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Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities have a long history in the United States, from Filipino sailors arriving as early as the 1750s to the present day, with AAPIs who have origins in more than 30 countries and number 22 million, nearly 6 percent of the U.S. population. Despite this growing presence, there remains a gap in curricula regarding AAPI communities and their experiences in our schools.
Children’s literature offers one way to close this gap. Multicultural education experts, including Emily Style and Rudine Sims Bishop, developed the idea of children’s literature serving as “windows” into others’ realities and “mirrors” for children from backgrounds that have been historically excluded to see themselves and their families reflected in texts.
My Cat Looks Like My Dad, Wallpaper, and
The Paper Boat: A Refugee Story, returns with
Thao. Based on Thao Lam’s own childhood experiences of being Vietnamese-Canadian in predominantly white environments,
Thao explores names, otherness, and pride in one’s identity. Thao only has four letters in her first name, letters that make up other names, too – so why does her combination of these letters cause such difficulty for other people? At school, Thao’s Vietnamese name is often mispronounced – carelessly or deliberately – or goes unspoken. In several instances, Thao is on the receiving end of microaggressions, name-calling, and overt racism; sometimes Thao raises her hand in answer to a name nothing like her own. Since pronouncing Thao properly is such a problem for her peers, the young protagonist begins to wonder, Would it not be better if she simply changed her name?
Movies on TV this week: 'My Fair Lady'; 'Marry Poppins' latimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from latimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Fundraisers
• The Hop Into Spring Virtual Cash Bash to benefit Action for Animals Humane Society will be at 5 p.m. March 27 on Facebook. For tickets, 50/50 and raffle chances visit one.bidpal.net/afaspringcb.
• A craft show will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 20 and 21 at Grapeville Volunteer Fire Company, 2528 Newark St., Hempfield. Doors open for vendors at 6:30 a.m. The kitchen will be open. The event is held the third weekend of each month.
• The annual Westmoreland County March for Parks event will be March 27 at nine locations in the county, including Twin Lakes Park, Mammoth Park, and Historic Hanna’s Town. Check in is from 9 a.m. to noon. Walkers will turn in donations and contributions and those who turn in at least $30 will earn an event T-shirt or doggie bandana.