Fight breaks out on Rhode Island Ferry. Several arrested, many injured

Written by Ocean Vuong, it is an autobiographical novel that explores grief, race and sexuality in the form of letters from a son to his mother who happens to be illiterate.

Written by Brenda Shaughnessy, the work spans thoughts on travel, Japanese folk tales and even ruminates on the notions of identity and disability. Together, these pieces offer a strikingly original meditation on what it means to be a human.

Written by K-Ming Chang, the novel describes three generations of Taiwanese American women that are each haunted by memories of their homeland with each embodying a mythical story.

Written by Vivek Bald, the book delves into the forgotten history of Bengali men who immigrated to the US as silk traders and ship workers and made inroads into neighborhoods such as Harlem, Baltimore, Detroit, New Orleans, etc.

Written by Grace Talusan, the book centers around how various way paper documents (citizen papers, medical records) affected her life, while battling her inability to fit into the white majority.

This illustrated memoir by Thi Bui, depicts their family's escape from war torn Vietnam to the US and talks of the lasting effects of the displacement.

Written by Carlos Bulosan, first published in 1946 was informed by his experiences of immigrating from a small farming village in Luzon, Philippines to the US where his hardships were compounded by the Depression and anti Asian racism.

Witter by Mai Der Vang, it shines a light on Hmong peoples exile from Laos to the US after the Vietnam War and conveys the loss and anguish refugees felt due to the war and it's aftermath.

Written by, Min Jin Lee, follows the generational tale of a crippled fisherman's teenaged daughter set in 1990s, who embarks on a journey to start a new life in Japan after she follows through with her decision to abandon her home.