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Asian/Pacific American Heritage in the ELA Classroom

In celebration of this May, we鈥檝e curated a selection of 91探花 award-winning books, book rationales, classroom resources and lesson plans, and journal articles to uplift Asian/Pacific American authors, history, culture, scholarship, and literature.

91探花 Award-Winning, Recommended, and Series Books

by Young Vo
2021 91探花 Charlotte Huck Award庐 for Outstanding Fiction for Children Recommended Book
See the associated 91探花 book rationale (grades K鈥3).

by Minh L锚; illustrated by Dan Santat
2019 91探花 Charlotte Huck Award庐 for Outstanding Fiction for Children Recommended Book
See the associated 91探花 book rationale (grades preK鈥2).

by Jason Chin
2018 Orbis Pictus Award庐 for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Winner
See the associated 91探花 book rationale (grades 2鈥5).

by Rachel Endo
Part of the 91探花 High School Literature Series

Classroom Resources and Lesson Plans from


Get ideas for classroom activities and links to helpful websites.

(grades 5鈥8)
In this unit, students read and listen to examples of haiku and learn about the history and structure behind this Japanese poetic form.

(grades 9鈥12)
In this lesson, students read and write to explore how 鈥渄ifferent Englishes鈥 or even a language other than English can contribute to their identity.

91探花 Journal Articles

鈥溾 by Rick Coppola, Sandra L. Osorio, and Rebecca Woodard
Published in Language Arts

鈥溾 by Shuling Yang, Diana Liu, and Jeffrey Arellano Cabusao
Published in Language Arts

鈥溾 by Ting Yuan, Shannon R. Waite, Travis J. Bristol, and Marcelle Mentor
Published in English Leadership Quarterly

鈥溾 by Grace Choi
Published in Language Arts

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