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The Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature are a set of literary awards presented annually by the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA). The APALA was formed in 1980 "to create an organization that would address the needs of Asian/Pacific American librarians and those who serve Asian/Pacific American communities." The Association was the successor to the Asian American Librarians Caucus (AALC), a discussion group within the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Library Outreach Services that focused on providing library service to minority communities and on supporting minority librarians. The APALA incorporated in 1981 (in Illinois) and became part of the ALA in 1982.

The awards honor books about Asian/Pacific Americans, their history and culture. Categories have included fiction and non-fiction for adults, picture/illustrated books, and children's/young-adult literature. Writers and artists do not need to be of Asian or Pacific Islander ancestry, but they must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, the books must be about Asian/Pacific American heritage, and must have been written in English and published for general release within the States.

Winners

 * Books published in 2009
 * Adult Fiction
 * Winner: Jamie Ford, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.
 * Honorable Mention: Lisa See, Shanghai Girls.
 * Adult Non-Fiction
 * Winner: Bonnie Tsui, American Chinatown: A People's History of Five Neighborhoods.
 * Honorable Mention: Lane Ryo Hirabayashi, Japanese American Resettlement: Through the Lens.
 * Picture Book
 * Winner: Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore, Cora Cooks Pancit. Illustrated by Kristi Valiant.
 * Honorable Mention: Malathi Michelle Iyengar, Tan to Tamarind. Illustrated by Jamel Akib.
 * Youth Literature
 * Winner: Sung Woo, Everything Asian.
 * Honorable Mention: Ching Yeung Russell, Tofu Quilt.

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 * Books published in 2008


 * Books published in 2007
 * Adult Non-Fiction
 * Winner: Jean Pfaelzer, Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans.
 * Honorable Mention: Linda Furiya, Bento Box in The Heartland: My Japanese Girlhood in Whitebread America.
 * Illustration in Children Literature
 * Winner: Ellie Crowe, Surfer of the Century. Illustrated by Richard Waldrep.
 * Honorable Mention: Lynne Barasch, Hiromi's Hands.
 * Young Adult Literature
 * Winner: Kelly Easton, Hiroshima Dreams.
 * Honorable Mention: Kashmira Sheth, Keeping Corner.


 * Books published in 2006
 * Adult Fiction
 * Winner: Da Chen, Brothers.
 * Honorable Mention: John Hamamura, Color of the Sea.
 * Illustration in Children Literature
 * Winner: Anne Sibley O'Brien, The Legend of Hong Kil Dong: The Robin Hood of Korea.
 * Honorable Mention: Yin. Brothers. Illustrated by Chris Soentpiet.
 * Youth Literature
 * Winner: Justina Chen Headley, Nothing But the Truth.
 * Honorable Mention: Grace Lin, Year of the Dog.


 * Books published between 2004 and 2005.
 * Adult Fiction
 * Winner: Chang-Rae Lee, Aloft.
 * Honorable Mentions: Amy Tan, Saving Fish from Drowning.
 * Lisa See, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.
 * Illustration in Children Literature
 * Winner: Linda Sue Park and Julie Downing (illustrator). The Firekeeper's Son.
 * Honorable Mentions: Paula Yoo and Dom Lee (illustrator). Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: the Sammy Lee Story.
 * Frederick Lipp and Jason Gaillard (illustrator). Bread Song.
 * Text in Children and Young Adult Literature
 * Winner: Cynthia Kadohata, Kira- Kira.
 * Honorable Mentions: Andrea Cheng, Shanghai Messenger.
 * Linda Sue Park, Project Mulberry: A Novel.


 * Books published between 2001 and 2003.
 * Adult Fiction
 * Winner: Yann Martel, Life of Pi.
 * Illustration in Children Literature
 * Winner: Janet S. Wong and Margaret Chodos-Irvine (illustrator) . Apple Pie 4th of July.
 * Honorable Mentions: Tim Myer and Robert Roth (illustrator). Tanuki's Gift.
 * Yin and Chris Soentpiet (illustrator). Coolies.
 * Text in Children and Young Adult Literature
 * Winner: An Na, A Step from Heaven.
 * Honorable Mentions: Tanuja Desai Hidier, Born Confused.
 * Ken Mochizuki, Beacon Hill Boys.
 * Linda Sue Park, A Single Shard.