In honor of AANHPI Heritage Month, CuriosityBased curated this 2026 AANHPI Authored Leadership Book List of books written by AANHPI authors. This list is meant to be a resource, not an official endorsement. The books are listed in alphabetical order by book title. Check out all of the CuriosityBased curated leadership book lists.
- 13 Key Strategies to Make Money Fast in Business by Dr. Izdihar Jamil
- 7 Forms of Respect: A Guide to Transforming Your Communication by Julie Pham, PhD
- A Living Remedy: A Memoir by Nicole Chung
- A Principled Stand: The Story of Hirabayashi v. United States by Gordon K. Hirabayashi
- Acitivites of Daily Living by Lisa Chen
- Actions Speak Louder: A Step-By-Step Guide to Becoming an Inclusive Workplace by Deanna Singh
- Adventures of the Karaoke King by Harold Taw
- All in by Jerry Yang
- All of Us or None: Migrant Organizing in an Era of Deportation and Dispossession by Monisha Das Gupta
- All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir by Nicole Chung
- Ambitious Women Rise by Dr. Izdihar Jamil
- America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States by Erika Lee
- An American Family: A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice by Khizr Khan
- Anchored, Aligned, Accountable: A Framework for Transcending Bullsh*t and Transforming Our Lives and Work by *Aiko Bethea*
- Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian In a Mountain Place by Neema Avashia
- Art of Gathering, The: How We Meet and Why it Matters by Priya Parker
- Art of Stillness, The: Adventures in Going Nowhere by Pico Iyer
- Art of Strategy, The: A Game Theorist’s Guide to Success by Avinash K. Dixit
- Art of the Start 2.0, The by Guy Kawasaki
- Asian American Achievement Paradox, The by Jennifer Lee, Min Zhou
- Asian American Histories of the United States by Catherine Ceniza Choy
- Asian Women Trailblazers Who BossUp by Tam Luc, et al.
- AugmentAsian: Professional & Leadership Success by AsianUpward & Elevate Teams
- Authentic Inclusion: Drives Disruptive Innovation by Frances West
- Backable: The Surprising Truth Behind What Makes People Take a Chance by Suneel Gupta
- Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee by Sharon Lee
- Be Your Own Cheerleader: An Asian and South Asian Woman’s Guide by Neelu Kaur
- Behind Closed Doors, Career Decisions: What HR Executives Know About Career Decisions That Nobody Will Tell you (The Career Reality Series Book 4) by Ringo Nishioka
- Behind Closed Doors, Hiring Decisions: What the Room Knows About Hiring Decisions That Nobody Will Tell You by Ringo Nishioka
- Behind Closed Doors, Interview Questions: What Recruiters Know About Interview Questions That Nobody Will Tell You by Ringo Nishioka
- Behind Closed Doors, Resumes: How Resumes are Judged Before Anyone Speaks to You (The Career Reality Series Book 1) by Ringo Nishioka
- Behind Deep Blue: Building the Computer that Defeated the World Champion by Feng-Hsiung Hsu
- Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
- Being There: Memoir of an Asian American Journalist by Lori Matsukawa
- Bengali Harlem and the Lost Histories of South Asian America by Vivek Bald
- Best We Could Do, The by Thi Bui
- Beyond Happiness: How Authentic Leaders Prioritize Purpose and People by Jenn Lim
- Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self by Alex Tizon
- Big We, The by Hali Lee
- Bitter Fruit: The Politics of Korean-Black Conflict in New York City by Claire Jean Kim
- Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim
- Boat Baby by Vicky Nguyen
- Boldly You: A Story about Discovering What You’re Capable of When You Show Up for Yourself by Janet Phan
- Boundaries by Maya Lin
- Brave, Not Perfect by Reshma Saujani
- Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians by Jane Hyun
