AAPI Heritage Month: Honoring Diverse Perspectives and Cultures
My students need books to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
$305 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
I work at a public charter school, proving that all children are capable of success, regardless of zip code, race, or other factors. 95% of our students qualify for free or reduced price lunch, and 99% of our students are students of color. 100% of our students are on the path to and through college.
My students are voracious readers, and they often cite independent reading check-ins as their favorite part of the week.
They love talking about the book they're reading: what's happening, who the characters remind them of, and how it connects to other aspects of their own lives. This excitement for learning helps propel them to persist in school, and increases their confidence as students and as proud people of color.
In order to develop my students' sense of identity, understanding of multiple perspectives, and ability to see themselves in the books they're reading, I'm working to add even more diverse books to my classroom library.
My Project
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! To celebrate, we're adding books that feature AAPI main characters. I cannot wait to talk to students about my own experiences living and teaching in South Korea for a year, while introducing them to protagonists from South Korea, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Japan, Afghanistan, and Malaysia. Students will learn about the incredible diversity present in this region of the world, and broaden their understanding of just what it means to be Asian American. I've researched high-interest titles, and now all that's left to do is get them in students' hands.
By providing books that feature people of color, you will help students see themselves in the world as vibrant citizens, part of culture, and eventually, change-makers.
The majority of our students completely rely on their classroom library, and a family's financial situation should not determine their access to reading. By having a more diverse selection of texts, students can utilize literature as a tool in our pursuit of a more equitable world.
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