| 2021 | Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning | American Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Book | |
| 2021 | Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · General Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Autobiography | |
| 2020 | Minor Feelings | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Minor Feelings | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2020 | Minor Feelings | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2020 | Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | Minor Feelings | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Memoirs | |
| 2020 | Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Minor Feelings | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Minor Feelings | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Engine Empire | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |