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Culturally Diverse Literature: An Investment in Our Students' Future

My students need a school library collection that reflects the diverse cultural backgrounds and interests of all our middle school students.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Campbell's classroom raised $592

This project is fully funded

My Students

The school library is a busy space, serving all 800+ students who visit with their language arts classes every three weeks. The library's doors are open all day, including at lunchtime when 50+ students play cards and chess, and use the library's computers for typing, coding, and homework.

My students are as diverse as the city.

Students come from all corners of San Francisco, from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds. The students are city-savvy, taking public transportation and enjoying the many shops and parks in close proximity, both before and after school. They're middle schoolers, though, which means sometimes they act more like second graders! They're between childhood and adolescence. Their bodies are changing, and so are their brains. Their energy is palatable!

My Project

As the school librarian, I work with students to identify titles that satisfy their diverse interests and that also reflect diverse characters. I am currently focused on building the school library's collection of titles that represent the backgrounds, cultures, and countries of our Asian population, which represents the single largest ethnic minority group in the school with 62.3% of the population.

Studies have shown that students benefit from reading literature that reflects their own ethnic and cultural background, and that such literature can be an important tool in helping all students develop a healthy self-concept - one that is based on a knowledge of and a sense of pride in family background (Hittleman, 1978).

Incorporating multicultural literature into the curriculum can expand students' awareness and decrease negative stereotyping of individuals from other cultures (Litchner & Johnson, 1973).

Through an investment in the titles requested in this grant, all students will be provided with the opportunity to explore their differences and similarities, gaining understanding, compassion, and empathy for each others' cultures - benefits that will serve them well now and in the future.

Ms. Campbell Marina Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

800 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ibn Battuta: The Greatest Traveler of the Muslim World • AKJ Education $23.18 1 $23.18
American Born Chinese • AKJ Education $18.24 1 $18.24
The Medieval Islamic World: Conflict and Conquest (LIB) • AKJ Education $17.49 1 $17.49
Gaijin: American Prisoner of War American Prisoner of War • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
All American Boys • AKJ Education $14.57 1 $14.57
Recipe and Craft Guide to Indonesia • AKJ Education $13.92 1 $13.92
Saints and Misfits • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Love, Hate and Other Filters • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Epic Crush of Genie Lo • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Shooting Kabul • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
American Panda • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Guantanamo Boy • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
The Counterfeit Family Tree of Vee Crawford-Wong • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Watched • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
A Moment Comes • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Permanent Record • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
War in Afghanistan An Interactive Modern History Adventure • AKJ Education $13.12 1 $13.12
Jack Strong Takes A Stand • AKJ Education $12.56 1 $12.56
The Night Diary • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
The Second Life of Abigail Walker • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
The Great Wall of China • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Same Difference • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
The Bubble Wrap Boy • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
The Year of the Book • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
The Thing About Luck • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Boys without Names • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Hunt for the Bamboo Rat • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr With Praying, Fasting, and Charity • AKJ Education $11.64 1 $11.64
Treasure Hunters: Secret of the Forbidden City • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
1001 Inventions and Awesome Facts from Muslim Civilization • AKJ Education $10.91 1 $10.91
The Great Wall of Lucy Wu • AKJ Education $7.38 1 $7.38

Materials cost

$427.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $39.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$503.02

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.77

Total project goal

$591.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $591.79

2 Donors

-$591.79

Donations toward project cost

-$503.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$88.77

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