READ: How to Become a Planet (Young Adult)

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READ: The Battle of Spanish Fork

READ:  The Battle of Spanish Fork CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Federal law prohibits employment discrimination founded on race, religion, gender, national identity, disability, and age. No such federal legal protection…

LISTEN: Making Gay History – Wendell Sayers

LISTEN:  Making Gay History - Wendell Sayers CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Wendell Sayers was born in Western Kansas on April 29, 1904, and died on March 27, 1998.  He was,…

WATCH: Miss Liz reads Adventures with My Daddies (K-5)

WATCH:  Miss Liz reads Adventures with My Daddies (K-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  In today’s virtual storytime we read “Adventures With My Daddies” by Gareth Peter, illustrated by Garry Parsons.…

WATCH: The Saint of Dry Creek

WATCH: The Saint of Dry Creek CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Patrick Haggerty grew up the son of a dairy farmer in rural Dry Creek, Washington, during the 1950s. As a…

LISTEN: Latinos Who Lunch Podcast

LISTEN: Latinos Who Lunch Podcast CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Latinos Who Lunch is a podcast that was created to provide a digital media platform that reflects the intersectionality between queer,…

READ:  The Cabbage Butterfly

WATCH:  The Cabbage Butterfly CLICK HERE TO VIEW  About this Poem During the years that I wrote and revised this poem, my lover, and ultimately spouse, was gravely ill. Her…

WATCH: Love, No Matter What

WATCH:  Love, No Matter What CLICK HERE TO VIEW  What is it like to raise a child who's different from you in some fundamental way (like a prodigy, or a…

LISTEN: 81 Words

LISTEN:  81 Words CLICK HERE TO VIEW  The story of how the American Psychiatric Association decided in 1973 that homosexuality was no longer a mental illness.  

READ: The Exhausting Work of LGBTQ Code-Switching

READ:  The Exhausting Work of LGBTQ Code-Switching CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Queer, trans, and non-binary people have to do the extra work of changing how they speak, act and express…

WATCH:  The Laramie Project

WATCH:  The Laramie Project CLICK HERE TO VIEW  The true story of an American town in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard.  

LISTEN: Where We Were Then, Where We Are Now

LISTEN:  Where We Were Then, Where We Are Now CLICK HERE TO VIEW  The 20 years since Matthew Shepard's death have been transformative for his mother, Judy. Plus: we talk…

EXPERIENCE: Illegal to Be You

EXPERIENCE:  Illegal to Be You CLICK HERE TO VIEW  This website is based on an exhibition that opened at the National Museum of American History in June 2019. Objects pictured…

Experience: The Trevor Project

EXPERIENCE:  The Trevor Project CLICK HERE TO VIEW  The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people. We provide information & support…

READ: The Ghosts We Keep (Young Adult)

READ:  The Ghosts We Keep (Young Adult)  CLICK HERE TO VIEW  When Liam Cooper, a non-binary teenager, must face the world alone after his older brother Ethan is killed in…

LISTEN: Can A Child Be Raised Free Of Gender Stereotypes? This Family Tried

LISTEN:  Can A Child Be Raised Free Of Gender Stereotypes? This Family Tried CLICK HERE TO VIEW  This week on Hidden Brain, the story of a couple and the challenges they faced in trying to shield their child from gender stereotypes. And we meet their daughter, now a teenager, to hear her take on how…

LISTEN: Nature, Nurture, And Our Evolving Debates About Gender

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EXPERIENCE: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

EXPERIENCE: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month CLICK HERE TO VIEW  May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities,…

READ: Asian American Voices in Poetry

READ: Asian American Voices in Poetry CLICK HERE TO VIEW  This collection is intended to introduce new readers to Asian American poets and to help those who are interested in…

LISTEN: Southern Fried Asian – Perry Yung

LISTEN:  Southern Fried Asian - Perry Yung CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Perry kicks off the podcast talking about his family moving to Texarkana, Texas to run a Chinese restaurant when he was a child (1:00). Then, he and Keith talk about how the Oscar-nominated film Minari resonated with them as Asian Americans who grew up…

WATCH:  Minari

WATCH:  Minari CLICK HERE TO VIEW  A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to an Arkansas farm in search of their…

LISTEN: Saving the Seeds

LISTEN: Saving the Seeds CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Why do Asian Americans have such deep relationships with fruit? Cathy goes on a quest to find the answers — starting with her friendly neighborhood fruit vendor, Cece, then spending time with friends and listeners in our extended podcast fam.

