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Here are some top-rated biography books about Asian and Asian Americans:

Memoirs

  1. "The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World" by Melinda Gates and introduction by Amartya Sen's daughter, Indian-American author Nandana Sen (4.7/5) - A memoir about global women's empowerment, featuring stories from Asia.
  2. "Free Food for Millionaires" by Min Jin Lee (4.4/5) - A semi-autobiographical novel about the author's experiences as a Korean-American.
  3. "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri (4.4/5) - A memoir about the author's experiences as an Indian-American.
  4. "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson (4.6/5) - A memoir-in-verse about the author's experiences as an Asian-American.

Biographies

  1. "Steve Jobs" by Walter Isaacson (4.7/5) - A biography of the Apple co-founder, who was adopted by American parents of Swiss and German ancestry, but had a Syrian and Armenian descent.
  2. "Elihu Yale: The British East India Company and the Making of an American Empire" by Stuart Mullins (4.4/5) - A biography of Elihu Yale, a British merchant who made his fortune in India.
  3. "The Lady and the Peacock: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi" by Peter Popham (4.4/5) - A biography of the Burmese pro-democracy leader.
  4. "Ho Chi Minh: A Life" by William J. Duiker (4.4/5) - A biography of the Vietnamese revolutionary leader.

Historical Biographies

  1. " Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer" by Siddhartha Mukherjee (4.8/5) - A historical biography of cancer, written by an Indian-American author.
  2. "Gandhi: An Autobiography" (4.6/5) - The autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian independence activist.
  3. "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" (4.7/5) - The autobiography of Malcolm X, an African-American civil rights leader who spent time in Asia.
  4. "Confessions of a Mullah Warrior" by Masood Farivar (4.4/5) - A memoir about the author's experiences as a young mujahideen fighter in Afghanistan.

Asian-American Biographies

  1. "On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family" by Lisa See (4.6/5) - A biography of the author's Chinese-American family.
  2. "The Making of Asian America: A History" by Erika Lee (4.5/5) - A historical biography of Asian Americans.
  3. "A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America" by Ronald Takaki (4.5/5) - A historical biography of multicultural America, featuring Asian-American stories.
  4. " Soldiering Through Empire: Race and the Making of the Decolonizing Pacific" by Simeon Man (4.5/5) - A historical biography of Asian-American soldiers in World War II.

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