Books like Without you, there is no us by Suki Kim

Between the World and Me is a memoir‑essay in letter form, where Ta‑Nehisi Coates addresses his teenage son about the history, violence, and ongoing reality of being Black in America.

"Crying in H Mart" chronicles Michelle Zauner’s intimate journey through family, food, grief, and identity as an Asian‑American woman and Korean‑American singer, revealing how her mother’s cancer prompted a profound reconnection with Korean culture and culinary heritage.

A coming‑of‑age novel tracing Thandi, a young African‑American woman in Pennsylvania, as she navigates identity, family history across continents, and her mother’s cancer battle while seeking love and belonging.

Hanif Abdurraqib examines how Black performance permeates American culture, linking iconic moments—from music to everyday life—to broader social, political, and personal themes.

An autobiographical volume of Abraham Lincoln’s speeches, letters, and writings, covering his political career from 1832 to 1858 and including the famous Lincoln‑Douglas debates.

Interior Chinatown follows Willis Wu, a young actor in New York’s Chinatown, as he confronts stereotypes, family secrets, and the elusive quest for identity in a world that scripts his reality.

The last "Indian war" was fought against Native American children in the dormitories and classrooms of government boarding schools. Only by removing Indian children from their homes for extended periods of time, policymakers reasoned, could white "civilization" take root while childhood memories of "savagism" gradually faded to the point of extinction. In the words of one official, "Kill the Indian and save the man.". Education for Extinction offers the first comprehensive account of this dispiriting effort. Much more than a study of federal Indian policy, this book vividly details the day-to-day experiences of Indian youths living in a "total institution" designed to reconstruct them both psychologically and culturally. Based upon extensive use of government archives, Indian and teacher autobiographies, and school newspapers, it is essential reading for anyone interested in Western history, Native American studies, American race relations, educational history, or multi-culturalism.

"Suzy Park is a twenty-nine-year-old Korean-American interpreter for the New York City courts. During one court case she inadvertently makes a startling and ominous discovery about her family's history that will send her on a chilling quest. Five years earlier, her parents - hardworking greengrocers who forfeited personal happiness for their children's gain - were brutally murdered in an apparent robbery of their store. Or so Suzy believed. But now the glint of this new lead entices Suzy into a dangerous Korean underworld in the hope of unraveling the mystery of her parents' homicide.". "Then come the hang-up calls on her answering machine and the anonymous delivery of irises on the anniversary of her parents' death. Suzy tries to reach her estranged sister, Grace, only to find that she has vanished. Grace was last seen renting a boat in Montauk. As Suzy searches for clues to her sister's disappearance, she finds both trails converging to reveal a devastating new perspective on her family's secret past."--BOOK JACKET.