The Bookish Land | From and Around Asia Reading Project Announcement | The Bookish Land 2021 @TheBookishLand | Uploaded April 2021 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Hi friends! I am so excited to share the information of this reading project with you ❤️ This is an event that I plan to do for more than a year, and I believe this is the best version of my many ideas about the project. It is all about sharing and celebrating the diversity of Asian cultures in literature.
◉ WEBPAGE
→ Please check out the webpage of the project to see all the details and resources about this event.
→ thebookishland.com/from-and-about-asia
→ I will keep everything updated as well, including useful links I find about book recommendations! :)
◉ RULES
→ Starts from May 2021, the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in America, we pick one Asian country per month and read two types of books about it.
→ Book category I: read a book by an author from that country
→ Book category II: read a book about the culture of the subregion where the country is from
◉ COUNTRIES OF UPCOMING MONTHS
→ 🇰🇵 May - North Korea, Eastern Asia
→ 🇺🇿 June - Uzbekistan, Central Asia
→ 🇯🇴 July - Jordan, Western Asia
◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS
→ Website: thebookishland.com
→ Twitter: twitter.com/Meonicorn
→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn
→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV
◉ Check out my ART Channel
→ Meonicorn (YouTube Channel): bit.ly/2XjMsli
→ ART Instagram: bit.ly/2W4ilwL
→ ART Twitter: bit.ly/2EIBU88
Hi friends! I am so excited to share the information of this reading project with you ❤️ This is an event that I plan to do for more than a year, and I believe this is the best version of my many ideas about the project. It is all about sharing and celebrating the diversity of Asian cultures in literature.
◉ WEBPAGE
→ Please check out the webpage of the project to see all the details and resources about this event.
→ thebookishland.com/from-and-about-asia
→ I will keep everything updated as well, including useful links I find about book recommendations! :)
◉ RULES
→ Starts from May 2021, the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in America, we pick one Asian country per month and read two types of books about it.
→ Book category I: read a book by an author from that country
→ Book category II: read a book about the culture of the subregion where the country is from
◉ COUNTRIES OF UPCOMING MONTHS
→ 🇰🇵 May - North Korea, Eastern Asia
→ 🇺🇿 June - Uzbekistan, Central Asia
→ 🇯🇴 July - Jordan, Western Asia
◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS
→ Website: thebookishland.com
→ Twitter: twitter.com/Meonicorn
→ Instagram: instagram.com/meonicorn
→ Goodreads: bit.ly/2XLpeJV
◉ Check out my ART Channel
→ Meonicorn (YouTube Channel): bit.ly/2XjMsli
→ ART Instagram: bit.ly/2W4ilwL
→ ART Twitter: bit.ly/2EIBU88
![North Korea Reading Recap - From and About Asia Reading Project | The Bookish Land 2021 [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3GRZCcBqz9I/hqdefault.jpg "North Korea Reading Recap - From and About Asia Reading Project | The Bookish Land 2021 [cc]
[cc] Hi guys! today is a belated video for North Korea reading month for #FromandAboutAsiaReadingProject . We read books about North Korea in May, and now its September 😂 but its never too late to talk about books! Hope you enjoy this video ❤️
◉ FROM AND ABOUT ASIA READING PROJECT
→ Webpage: https://www.thebookishland.com/from-a...
→ Discord server: https://discord.gg/vAebuNqGPm
→ Announcement video: https://youtu.be/3GK1LfeU9OE
→ Myanmar (Burma) Recourses: https://www.thebookishland.com/blog/myanmar-burma-recourses
→ Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2tzFCjs38cS8qzRnH_rS-yjlpwZw_u5z
◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS
→ Website: https://www.thebookishland.com/
→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Meonicorn
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meonicorn/
→ Goodreads: https://bit.ly/2XLpeJV
◉ BOOKS AND DOCUMENTARIES MENTIONED
→ DEAR LEADER by Jang Jin-sung: https://bit.ly/3zQGRGs
• Translated by Shirley Lee
• News about Jang Jin-sung (the author)
• He Calls Himself ‘North Korea’s Poet Laureate.’ Two Women Call Him a Rapist. https://nyti.ms/3zQGpYM
• North Korean defector-author Jang Jin-sung accused of rape and sexual assault: https://bit.ly/3yQa1Ey
→ THE ACCUSATION by Bandi: https://bit.ly/3E4U69c
• Translated by Deborah Smith
→ ESCAPED FROM CAMP 14 by Blaine Harden: https://bit.ly/3tneGMV
→ UNDER THE SUN: https://bit.ly/2WXKjR4
◉ CHECK OUT MY ART CHANNEL
→ Meonicorn (YouTube Channel): https://bit.ly/2XjMsli
◉ TIME STAMP
00:00 intro and news!
