[aisle] May is...Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

[Karen Doyle]

Here is our website.  This is our first year doing this.  We are open to
any constructive feedback!

https://sites.google.com/u/3/d/1WtmE8iddJMEdzXFcPmdXski2-hu1n2ys/edit


On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 10:04 AM Emily Meszaros via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I wanted to add to your thread by asking about displays for AAPI month.
> I'm adding fiction and non-fiction to my display and realized there are so
> many West Asian countries. How do you represent this diversity in your
> displays? In my experience, many of these countries are not
> highlighted during this month.
>
> National Geographic lists the following countries in Asia
> <http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/continents/asia/>:
> Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia,
> China, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan,
> Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives,
> Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines,
> Qatar, Russia (parts in Europe and Asia), Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South
> Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor),
> Turkey (parts in Europe and Asia), Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
> (UAE), Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen.
>
> https://www.api-gbv.org/resources/census-data-api-identities/
>
> On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 12:00 PM Neha Thakkar via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Thank you Trisha, Karen, and Kim for your ideas!
>>
>>
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>> On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 7:02 PM Honkoski, Trisha <
>> thonkoski at district146.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello, Neha.
>>> One title I’m going to use for sure is A Life Made by Hand - The Story
>>> of Ruth Asawa by Andrea D’Aquino. It has great back matter and a make your
>>> own paper dragonfly activity.
>>>
>>> As for recent Monarch nominees, several that come to mind are: Big
>>> Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin, Drawn Together by Minh Le, illus. by
>>> Dan Santat, After the Fall by Dan Santat, Adventures of Beekle by Dan
>>> Santat, and Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas by Natasha Yim, illus. by Grace
>>> Zong.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps!
>>>
>>> Take care,
>>> Trisha Honkoski
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* AISLE <aisle-bounces at list.railslibraries.info> on behalf of
>>> Neha Thakkar via AISLE <aisle at list.railslibraries.info>
>>> *Sent:* Monday, April 26, 2021 4:35 PM
>>> *To:* AISLE-Share: Association of Illinois School Library Educators
>>> discussion list <aisle at list.railslibraries.info>
>>> *Cc:* Neha Thakkar <nehathakkar114 at gmail.com>
>>> *Subject:* [aisle] May is...Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
>>>
>>> Hi everyone!
>>>
>>> What books or activities are you planning for May? Also, does anyone
>>> know which Monarch books over the past 5 years were written or illustrated
>>> by APAs? I know it's a huge monolith that doesn't cover all the amazing
>>> diversity, but I want to improve my collection and curriculum. I will also
>>> start collecting/researching, but thought I'd ask our amazing group!
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Neha Thakkar
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>>> 630-452-5317
>>> | nehathakkar114 at gmail.com
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Karen Doyle
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Komarek School
8940 W. 24th St
North Riverside, IL 60546
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