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Mr. Azinger from Seattle, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cooking Up Cultural Connections!

Help me give my students In Bibi's Kitchen, The Food of Oaxaca, and other cookbooks with recipes and stories that will help them connect to their histories and cultures and the histories and cultures of their peers.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Azinger's classroom raised $632

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our students come from richly diverse economic, language, social, cultural, and academic backgrounds, from all around the south side of Seattle. Some take International Baccalaureate classes. Some receive Special Education services. Some are the first in their families who will graduate from high school. Some balance school with work and childcare.

Amidst this diversity, they are all wonderful, kind, and empathetic young people who challenge themselves to try new things, who value the chance to learn from a rich school community, and who show their learning in different ways.

When faced with the death of George Floyd, our students quickly organized a peaceful march. They advertised on social media and with paper flyers. They chose a location, secured permits, and organized a schedule of speakers including 9th through 12th-grade students from our school.

Now that we are back in person, our students are showing incredible perseverance in the face of daily changes, crowded classrooms, technology issues, and an enduring pandemic that is having a larger effect on our community of learners. They come every day, they engage in learning, and they are eager to build connections with their teachers, staff, and classmates.

My Project

Our students love to cook. The culinary arts teacher and I want to encourage this love because we see how excited our students get when, in class, they cook, eat, and share their food with friends and family. We worked with culinary students to develop a short list of criteria that they want in a cookbook library they can use to practice and improve upon something they love to do!

The books we chose as a group highlight recipes and stories that represent our wonderfully diverse school community.

They also provide recipes with ingredients and tools that most of our students have at home or are easy to get in our community. Lastly, the recipes are an appropriate level of complexity to make sure that our students will be successful when trying out new recipes and honing their skills.

By providing students with the resources to improve upon something they already love to do, these cookbooks will help them connect to their cultures and their histories and better understand the cultures of their peers. These books will also help our students learn to make healthy choices in what and how they eat, an important life skill since highly processed food is cheap and easily accessible in our community.

Thank you for helping ensure that our students continue to live healthy, compassionate, informed lives!

Mr. Azinger Chief Sealth International High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora [A Cookbook] • Amazon Business $35.99 1 $35.99
Momofuku Milk Bar: A Cookbook • Amazon Business $29.10 1 $29.10
Mooncakes and Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries • Amazon Business $26.96 1 $26.96
Zoe's Ghana Kitchen: An Introduction to New African Cuisine – From Ghana With Love • Amazon Business $24.49 1 $24.49
Sumac: Recipes and Stories from Syria • Amazon Business $23.30 1 $23.30
Life Is What You Bake It: Recipes, Stories, and Inspiration to Bake Your Way to the Top: A Baking Book • Amazon Business $21.96 1 $21.96
Art of the Pie: A Practical Guide to Homemade Crusts, Fillings, and Life • Amazon Business $20.81 1 $20.81
Colombiana: A Rediscovery of Recipes and Rituals from the Soul of Colombia • Amazon Business $20.49 1 $20.49
101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die: Discover a New World of Flavors in Authentic Recipes • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries that Touch the Indian Ocean [A Cookbook] • Amazon Business $18.69 1 $18.69
Indian-ish: Recipes and Antics from a Modern American Family • Amazon Business $18.29 1 $18.29
Black Girl Baking: Wholesome Recipes Inspired by a Soulful Upbringing • Amazon Business $18.10 1 $18.10
Bress 'n' Nyam: Gullah Geechee Recipes from a Sixth-Generation Farmer • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Rodney Scott's World of BBQ: Every Day Is a Good Day: A Cookbook • Amazon Business $17.77 1 $17.77
Maangchi's Big Book of Korean Cooking: From Everyday Meals to Celebration Cuisine • Amazon Business $17.55 1 $17.55
Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza [A Cookbook] • Amazon Business $17.39 1 $17.39
The Food of Oaxaca: Recipes and Stories from Mexico's Culinary Capital • Amazon Business $17.29 1 $17.29
Weeknight Baking: Recipes to Fit Your Schedule • Amazon Business $17.29 1 $17.29
Pie Camp: The Skills You Need to Make Any Pie You Want • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
The Mexican Home Kitchen: Traditional Home-Style Recipes That Capture the Flavors and Memories of Mexico • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Atsuko's Japanese Kitchen: Home-cooked comfort food made simple • Amazon Business $15.70 1 $15.70
Vietnamese Food Any Day: Simple Recipes for True, Fresh Flavors [A Cookbook] • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Let's Make Dumplings!: A Comic Book Cookbook • Amazon Business $12.50 1 $12.50

Materials cost

$459.62

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $40.22

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$536.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.72

Total project goal

$631.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $631.45

4 Donors

-$631.45

Donations toward project cost

-$536.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$94.72

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