌸🌺

Anne Boonchuy and Marcy Wu, Amphibia

Sewer Queen, Craig of the Creek

Molly McGee, The Ghost & Molly McGee

Reagan Ridley, Inside Job

Ryan & Min-Gi Infinity Train

Mark Grayson, Invincible

Miko Kubota, Glitch Techs

Lilo and Nani, Lilo & Stitch

Moana

What do u think? Any other AAPI characters u know? I’d love to know💖

#asian character #pacific islander character #lilo and stitch #gltich techs #the ghost and molly mcgee #amphibia #Craig of the creek #invincible #inside job #moana #infinity train #AAPI heritage month

[sarang-archer]

Stylized digital comms open for my bday <3

And traditional add-ons available too!!

hi i'm very trans, very gay, very korean, and very poor but I'm doing my best!

pls consider commissioning me (or donating !!) so I can pay for food and rent and maybe smth nice for my bday (Feb 22) <3 all support and love is appreciated, especially with the climate of queer acceptance being very turbulent lately...

Please visit my carrd for details: X

CA: sarangarcher Ko-Fi: sarang-archer PPal: sa.contact yahoo (also work email !!)

message me on tumblr or thru the email above for a spot <3 ty !!

additional MLP YCH animation comm option here! X

#commissions open #commission #furry #anthro #anime #fan art #aapi #korean #fox #pokemon #pkmn #fakemon #artists on tumblr #sona #fursona #ocs #original character #transgender #queer #gay #mlm #updates

[juliettelime]

new holiday colorway for this sketch from two years ago because of nostalgic reasons

✧ instagram | portfolio ✧

#my art #oc #ocs #original character #roman and july #sketch #illustration #illustrator #artists on tumblr #illustrators on tumblr #filipino artist #asian artist #aapi artist #poc artist

[obliviani]

happy api month!

annual heritage piece 🏵️

#api heritage month #aapihm #aapi #aapi month #oc #original art #aapi history #original character #okinawa #ryukyu #mugen #mugen samurai champloo #samurai champloo #anime art #anime #anime artist #anime fanart #fanart #aapiartist #aapi representation #aapi heritage month #ryukyu islands #obliviani #oblivianiart

[shyjusticewarrior]

DC Comics Incorrect Quotes Pt 22

Xanthe: Okie dokey, I think I've brokered a fair deal. She's going to give us the killer, all we need to do is defeat Kang.

Constantine: And who the hell is Kang?

*terrifying warrior steps in*

Constantine: *laughs* And who's supposed to fight him?

Xanthe: *gestures*

Constantine: Oh hell no.

Xathne: As much as I'd like to see crouching tiger hidden douche, I'd actually like to win this. I was pointing at Batgirl.

Cass: *smirks* Why not?

Constantine: Okay sure, she's terrifying. But what happens if they win?

Xanthe: They kill us. Well, you- cause I'm a spirit envoy.

#dc incorrect quotes #dc #dc comics #comics #spirit world #aapi month #aapi heritage month #cassandra cain #batgirl #black bat #orphan #xanthe zhou #john constantine #canon queer characters #lgbtq+ #chinese characters #trans character #nonbinary character #trans #enby #nonbinary #lucifer netflix #we are legends

[exmakina]

AAPI Heritage Month - Drawing Suggestions

Whoa, it's almost May already... which means AAPI Heritage Month is coming up! I'm gonna try to do 31 drawings again to celebrate but I think it'd be cool to get suggestions this time.

If there are any AAPI characters you'd like to see art of... feel free to shoot me a message with their name and the work they're from.

This has been my criteria the past years doing this:

Asian and Pacific Islander characters

character is AAPI explicitly in the text (prioritize AAPI-created works)

character in a fictional setting if the creator/actor is AAPI

Can be from video games, TV shows, movies, books, comics, etc. The term AAPI refers to Asians (East, Southeast, South), Pacific Islanders, and the related diaspora communities.

#AAPIHM #I'd be stoked if I can find more AAPI characters to watch/read hehe #m'art

[charlottejoancheng]

Day one of AAPI Heritage Month heroines collection :Rukia Kuchiki from Bleach

#AAPI #aapi representation #aapiheritagemonth #aapi characters #aapi heroines #aapi month #Rukia #Rukia kuchiki #bleach #art #artist on instagram #illustration #anime #artist #fashion #fashion art #sketch #sketching #artist on tumblr #2023 aapi heritage month

[rockislandadultreads]

AAPI Heritage Month: Mysteries to Read

The Red Palace by June Hur

Joseon (Korea), 1758. There are few options available to illegitimate daughters in the capital city, but through hard work and study, eighteen-year-old Hyeon has earned a position as a palace nurse. All she wants is to keep her head down, do a good job, and perhaps finally win her estranged father's approval. But Hyeon is suddenly thrust into the dark and dangerous world of court politics when someone murders four women in a single night, and the prime suspect is Hyeon's closest friend and mentor. Determined to prove her beloved teacher's innocence, Hyeon launches her own secret investigation. In her hunt for the truth, she encounters Eojin, a young police inspector also searching for the killer. When evidence begins to point to the Crown Prince himself as the murderer, Hyeon and Eojin must work together to search the darkest corners of the palace to uncover the deadly secrets behind the bloodshed.

Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala

Things are heating up for Lila Macapagal. Not in her love life, which she insists on keeping nonexistent despite the attention of two very eligible bachelors. Or her professional life, since she can't bring herself to open her new cafe after the unpleasantness that occurred a few months ago at her aunt's Filipino restaurant, Tita Rosie's Kitchen. No, things are heating up quite literally, since summer, her least favorite season, has just started. To add to her feelings of sticky unease, Lila's little town of Shady Palms has resurrected the Miss Teen Shady Palms Beauty Pageant, which she won many years ago--a fact that serves as a wedge between Lila and her cousin slash rival, Bernadette. But when the head judge of the pageant is murdered and Bernadette becomes the main suspect, the two must put aside their differences and solve the case--because it looks like one of them might be next.

Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Meddy Chan has been to countless weddings, but she never imagined how her own would turn out. Now the day has arrived, and she can't wait to marry her college sweetheart, Nathan. Instead of having Ma and the aunts cater to her wedding, Meddy wants them to enjoy the day as guests. As a compromise, they find the perfect wedding vendors: a Chinese-Indonesian family-run company just like theirs. Meddy is hesitant at first, but she hits it off right away with the wedding photographer, Staphanie, who reminds Meddy of herself, down to the unfortunately misspelled name. Meddy realizes that is where their similarities end, however, when she overhears Staphanie talking about taking out a target. Horrified, Meddy can't believe Staphanie and her family aren't just like her own, they are The Family--actual mafia, and they're using Meddy's wedding as a chance to conduct shady business. Her aunties and mother won't let Meddy's wedding ceremony become a murder scene--over their dead bodies--and will do whatever it takes to save her special day, even if it means taking on the mafia.

Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

History is told by the conquerors. Across the Western world, museums display the spoils of war, of conquest, of colonialism: priceless pieces of art looted from other countries, kept even now. Will Chen plans to steal them back. A senior at Harvard, Will fits comfortably in his carefully curated roles: a perfect student, an art history major and sometimes artist, the eldest son who has always been his parents’ American Dream. But when a mysterious Chinese benefactor reaches out with an impossible—and illegal—job offer, Will finds himself something else as well: the leader of a heist to steal back five priceless Chinese sculptures, looted from Beijing centuries ago. His crew is every heist archetype one can imag­ine—or at least, the closest he can get. A con artist: Irene Chen, a public policy major at Duke who can talk her way out of anything. A thief: Daniel Liang, a premed student with steady hands just as capable of lockpicking as suturing. A getaway driver: Lily Wu, an engineering major who races cars in her free time. A hacker: Alex Huang, an MIT dropout turned Silicon Valley software engineer. Each member of his crew has their own complicated relationship with China and the identity they’ve cultivated as Chinese Americans, but when Will asks, none of them can turn him down. Because if they succeed? They earn fifty million dollars—and a chance to make history. But if they fail, it will mean not just the loss of everything they’ve dreamed for themselves but yet another thwarted at­tempt to take back what colonialism has stolen. Equal parts beautiful, thoughtful, and thrilling, Portrait of a Thief is a cultural heist and an examination of Chinese American identity, as well as a necessary cri­tique of the lingering effects of colonialism.

#mystery #mysteries #murder mystery #AAPI authors #AAPI Characters #asian american heritage month #asian american pacific islander heritage month #asian literature #to read #tbr #booktok #booklr #library books #new books #cozy mystery #books to read #Book Recommendations #reading recommendations

[iliveunderarock]

aapi heritage month day 11: abby park💥💥💥

#i will be drawing many more turning red characters this month hfhenfgdns #turning red #abby park #turning red fanart #turning red abby #abby turning red #pixar turning red #aapi #aapihm #aapi heritage month

[maniacwatchestheworld]

So only last night/this morning did I realize that DC is releasing 3 new series with new main protagonists for AAPI Heritage Month, and I'm REALLY considering picking them all up during our next trip to the comic book store... Because in case you didn't know (and honestly, why would you know, I don't exactly talk about it very much) I'm half Asian (Filipino to be specific which is certainly an interesting intersection of Asian to be).

I was looking at the three new stories releasing this month and honestly... City Boy has sold me on premise alone (this kid can talk to the like... The manifestation and spirit of any given city in the form of a living animal. Gotham City is a rat because OF COURSE it is! I feel like Batman would be OFFENDED to hear this!) because it just sounds fun and neat! Spirit World sounds cool, but it's sold me by having a non-binary protagonist and Cassandra Cain in it. And as for The Vigil... I'm still uncertain on whether I want to get it or not yet... Like, on one hand, it's written by Ram V who has been writing the excellent Gotham Nocturne arc in Detective Comics. But on the other... They just aren't being very specific on what the story will actually be about, I know nothing about these characters, so nothing really grabs me about them. I have no idea what to expect out of The Vigil, so I have no idea if it will be something that will be good or that I would be interested in reading...

So yeah. I'm sold on getting City Boy and Spirit World, but has anyone out there read The Vigil yet? (I believe that the first issue came out yesterday.) Is it good? Can anyone tell me what it's actually going to be about or why I should get it other than Ram V working on it? Please tell me why I should get this story!

#aapi heritage month #dc comics #the vigil #dc #aapiheritagemonth #spirit world #city boy #Shame that I have yet to hear of any filipino characters in DC. Ah well. One day perhaps. u.u

[bimonkee]

Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!!

I wasn’t seeing much Pacifica Islander rep up on the internet so I’m here to give some appreciation to all my Pacific Islanders out there, with some of my Pacifika Oc’s and drawings!!

#oc #original characters #aapi #pasifika #pacific islander #oc drawing #asian american pacific islander heritage month #pacific islander heritage month #asian American heritage month #Pacific Islander Oc #Pacific Islander original character