The Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee believes that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are mutually reinforcing principles within any organization. A focus on diversity alone is insufficient because an employee’s sense of
belonging (inclusion) and experience of fairness (equity) is critically important in ensuring an equitable and inclusive workplace. We must never stop learning. Reading and listening are great tools to help us expand our awareness, improve our skills and move toward action. This is by no means a complete or exhaustive list, but we’ve pulled together some of our favorite books which our members have read and enjoyed. Our hope is that you enjoy these book recommendations as part of your personal and professional journey.
| Book Title | Author |
| America Is In The Heart: A Personal History (Classics of Asian American Literature) | Carlos Bulosan |
| Asian Americans and the Media: Media and Minorities | Kent Ono |
| Asian Settler Colonialism: From Local Governance to the Habits of Everyday Life in Hawaii | Candance Fujikane |
| Belonging At Work: Everyday Actions You Can Take to Cultivate an Inclusive Organization | Rhodes Perry, MPA |
| Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces | Karen Catlin/Sally McGraw |
| Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People | Mahzarin R. Banaji/Anthony G. Greenwald |
| City Within A City: The Black Freedom Struggle in Grand Rapids, MI | Todd E. Robinson |
| Confessions From Your Token Black Colleague: True Stories & Candid Conversations About Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace | Talisa “Tali” Lavarry |
| Contagious Divides: Epidemics and Race in San Francisco’s Chinatown | Nyan Shah |
| Fifteen Dogs | Andre Alexis |
| Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination | Robin D.G. Kelley |
| How She Read | Chantal Gibson |
| How to be an Anti-Racist | Ibram X. Kendi |
| How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive | Jennifer Brown |
| Inclusify: The Power of Uniqueness and Belonging to Build Innovative Teams | Stefanie K. Johnson |
| Inclusion: Diversity, The New Workplace & The Will To Change | Jennifer Brown |
| Interior Chinatown | Charles Yu |
| Just Mercy | Bryan Stevenson |
| Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning | Cathy Park Hong |
| No-No Boy (Classics of Asian American Literature) | John Okada |
| Our Time Is Now | Stacey Abrams |
| Parable of the Sower | Octavia Butler |
| So You Want To Talk About Race | Ijeoma Oluo |
| Strangers From A Different Shore | Ron Takaki |
| Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions | Tiffany Jana/Michael Baran |
| The Culture Map | Erin Meyer |
| The Harlan Renaissance Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns | William H. Turner |
| The Help | Kathryn Stockett |
| The Loudest Duck: Moving Beyond Diversity while Embracing Differences to Achieve Success at Work | Laura Liswood |
| The Making of Asian America | Erika Lee |
| The Remix: How to Lead and Succeed in the Multigenerational Workplace | Lindsey Pollak |
| The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power | Desmond Cole |
| The Song and the Silence | Yvette Johnson |
| The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together | Heather McGhee |
| They Said This Would Be Fun | Eternity Martis |
| Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man | Emmanuel Acho |
| Waking Up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race | Debby Irving |
| We Are Not Like Them | Christine Pride/Jo Piazza |
| We Can’t Talk about That at Work!: How to Talk about Race, Religion, Politics, and Other Polarizing Topics | Mary-Frances Winters |
| White Fragility | Robin DiAngelo |
| Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria | Beverly Daniel Tatum |