01:14 Dear Leader
05:50 The Accusation
07:40 Escape from Camp 14
09:46 Under the Sun
11:50 Discussion")
![Taste by Stanley Tucci - Book Review | The Bookish Land 2022 [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3NhUIa56Ek4/hqdefault.jpg "Taste by Stanley Tucci - Book Review | The Bookish Land 2022 [cc]
[cc] Lets talk about this delightful foodie memoir :D 🍝 Expand for details ↓↓↓
◉ Taste by Stanley Tucci
→ Blog for it: https://www.thebookishland.com/blog/2022/1/23/review-taste-by-stanley-tucci
→ The Book: https://bit.ly/3rJUQLo
◉ FROM AND ABOUT ASIA READING PROJECT
→ Website: https://bit.ly/3rAQSF1
→ Discord server: https://discord.gg/vAebuNqGPm
→ Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2tzFCjs38cS8qzRnH_rS-yjlpwZw_u5z
◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS
→ Website: https://www.thebookishland.com/
→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Meonicorn
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meonicorn/
→ Goodreads: https://bit.ly/2XLpeJV")
![The One When Life Gets Chaotic but You Want to Read - Reading Vlog | The Bookish Land 2023 [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/48vzyHhNIWw/hqdefault.jpg "The One When Life Gets Chaotic but You Want to Read - Reading Vlog | The Bookish Land 2023 [cc]
[cc] Hi friends, I hope you are having a wonderful week. Its chilling and rainy here in Bay Area, and our heater is broken. But at least Im cozy with books, my double hoodies, and cats 🐈🐈⬛
◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS
→ Website: https://www.thebookishland.com/
→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Meonicorn
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meonicorn/
→ Goodreads: https://bit.ly/2XLpeJV
◉ Books Mentioned:
The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women by Kate Manne
Consent: A Memoir by Vanessa Springora")
![Where is My Reading Asia Project? 🌏 Whats Next? An Update 2023 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/58XpZpBYkwo/hqdefault.jpg "Where is My Reading Asia Project? 🌏 Whats Next? An Update 2023 [CC]
[CC] Hi friends! From And About Asia has started for two and a half years, but now it is on hiatus because keep up with researching and reading one country per month is hard 😅 So I want to resume it in a new format. And that what this video is about :D
Please feel free to join me if you like 🥰
◉ FROM AND ABOUT ASIA READING PROJECT
→ Webpage (ALL THE INFO) : https://bit.ly/3rAQSF1
→ Discord server: https://discord.gg/vAebuNqGPm
→ Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2tzFCjs38cS8qzRnH_rS-yjlpwZw_u5z
◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS
→ Website: https://www.thebookishland.com/
→ Art Website: https://www.meoniarts.com/
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meonicorn/
→ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@meonicorn
→ Goodreads: https://bit.ly/2XLpeJV")
![Tajikistan Recommendations・Reading List 🇹🇯 From and About Asia Project | The Bookish Land 2022 [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5DYNqjbsj7M/hqdefault.jpg "Tajikistan Recommendations・Reading List 🇹🇯 From and About Asia Project | The Bookish Land 2022 [cc]
[cc] Hi friends! Next months From And About Asia reading project will take us to Tajikistan, which is a country in the heart of Asia. Ive put together some books I found on Tajikistan, hope this will help you if you are participating in the project, or just interested in reading about this country in general!
