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Eastwind Books of Berkeley

Bay Area's go-to bookstore for Asian American & Ethnic Studies literature since 1982 Currently we are open for front door service sales and pick up.

Please order online at www.AsiaBookCenter.com. If you don't see your item listed, please email us ([email protected]) or call. Thank you your support.

12/21/2025

Join us for a free two day event with author and photographer Mary Uyematsu Kao on her book Rockin’ the Boat: Flashbacks of the 1970s Asian Movement! We look forward to seeing you all at one or both of the events ☺️

Also sending you all happy holidays and a happy new year 🎉 Stay safe and warm this season ❤️❤️

DAY 1
🗓️ Saturday January 24, 2026 1PM-2PM
📍 J-Sei, 1285 66th Street Emeryville, CA 94608
🎟️ FREE

DAY 2
🗓️ Sunday January 25, 2026 1PM-2PM
📍National Japanese American Historical Society,
1684 Post Street SF, CA 94115
🎟️ FREE

❤️Rockin’ the Boat is a photographic journey into the Asian American Movement from 1969 to 1974 by photojournalist Mary Uyematsu Kao. Never-before seen photographs help tell the story of the beginnings of Asian America , Southern California Japanese American youth organizations and multigenerational community activism coast to coast. Personal stories from the photographed participants narrate the movement in an over 350 black and white photo collection

Born in the Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, Mary Uyematsu Kao attended UCLA during the struggle to establish Asian American Studies on campus. Kao worked for 30 years at AASC before retiring in 2018 and she is known for her graphic design work for AASC Press publications, especially Amerasia Journal. Recognized for her role as an activist as well as a photographer documenting Asian American community events in southern California and beyond.

11/16/2025

Come join Eastwind Books, meet author Kam Redlawsk and get her book Yumi and Monster signed at the J-SEI Artisan Faire! Pick up some hand-made holiday gifts and books and support our local artists and creatives 🎁📚 See all the artists that will be there on 💌

🗓️ Sunday, December 7, 11AM-4PM
📍J-Sei, 1285 66th St., Emeryville, CA 94608
🎟️ FREE

❤️ About Kam Redlawsk and the book Yumi and Monster: Little Yumi loves to run, jump, and play. But all this changes when a mysterious monster quietly appears, just as Yumi’s body begins to feel slow and weak. Afraid and unsure, Yumi does her best to avoid Monster. It takes an unforgettable journey through the snowy woods for Yumi to understand what Monster wants...and for Yumi to learn to embrace a new kind of life.

Yumi and Monster is inspired by disability advocate, artist, writer, and Asian American adoptee Kam Redlawsk’s own experience living with a rare degenerative muscle-wasting disease that has been gradually making her immobile. With stunning original art, this modern fairy tale will inspire everyone who has faced illness, loss, or any life situation that seems insurmountable. Come take a journey into the emotions we feel when faced with unexpected challenges-and discover the beauty, magic, and adventure that lie beyond fear, in ourselves.

Kam Redlawsk is a multi-award-winning disabled industrial designer, artist, rare disease and disability advocate, traveler, writer, consultant, and speaker, born in South Korea, raised in Michigan, thriving in California. She’s also a Korean American adoptee. Kam is a self-taught illustrator. Yumi and Monster is her children’s book debut as author and illustrator. You are invited to visit Kam at kamredlawsk.com.

🌟 Purchase the book ahead of time in the link in bio or on asiabookcenter.com

08/17/2025

Join us next month for a riveting and thoughtful panel on the history of Chinese life under American racial law featuring Norman Wong, the great grandson of Wong Kim Ark, and groundbreaking authors Michael Luo and Fae Myenne Ng!

🗓️ Saturday, September 20, 2-4PM
📍 Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th St Suite 290, Oakland, CA 94607
🎟️ Free! RSVP through QR code or at https://oacc.cc/event/chinese-author-panel/ (🔗 in bio)

08/13/2025

Join us next month for a riveting and thoughtful panel on the history of Chinese life under American racial law featuring groundbreaking authors Beth Lew-Williams, Michael Luo, and Fae Myenne Ng.

🗓️ Saturday, September 20, 2-4PM
📍Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th St Suite 290, Oakland, CA 94607
🎟️ Free! RSVP through QR code or at https://oacc.cc/event/chinese-author-panel/ (🔗 in bio)

🌟There is also a special book bundle sale for only $75 on our website AsiaBookCenter.com!

06/09/2025

Join us for a thought-provoking and stirring discussion on Ocean Vuong’s newest novel The Emperor of Gladness!

In an interview with Vintage Books, Vuong asks the following question: “If you don’t improve your life in the traditional ways, getting a degree, getting a job, getting a raise, does that mean your life is worthless?” Inspired by this question and his observation of the stagnation of real life in the 90s, The Emperor of Gladness tells the lyrical and poetic transformations of people who choose to stay - who find dignity in their connections and debts with each other in a world that forces them to achieve constant change. Weaving through a fluid timeline of past, present, and future, this novel plops the reader directly into the town of Gladness and the tales and the ghosts that the characters bring from across the ocean and across their histories. What is the role of time in the novel? Why is the past so powerful for characters? And how does the idea of time converse with the idea of stagnation?

This will be a virtual event, so come in your comfiest clothes and have your favorite snacks on hand. We encourage you to finish the book before the event, but you’re more than welcome to join us no matter how far you’ve read. We look forward to seeing you!

