Grief by Victoria Chang • Read A Little Poetry
“The grief remains but is changed by / what it is covered with. A picture of / oblivion is not the same as oblivion.” — Victoria Chang| Read A Little Poetry
The Mid-Autumn Festival drew hundreds of residents and visitors into what has long been known informally as the Square Dancing Park — a former parking lot now transformed into a gathering place. The post AsiaTown’s Mid-Autumn Festival brings art, community and permanence to once-empty lot appeared first on The Land.| The Land
“The grief remains but is changed by / what it is covered with. A picture of / oblivion is not the same as oblivion.” — Victoria Chang| Read A Little Poetry
“Never mind / that the bruise from such a severance / might not heal.” — Luisa A. Igloria| Read A Little Poetry
Multicultural Kid Blogs is thrilled to interview MKB member and children’s book author, Maria Wen Adcock! We previously interviewed her when her debut book, It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George, came out a couple of years ago. We’re proud to interview her again about her newest picture book, My Name Is Ai Lin, set to […] The post MY NAME IS AI LIN – Interview With Author Maria Wen Adcock appeared first on Multicultural Kid Blogs.| Multicultural Kid Blogs
Green. Some think of the color’s connection to life and the environment surrounding us. Others do not have such an idealistic view. To them, the hue represents greed and envy. Rather than seeking prosperity in life with Mother Nature, value and enrichment come from money. However, when I think of green, I am transported back to every single winter I spent as a child in San Francisco and seeing the iconic emerald roof of Dragon Gate, the oldest and largest Chinatown in North America. Steppin...| Pacific Ties
A flash fiction about struggling to speak different languages and expressing gratitude.| Pacific Ties
Apart from the inherent danger, violence and injustice of prison life, one theme emerged repeatedly in the anthology — one that surprised me in its universality: love.| Pacific Ties
May is Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Month in the United States. In May, we celebrate the histories of Americans hailing from across the Asian continent and from the Pacific islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. The legislation to annually designate May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month was instigated by two key […] The post 20 picture books by AANHPI authors you should add to your bookshelf first appeared on Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young. The pos...| Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young
The Fall of Saigon took place 50 years ago on April 30, 1975. An illustration by Nancy My Tran depicts a Vietnamese altar honoring a lost loved one. A poem by Julianne Le reflects upon the effects of imperialism and war.| Pacific Ties
A neurodiversity-affirming therapist specializing in neurodivergent family systems shares her journey & tips for inclusive holiday rituals.| Yellow Chair Collective
Discover the best multicultural chapter books of 2024, featuring a wide range of diversity and subjects! For ages 5 to 10.| Colours of Us
Following our lists of The Best Multicultural Picture Books of 2024, The Best Multicultural Chapter Books of 2024, and The Best Multicultural Middle Grade Books of 2024, last but not least: Our pick of this year’s best multicultural young … Read More The post The 10 Best Multicultural Young Adult Novels of 2024 appeared first on Colours of Us.| Colours of Us
Following our lists of The Best Multicultural Picture Books of 2024 and The Best Multicultural Chapter Books of 2024, check out this year’s best multicultural middle grade books! You can buy the books on this list from Amazon … Read More The post The 10 Best Multicultural Middle Grade Books of 2024 appeared first on Colours of Us.| Colours of Us
Less than four weeks to go until election day! With so much at stake, it is important to support Kamala Harris, and never too early to teach children of any age about the democratic values she stands for. … Read More The post 10 Children’s & YA Books about Kamala Harris appeared first on Colours of Us.| Colours of Us
Written by Panchen Lo, Pei-Chen Cheng, and Ssu-chieh Jessica Fan (University of Texas, Austin). This article details a panel discussion at the NATSA conference featuring three scholars who discusse…| Taiwan Insight
Some wars are fueled by the same fire. In 1969, Asian American students at UCLA recognized that the violence occurring during the Vietnam War possessed an unsettling likeness to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These students wrote about these connections in Gidra, the precursory publication to the Pacific Ties Newsmagazine.| Pacific Ties
Celebrate APIDA Month with books, films and more, that feature authors, characters, and experiences from Asia, the Pacific Islands, and India.| Bellingham Public Library
