Besides my car and driving the shit out of it, I'm a fairly avid reader. Most of my enjoyment stems from non-fictional texts, but I've found a few fictional pieces worthy of my eyes. It's slightly deplorable that people no longer read because so much can be learned from flipping a few harmless pieces of paper. With my bedroom window open and brain unable to rest, I decided to compile a list of recommended readings. Hopefully it's of some use to at least one person. I have criticisms of each book (thematic, linguistic, stylistic, etc.), but I also believe that each offers a significant and meaningful viewpoint to particular topics. The left list is what I've read; the one on the right is what I plan to read.

Open Your Eyes

Opening My Eyes

Baldwin, James. Nobody Knows My Name Barry, Dave. Big Trouble Bonilla-Silva, Eduardo. White Supremacy and Racism in the Post-Civil Rights Era Breitman, George. Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements Bulosan, Carlos. America is in the Heart: A Personal History Cather, Willa. My Antonia Chang, Jeff. Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip Hop Generation Cisneros, Sandra. The House on Mango Street Egan, Peter. Side Glances: Volume 1 1983-1992 ---. Side Glances: Volume 2 1992-1997 Fadiman, Anne. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down Hamamoto, Darrell Y. Monitored Peril: Asian Americans and the Politics of TV Representation Hamilton-Merritt, Jane. Tragic Mountains: The Hmong, the Americans, and the Secret Wars for Laos, 1942-1992 Han, Arar and John Hsu. Asian American X: An Intersection of 21st Century Asian American Voices Johnson, Richard A. Six Men Who Built the Modern Auto Industry Lai, Him Mark, et al. Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940 Lee, Chang-Rae. Native Speaker Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird Lee, Mary Paik. Quiet Odyssey: A Pioneer Korean Woman in America Lens, Sidney. The Forging of the American Empire: From the Revolution to Vietnam: A History of U.S. Imperialism Martinez, Ruben. Crossing Over: A Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail ---. The New Americans Miller, Leonard W. Silent Thunder: Breaking Through Cultural, Racial, and Class Barriers in Motorsports Moua, Mai Neng. Bamboo Among the Oaks: Contemporary Writing by Hmong Americans Nabokov, Vladimir. Lolita Omi, Michael and Howard Winant. Racial Formation in the United States: From the 1960s to the 1990s Payne, C. D. Youth in Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp Pham, Andrew X. Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam Rodriguez, Richard. Brown: The Last Discovery of America Setright, L. J. K. Drive On!: A Social History of the Motor Car Templer, Robert. Shadows and Wind: A View of Modern Vietnam X, Malcolm. The Autobiography of Malcolm X Yamanaka, Lois-Ann. Blu's Hanging Yetman, Norman R. Voices From Slavery: 100 Authentic Slave Narratives Zia, Helen. Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an Asian American People

Egan, Peter. Side Glances: Volume 3 1998-2002 Faderman, Lillian. I Begin My Life All Over: The Hmong and the American Immigrant Experience Millegan, Kris. Fleshing Out Skull & Bones: Investigations Into America's Most Powerful Secret Society