Great books for kids and adults to celebrate Asian Heritage Month
May is designated as Asian Heritage Month in Canada and the Calgary Public Library and Calgary Reads have come up with some great related books for children, teens and adults.
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Posted: May 03, 2021 5:04 PM MT | Last Updated: May 3 Minor feelings occur when American optimism is enforced upon you, which contradicts your own racialized reality, thereby creating a static of cognitive dissonance, Korean American author Cathy Park Hong says in her book Minor Feelings. (@penguinrandom/Twitter)
May is designated as Asian Heritage Month in Canada and the Calgary Public Library and Calgary Reads have come up with some great related books for children, teens and adults.
Sarasota-Manatee students to celebrate reading and diversity with Embracing Our Differences
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Nearly 8,000 elementary school students in 449 pre-K through third-grade classrooms in 77 early learning centers and elementary schools in Sarasota and Manatee counties will celebrate reading and diversity on March 2 by reading books by BIPOC (Black, indigenous and people of color) authors and illustrators as part of the Embracing Our Differences program.
Each participating classroom and student will be given a copy of the book selected for their grade.
According to Ben Jewell-Plocher, EOD s education director, this year’s event will be presented virtually via the Zoom platform in Sarasota County schools and YouTube streaming in Manatee County schools and early learning centers.
Students at Oakland Elementary School will each receive two books to read with their family, thanks to a $1,000 grant second grade teacher Jenny Edgington received for the social and emotional reading program.
âThis reading program will hopefully bridge school and home by extending books that promote (social and emotional learning) that can be read with family,â Edgington said. âThrough this reading program, teachers will introduce their grade-level books in the classroom, or virtual classroom, and discuss social and emotional topics, such as being aware of otherâs feelings, social distancing, displaying self-control, talking about worries and anxieties, how to cope with them and having a positive self-image.â