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

[Emily Meszaros]

Thank you for sharing, Karen!  I've bookmarked it to keep an eye on the
submissions.  ;-)  Sounds like a great chance to collaborate.

Emily

On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 10:08 AM Karen Doyle <kdoyle at komarek94.org> wrote:

> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> *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
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>>>> *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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Emily Meszaros, MLIS
Chelsea Elementary Library
Frankfort, IL
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