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Celebrating AAPI Month Through Film: Children's

Appreciating Asian American and Pacific Island Heritage in the form of some of our favorite movies!

Evanston Public Library

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  • When mischievous friends Yi, Jin, and Peng discover a young yeti on their roof, they name him Everest and embark on a thrilling adventure to reunite the magical creature with his family. Rated: PG
    DVD, 2019Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2019] — JUV DVD Family Abomina
  • Robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada learns to harness his genius, thanks to his brilliant brother Tadashi and their like-minded friends. Rated: PG
    DVD, 2015Burbank, California : Disney, 2015. — JUV DVD Family Big
  • かぐや姬の物语

    The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

    Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. Rated: PG
    DVD, 2015Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Entertainment, [2015] — DVD Action Tale
  • 奇跡

    I wish

    Twelve-year-old Koichi believes that Japan's new bullet train service will create a miracle when the first trains pass each other at top speed, and enlists a group of friends on an improbable mission. Rated: PG
    DVD, 2012Los Angeles, Calif. : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2012] — DVD Foreign Japanese Iwish
  • An evil creator from a faraway planet has created a little creature by genetic experimentation. The creature escapes and heads for Earth where he tries to impersonate a dog and is adopted by Earth girl, Lilo. Rated: PG
    DVD, 2009Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, 2009. — JUV DVD Family Lilo
  • Moana meets the once-mighty demi-god Maui, and together they traverse the open ocean, encountering enormous fiery creatures and impossible odds. Rated: PG
    DVD, 2017[Los Angeles, California] : Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, [2017] — JUV DVD Family Moana
  • となりのトトロ

    My Neighbor Totoro

    After moving to the country to be near their ailing mother, two young sisters are befriended by a variety of mysterious creatures. Rated: G
    DVD, 2017[Tokyo, Japan] : Studio Ghibli, [2017] — JUV DVD Family My
  • Mulan, a young girl who does not fit in well with traditional society, disguises herself as a soldier to take her father's place in the Imperial army when the Huns invade China. Rated: G
    DVD, 1999[California] : Walt Disney ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [1999]. — JUV DVD Family Mulan
  • A young boy named Sosuke rescues a goldfish named Ponyo, and they embark on a fantastic journey of friendship before Ponyo's father forces her to return to the sea. Rated: G
    Blu-ray Disc, 2017[United States] : GKIDS, [2017]
  • It's up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the last dragon in order to finally stop the Druun for good. However, along her journey, she'll learn that it'll take more than dragon magic to save the world. Rated: PG
    DVD, 2021Burbank, CA : Disney, 2021. — JUV DVD Family Raya
  • A thirteen-year-old girl named Mei Lee turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited. Rated: PG
    DVD, 2022[Emeryville, California] : Disney, [2022] — JUV DVD Family Turning