Amazing: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Inspire Us All

Siblings and Olympic medalists the Shibutanis team up with Liu to highlight 36 notable Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders via paragraph-length profiles that present the figures alongside straightforward portraits by Jaleel. Loosely organized pages frequently pair individuals by theme, as on a spread featuring film stars Anna May Wong and Bruce Lee. Activists, artists, athletes, politicians, and writers appear among the figures, many of whom are of frequently under-represented heritages, including Hmong, Native Hawaiian, Marshallese, and Samoan backgrounds. Bookmarked by purpose-driven stories of advocacy—Wong Kim Ark’s fight to ensure that “any child born in the United States is a citizen, no matter their race” and Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner’s climate change performance art, which seeks to save the planet—it’s a lightly informative book that centers myriad AAPI contributions. Creator notes conclude. Ages 4–8. (Apr.)