◉ TAJIKISTAN RESOURCES
→ https://www.thebookishland.com/blog/2022/5/20/tajikistan-reading-resources
◉ FROM AND ABOUT ASIA READING PROJECT
→ Webpage (ALL THE INFO) : https://bit.ly/3rAQSF1
→ Season Two Announcement: https://youtu.be/8PiMQFdxmvk
→ Discord server: https://discord.gg/vAebuNqGPm
→ Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2tzFCjs38cS8qzRnH_rS-yjlpwZw_u5z
◉ COUNTRIES OF UPCOMING MONTHS
→ 🇱🇰 May - Sri Lanka, Southern Asia
→ 🇹🇯 June - Tajikistan, Central Asia
→ 🇾🇪 July - Yemen, Western Asia
◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS
→ Website: https://www.thebookishland.com/
→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Meonicorn
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meonicorn/
→ Goodreads: https://bit.ly/2XLpeJV")
![Second Chance and Other Delightful Reads 📚 Reading Vlog | The Bookish Land 2023 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5jL24j2rMGE/hqdefault.jpg "Second Chance and Other Delightful Reads 📚 Reading Vlog | The Bookish Land 2023 [CC]
[CC] Hi friends! Hope you are having a great week. In todays video, I read Maggie OFarrells new historical fiction as a second chance to try her books, and Im glad I did! I also read a memoir and a contemporary Japanese book which is ever so peculiar.
◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS
→ Website: https://www.thebookishland.com/
→ Art Website: https://www.meoniarts.com/
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meonicorn/
→ Goodreads: https://bit.ly/2XLpeJV
◉ BOOKS MENTIONED
→ The Marriage Portrait
by Maggie OFarrell
→ Diary of a Void: A Novel
by Emi Yagi
translated by David Boyd
→ Broken: in the Best Possible Way
by Jenny Lawson
◉TIME STAMPS
00:00 TBRs
03:00 Monday
04:01 Granola Making
04:40 Tuesday Morning
07:25 Tuesday Evening
09:25 Wednesday Morning
12:09 Into the Woods
12:48 Wednesday Evening
15:44 Thursday
18:18 Cats
18:40 Friday")
![Whats on My Bookshelves Growing Up? Bookshelf (in China) Tour 2023 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5l9GYycLiB0/hqdefault.jpg "Whats on My Bookshelves Growing Up? Bookshelf (in China) Tour 2023 [CC]
[CC] Hi friends! I am currently visiting my parents for the first time in three and half years! And today I thought itd be interesting to introduce my shelf of growing up to you, hope you like it!
◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS
→ Website: https://www.thebookishland.com/
→ Art Website: https://www.meoniarts.com/
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meonicorn/
→ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@meonicorn
→ Goodreads: https://bit.ly/2XLpeJV")
![On #StopAAPIHate, what I learnt from books, what we can do & a plan | The Bookish Land 2021 [cc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6bgzpLJTFL8/hqdefault.jpg "On #StopAAPIHate, what I learnt from books, what we can do & a plan | The Bookish Land 2021 [cc]
◉ 2021 Atlanta spa shootings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Atlanta_spa_shootings
◉ Video mentioned
→ Books by Asian Authors by whatpageareyouon: https://youtu.be/_aAv7ZjNT9I
◉ Resources
→ Report hate incident: https://stopaapihate.org/
→ Ways to donate: https://donate.givedirect.org/?cid=14711
→ Stop AAPI Hate: A Resource Guide to Support the Asian-American Community: https://www.playbill.com/article/stop-aapi-hate-a-resource-guide-to-support-the-asian-american-community
◉ How to educate ourselves
→ How the Model Minority Myth of Asian Americans Hurts Us All: https://time.com/5859206/anti-asian-racism-america/
→ Asian American Attacks: What’s Behind the Rise in Violence? https://time.com/5938482/asian-american-attacks/
→ After Atlanta: Teaching About Asian American Identity and History https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/after-atlanta-teaching-about-asian-american-identity-and-history
→ What you can do to fight violence and racism against Asian Americans: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/what-you-can-do-to-fight-violence-and-racism-against-asian-americans
◉ Asian book podcasts:
→ https://booksandboba.com/
◉ LET’S BE FRIENDS
→ Website: https://www.thebookishland.com/
→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Meonicorn
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meonicorn/
→ Goodreads: https://bit.ly/2XLpeJV
→ Meonicorn (Art YouTube Channel): https://bit.ly/2XjMsli
→ ART Instagram: https://bit.ly/2W4ilwL
→ ART Twitter: https://bit.ly/2EIBU88")