🗓️ Sunday, July 27 at 4 PM PST
📍 Zoom (link provided upon registration on Eventbrite)
🎟️ FREE

🌟There is also a special book club sale for the book on our website. Purchase the book for 10% off AND free shipping. Enter code FREESHIP at checkout.

03/28/2025

As we commemorate 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War this April, join the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN) for an evening that celebrates the shared history, resilience, and vibrant future of the Vietnamese diaspora!

Don’t miss insightful panel discussions with Viet Thanh Nguyen and An-My Lê, poetry readings by Alexandra Huynh, Bao Phi, Paul Tran, and Thy Hope Luong, and live music performances by renowned Thao Nguyen.

🗓️ Saturday, April 26 from 6 PM to 9 PM
📍Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA 94102
🎟️ For tickets and more information, visit dvan.org/swr (🔗 also in bio)

03/11/2025

Join us for a night of kwentuhan (talkstories) with remarkable Filipina leaders! 💜 Moderated by Professor Robyn Rodriguez, this event will feature speakers such as Joi Barrios, Estella Habal, Cynthia Bonta, Lillian Galedo, and Juanita Tamayo Lott. Hear their inspiring accounts of their involvement in the civil rights movement, the l-Hotel struggle, fight for ethnic studies,
organizing against the Marcos Dictatorship and more.

🗓️ Wednesday, March 12 6 PM PST
📍Zoom! 💻
🎟️ Register for the FREE Zoom link at http://bit.ly/filipinas-rising (🔗 also in bio)

03/03/2025

Set against the backdrop of Los Angeles during the Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood, Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong celebrates the first Asian American movie star, bringing an unsung heroine to light and reclaiming her place in cinema history.

Anna May Wong was born in Los Angeles in 1905 during the exclusion laws era. At the age of nineteen Wong dreamed of being an actress while working in her family’s laundry. But racism against Asians limited the roles open to Wong. Instead, White actors played Asian characters in Yellowface and Wong was typecast as a slave or dragon lady.

Anna May Wong fought back against racial discrimination in Hollywood until her death at age 56.

Join us on March 22, 2025, at 1 PM as we welcome author Katie Gee Salisbury for a book talk and signing highlighting this exciting new biography.

🗓️ Saturday, March 22 1 PM
📍 Oakland Asian Cultural Center
🎟️ Free event! RSVP at https://oacc.cc/event/notyourchinadoll/ (🔗 also in bio)

This event is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and Eastwind Books of Berkeley.

02/20/2025

❤️💚🖤Join us for a presentation by Reverend Michael Yoshii about the protective presence trip to West Bank Palestinian village Wadi Foquin. The report will be followed by a conversation about the present situation with Noura Khouri, US born Palestinian human rights activist, and Rev. Michael Yoshii. There will also be a poetry reading by Genny Lim, SF Poet Laureate. This is a hybrid event, so feel free to join us in person or on Zoom!

🗓️ Sunday, February 23 from 1 PM to 2:30 PM
📍ARTogether 1200 Harrison St, Oakland, CA 94612
💻 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89849603176
🎟️ Free hybrid event! RSVP at WadiFoquinReport.eventbrite.com (🔗 also in bio)

02/07/2025

❤️💚🖤Join us for a presentation by Reverend Michael Yoshii about the protective presence trip to West Bank Palestinian village Wadi Foquin. The report will be followed by a conversation about the present situation with Noura Khouri, US born Palestinian human rights activist, and Rev. Michael Yoshii. There will also be a poetry reading by Genny Lim, SF Poet Laureate. This is a hybrid event, so feel free to join us in person or on Zoom!

🗓️ Sunday, February 23 from 1 PM to 2 PM
📍ARTogether 1200 Harrison St, Oakland, CA 94612
💻 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89849603176
🎟️ Free hybrid event! RSVP at WadiFoquinReport.eventbrite.com (🔗 also in bio)

01/22/2025

💛💜⚡️Join us for a book talk with award-winning sociologist and author Bianca Mabute-Louie (Unassimilable: An Asian Diasporic Manifesto for the Twenty-First Century) and author-activist Michelle MiJung Kim (Wake Up: Closing the Gap Between Good Intentions and Real Change). The event will be opened with a poetry reading by Samoan poet-author Terisa Siagatonu (We the Gathered Heat: Asian American and Pacific Islander Poetry, Performance, and Spoken Word). Refreshments will also be provided!

🗓️ Wednesday, February 5 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
📍 UC Berkeley Ethnic Studies Library 30 Stephens Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
🎟️ Free event! RSVP at unassimilableUCB.eventbrite.com (🔗 also in bio)

01/15/2025

Lunar New Year is upon us! We’ll be at the Oakland Chinatown Annual Lunar New Year Bazaar this Saturday and Sunday from 10-5pm 🎋🧧🎊

We’ll have a wide selection of Lunar New Year books to share about the holiday and its various cultural traditions with your children, family and friends.

We’re also excited to host author meet & greets from 12-2pm on both days. Come to our Eastwind booth for —

🎋Sat, Jan 18th 12-2pm: William Gee Wong, author of Sons of Chinatown

🎋Sun, Jan 19th 12-2pm - Marie Chan, author of Mamie Takes a Stand: A Chinese American Girl’s Fight for School Rights

See you there!

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Berkeley, CA
94704

Opening Hours

Monday	11am - 6pm
Tuesday	11am - 6pm
Wednesday	12pm - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 6pm
Friday	11am - 6pm
Saturday	11am - 6pm
Sunday	12pm - 5pm

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http://asiabookcenter.com/

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