EXPERIENCE: National Museum of Asian Art

EXPERIENCE: National Museum of Asian Art CLICK HERE TO VIEW  The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, are located on…

READ: The Myth of Asian American Identity

READ: The Myth of Asian American Identity CLICK HERE TO VIEW  New York Times Magazine: We’re the fastest-growing demographic group in the U.S. But when it comes to the nation’s…

PARTICIPATE: 11 India Sites to Explore from Home

PARTICIPATE:  11 India Sites to Explore from Home CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Google Arts and Culture:  India is a vibrant country full of stunning architectural treasures, unforgettable scenery and a…

EXPERIENCE: Virtual Story Time

EXPERIENCE: Virtual Story Time CLICK HERE TO VIEW  While we are physically apart, we can still share stories from all over Asia. Below is a list of storytelling videos and…

PARTICIPATE: Follow recipes from The Korean Vegan

PARTICIPATE:  Follow recipes from The Korean Vegan CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Molinaro is a Korean American woman, born in Chicago, Illinois. Her parents were both born in what is now…

LISTEN: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Playlist

LISTEN: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Playlist  CLICK HERE TO VIEW  In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month, the Daily Sundial is highlighting five Asian American and Pacific Islander singers and music groups.

LISTEN: Music of Asian American Research Center

LISTEN:  Music of Asian American Research Center CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Every three months, MAARC will release a Spotify playlist.  Some lists are based on particular moods, some commemorate certain people, and some are based on socio-historical topics. 

READ: Japanese American Relocation

READ: Japanese American Relocation CLICK HERE TO VIEW  From the United States Holocost Historical Museum- After the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked US forces at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941,…

READ: Crossing Cultures: the Art of Manga in Hawai’i

READ: Crossing Cultures: the Art of Manga in Hawai'i  CLICK HERE TO VIEW  The National Endowment for the Humanities presents the Hawai’i Council for the Humanities supported exhibition Crossing Cultures:…

LISTEN: Asian Enough – Padma Lakshmi

LISTEN:  Asian Enough - Padma Lakshmi CLICK HERE TO VIEW  A conversation with “Top Chef” host, model and writer Padma Lakshmi about growing up Indian American in the San Gabriel Valley, cultural appropriation vs. appreciation in food, and her new Hulu show “Taste the Nation."

READ: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

READ: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang CLICK HERE TO VIEW  White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the…

EXPERIENCE: Anderson Japanese Gardens

EXPERIENCE: Anderson Japanese Gardens CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Construction of Anderson Japanese Gardens began in 1978, when Rockford businessman John Anderson was inspired by a visit to the Portland Japanese…

PARTICIPATE: Creating Story with Music

PARTICIPATE: Creating Story with Music CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Students express the Balinese concept of working together to create a community by applying the kecak musical pattern of interlocking parts…

LISTEN: AAWW Radio: New Asian American Literature

LISTEN: AAWW Radio: New Asian American Literature CLICK HERE TO VIEW  All your favorite Asian American writers reading & in conversation with each other. AAWW Radio is the podcast of the Asian American Writers' Workshop, a national nonprofit and an alternative literary arts space working at the intersection of race, migration, and social justice. We're…

WATCH: Asian Americans | PBS

WATCH: Asian Americans | PBS CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Asian Americans is a five-hour film series that delivers a bold, fresh perspective on a history that matters today, more than…

EXPERIENCE: Korean Heritage

EXPERIENCE: Korean Heritage CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Google Arts and Culture: Explore stories that have shaped the lives of the people of Korea.

LISTEN: Shalini Govil-Pai’s (breaking) stereotypes

LISTEN: Shalini Govil-Pai’s (breaking) stereotypes CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Shalini Govil-Pai is a tech and media executive at Google, who previously worked at Pixar on films like Toy Story and A Bug's Life. It was a great chat about her experiences coming up in a very male-dominated technical field, and the lessons learned along the…

WATCH: I Am Not Your Asian Stereotype

WATCH: I Am Not Your Asian Stereotype CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Bad driver. Math wizard. Model minority. In this hilarious and insightful talk, eighteen-year-old Canwen Xu shares her Asian-American story…

LISTEN: Racism in the Time of Coronavirus

LISTEN: Racism in the Time of Coronavirus CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Hey. Paola here. In this episode, I share my experience with COVID-19 racism and conversations with Phil Yu (Angry Asian Man, They Call Us Bruce) and Devin Cabanilla (Filipino American National Historical Society, Seattle chapter) about the disturbing rise of anti-Asian racism and xenophobia. …

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