- Bridging the Confidence Gap: How Empowered Women Change the World by Sheena Yap Chan
- Brotherhood: Dharma, Destiny, and the American Dream by Deepak Chopra & Sanjiv Chopra
- Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys’ Club of Silicon Valley by Emily Chang
- Budding Lotus in the West by Nhi Yến Đỗ Trần
- Caste Matters by Suraj Yengde
- Checklist Manifesto, The: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande
- Color of Success, The: Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority by Ellen D. Wu
- Come into My Office: Stories from an HR Leader in Silicon Valley by Mai Ton
- Conversations that Change Everything by Dr. Zachary Van Rossum and Dr. Tammy Wang
- Cooked Seed, The: A Memoir by Anchee Min
- Courage: The Backbone of Leadership by Gus Lee, Diane Elliott-Lee
- Creating Culture: Empowered Leadership for Systems Change by Jyoti Jani
- Creating the Digital Future: Secrets of Consistent Innovation at Intel by Albert Y.c. Yu
- Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner
- Dat: Tackling Life and the NFL by Dat Nguyen
- Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice by Ali Wong
- Death of Truth, The: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump by Michiko Kakutani
- Decoding the World: A Roadmap for the Questioner by Arvind Gupta and Po Bronson
- Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
- Diversity Advantage, The: Fixing Gender Inequality In The Workplace by Ruchika Tulshyan
- Eat a Peach: A Memoir by David Chang
- Edge: Turning Adversity Into Advantage by Laura Huang
- Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal
- Enduring Conviction: Fred Korematsu and His Quest for Justice by Lorraine K. Bannai
- Energize: Make the Most of Every Moment by Simon Alexander Ong
- Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness by Richard Lui
- Every Day Is a Gift by Tammy Duckworth
- Falling Back in Love With Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls by Kai Cheng Thom
- Fatty Fatty Boom Boom by Rabia Chaudry
- Fault Lines: A Memoir by Meena Alexander
- FEISTY: Dangerously Amazing Women Using Their Voices by Dr. Izdihar Jamil
- Fierce and Fearless: Patsy Takemoto Mink by Judy Tzu-Chun Wu & Gwendolyn Mink
- Finding the Edge: My Life on the Ice by Karen Chen
- Fixing Fairness: 4 Tenets to Transform Diversity Backlash into Progress for All by Lily Zheng
- Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir by Eddie Huang
- Glue: How Project Leaders Create Cohesive Teams by Anh Dao Pham
- Go Back to Where You Came From by Wajahat Ali
- Good Talk by Mira Jacob
- Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
- Growing Up Asian in Black and White America by Julia Lee
- Growing Up Brown: Memoirs of a Filipino American by Peter M. Jamero
- Hawaii’s Story by Liliuokalani
- Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm by Kazu Haga
- Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter’s Story by Mazie K. Hirono
- Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul by Satya Nadella
- Holding Serve: Persevering on and Off the Court by Michael Chang
- House Barbie: A Memoir by Geena Rocero
- House of Sticks: A Memoir by Ly Tran
- How K-Dramas Can Transform Your Life by Jeanie Y. Chang, LMFT
- How to Raise a Feminist Son by Sonora Jha
- How to Speak Machine by John Maeda
- Hyderabad Days: The code we lived by before we coded by Ravi Vedula
- I Love a Broad Margin to My Life by Maxine Hong Kingston
- I Love Yous Are for White People: A Memoir by Lac Su
- I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For: Now What? by Dr. Sweta Chawla
- I’ll Love You Forever: Notes from a K-Pop Fan by Giaae Kwon
- I’m the One That I Want by Margaret Cho
- If Lin Can: How Jeremy Lin Inspired Asian Americans by Richard Ho, et al.
- Impressive First Impressions by Vu H. Pham
- In Sensorium: Notes for My People by Tanaïs
- Inclusion on Purpose by Ruchika Tulshyan
- Innovation Starts With I: Increase Your Influence. Ignite Your Impact. by Saleema Vellani
- Inspiring Women of Hawaii by Loretta Chen
- Invitation to Lead: Guidance for Emerging Asian American Leaders by Paul Tokunaga
- It Is Done: 15 Secrets to Manifest Your Dream Life by Dr. Izdihar Jamil
- It Rhymes With Takei by George Takei by George Takei
- It Takes Moxie by Maureen Francisco
- It’s Always Sunny Above the Clouds: Getting into the Cockpit by Nick Tran
- Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong by Dawn B. Mabalon, PhD, Gayle Romasanta
- Joyful Living: Find Joy in the Journey by Lien Ngu
- Karma of Success, The: Spiritual Strategies to Free Your Inner Genius by Liz Tran
- Leader’s Guide to Unconscious Bias, The by Anne Chow
- Leadership and Crisis by Bobby Jindal
- Leadership Toolkit for Asians by Jane Hyun
- Legal Heroes in the Trump Era by Tahmina Watson
- Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Lee by Daryl Joji Maeda
- Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster by Jim Kwik
- Lions and Tigers and Bears: The Internet Strikes Back by George Takei
- Living for Change by Grace Boggs
- Local by Jessica Machado Born
- Loneliest Americans, The by Jay Caspian Kang
- Love for Imperfect Things by Haemin Sunim
- Love Your Asian Body: AIDS Activism in Los Angeles by Eric C. Wat
- Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir by Padma Lakshmi
- Ma and Me by Putsata Reang
- Madame Wu Chien-shiung: The First Lady Of Physics Research by Tsai-chien Chiang
- Magical Language of Others, The: A Memoir by E.J. Koh
- Making a Scene by Constance Wu
- Making of a Manager, The: What to Do When Everyone Looks At You by Julie Zhuo
- Making of Asian America, The: A History by Erika Lee
- Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City by Jane Wong
- Mid-Career Momentum: Design Your Next Phase with Purpose and Joy. by Sharmin Banu
- Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
- Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American Combo by Jo Koy
- Modern Asian Mom: A Memoir by Juliet Dang
- Money Makers: Build A Business WITHOUT Paid Ads by Dr. Izdihar Jamil
- Monsoon Diaries, The: A Memoir by Calvin D. Sun
- Mott Street: A Chinese American Family’s Story by Ava Chin
- Moving Beyond Boxes: The Journey to Self-Discovery by Dr. Nhu Truong
- Muslim Women Are Everything: Stereotype-Shattering Stories by Seema Yasmin and Fahmida Azim
- My Forty Years as a Diplomat by Feng-Shan Ho
- My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future by Indra Nooyi
- My Life: Growing up Asian in America by CAPE and SuChin Pak
- My Money My Way: Taking Back Control of Your Financial Life by Kumiko Love
- My Unforgotten Seattle by Ron Chew
- Myth of the Model Minority, The by Rosalinda Chou and Joe Feagin
- Naturally Tan by Tan France
- Next American Revolution, The by Grace Lee Boggs
- Nisei Radicals: The Feminist Poetics and Transformative Ministry by Diane C. Fujino
- Not Nice: Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent, & Feeling Guilty by Dr. Aziz Gazipura
- Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami
- Oh My Mother! A Memoir in Nine Adventures by Connie Wang
- Oh Myyy!: There Goes the Internet by George Takei
- Out of the Gobi: My Story of China and America by Weijian Shan
- Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
- Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work by Reshma Saujani
- Perfect Enough: How to be happier and more productive by Judy T. Dang
- Permission to Come Home: Reclaiming Mental Health by Jenny Wang
- Postcolonial Leadership, A by Hee An Choi
- Power of Unwavering Focus, The by Dandapani
- Power Your Purpose: A Leader’s Guide by Shian Chuan
- Purpose Mindset: How Microsoft Inspires Employees by Akhtar Badshah
- Racial Melancholia, Racial Dissociation by David Eng
- Radical : Fighting to Put Students First by Michelle Rhee
- Radical Curiosity by Priyanka Raha
- Reflections of Seattle’s Chinese Americans: The First 100 Years by Ron Chew
- Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change by Ellen Pao
- Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
- Rise of Chinese American Leaders in U.S. Higher Education, The by Honggang Yang, Wenying Xu
- Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now by Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, Philip Wang
- SAVING FIVE; A Memoir of Hope by Amanda Nguyen
- Savor: A Chef’s Hunger for More by Fatima Ali
- See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love by Valarie Kaur
- Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life by Scott Shigeoka
- Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, The by Deepak Chopra
- She Made It Happen: 15 Inspiring Stories from Female Entrepreneurs by Dr. Izdihar Jamil
- Sheer Determination: Swimming Upstream in a Downstream World by Kay Hirai
- Shorter: Work Better, Smarter, and Less by Alex Soojun-Kim Pang
- Show Your Worth: 8 intentional Strategies by Shelmina Babai Abji
- Sigh, Gone: A Misfit’s Memoir by Phuc Tran
- Silent Master, The: Awakening the Power Within by Tae Yun Kim
- Smart, Not Loud: How to Get Noticed at Work by Jessica Chen
- Soil of Leadership, The by Britt Yamamoto
- Somewhere Inside by Laura Ling & Lisa Ling
- Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir by Elizabeth Miki Brina
- Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History by Margaret Juhae Lee
- Stay True by Hua Hsu
- Still life with Rice by Helie Lee
- Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America by Michael Luo
- Suitable Boy, A by Vikram Seth
- Sun Shining on Morning Snow by Ingrid Hu Dah
- Talk it Up! A Guide to Successful Public Speaking by Mr. David Suk Brown
- Tao of Self-Confidence, The by Sheena Yap Chan
- The Hyakusho Way: Japanese Wisdom for a Flourishing Life by Britt Yamamoto
- They Called Us Exceptional by Prachi Gupta’
- Thick Face, Black Heart by Chin-Ning Chu
- Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down, The by Haemin Sunim
- This is Not a T-Shirt by Bobby Hundreds
- This Is One Way to Dance: Essays by Sejal Shah
- To The Stars: The Autobiography of George Takei by George Takei
- Unassimilable: An Asian Diasporic Manifesto for the Twenty-First Century by Bianca Mabute-Louie
- Uncompete: Rejecting Competition to Unlock Success by Ruchika T. Malhotra
- Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind by Elaine Lin Hering
- Unprecedented: The Masters and Me by Tiger Woods
- Unrig the Game: What Women of Color Can Teach Everyone by Vanessa Priya Daniel
- Unshrink Yourself: 12 Mini-Shifts to Ditch Self-Doubt and Own Your Life by Thanh Nguyen
- Unspoken Rules, The: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right by Gorrick Ng
- Unsung Hero: The Col. Young O. Kim Story by Woo Sung Han
- Uplifted: Journeys of Abundance, Community, and Identity by Geena Chen
- Viewfinder: A Memoir of Seeing and Being Seen by Jon M. Chu
- Visibility Mindset, The by Bernice M. Chao & Jessalin Lam
- Wake Up: Closing the Gap Between Good Intentions and Real Change by Michelle Mijung Kim
- War on Normal People, The by Andrew Yang
- We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story by Simu Liu
- What if Pigs Can Fly? by Van Lai-DuMone
- What My Bones Know: A Memoir by Stephanie Foo
- When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
- When Fish Fly by John Yokoyama
- When Invisible Children Sing by Chi Cheng Huang
- Where I Belong: Healing Trauma and Embracing Asian American Identity by Soo Jin Lee
- Where the Past Begins: Memory and Imagination by Amy Tan
- Who We Are Becoming Matters by Norma Wong
- Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
- With Schwarzkopf: Life Lessons of The Bear by Gus Lee
- Woman On Top: The Art of Smashing Stereotypes by Loretta Chen
- Woman Warrior, The by Maxine Hong Kingston
- Women Who Lead by Dr. Izdihar Jamil
- Working Well: How to Build a Happier, Healthier Workplace Through the Science of Attunement by Nidhi Tewari, MSW, LCSW
- World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
- You Are a Mogul by Tiffany Pham
- You’re the boss by Sabina Nawaz
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