Important texts to include

Some possible texts to explore (list to be updated regularly):

Asian-American
The Joy Luck Club and/or The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan
Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Native Speaker by Chang-rae Lee
Kira Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
Typical American by Gish Jen

Native American
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter
Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich
Moccasin Thunder by Lori Marie Carlson (ed)

Hispanic American
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida by Victor Martinez

African American Literature
Beloved by Toni Morrison
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered Literature
Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez
Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence by Marion Dane Bauer
The Flip Side by Andrew Matthew
Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden