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Asian America Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Asian America books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Asian America series? Start with "Caste and Outcast (By: Dhan Gopal Mukerji)" (1923) and follow publication order through all 6 books.
The complete Asian America reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Caste and Outcast (By: Dhan Gopal Mukerji)
1923
Contentious Spirits: Religion in Korean American History, 1903-1945 (By: David K. Yoo)
2010
Inscrutable Belongings: Queer Asian North American Fiction (By: Stephen Hong Sohn)
2018
The Chinese and the Iron Road (With: Shelley Fisher Fishkin)
2019
Citizens, Immigrants, and the Stateless: A Japanese American Diaspora in the Pacific (By: Michael Jin)
2021
Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present
2006
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