Celebrating Diverse Voices - AAPI Authors [S5 E150]

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We love sharing and celebrating diverse voices here at Brave New Teaching, and today is no exception. With May being AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) month, what better time to highlight some of our fan favorites written by AAPI authors.

The texts that we’re sharing today are loved by both us and our students. We literally can’t keep them on our classroom shelves! From memoirs to dystopia to YA romance, we’ve got a bit of everything. Get your library cards or credit cards ready, because you’re going to want them all!

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Amanda’s Picks:

• Crying in H Mart, by Michelle Zauner

• We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story, by Simu Liu

• Our Missing Hearts, by Celeste Ng

Marie’s Picks:

• They Called Us Enemy, by George Takei

• Patron Saints of Nothing, by Randy Ribay

• When Dimple Met Rishi, by Sandhya Menon

• Parachutes, Kelly Yang

Topics Discussed in This Episode:

• What’s coming up inside Camp Brave New Teaching this summer (get excited!)

• Our top novel choices written by AAPI authors, and why they are our favorites

• How we’ve seen our students respond to these texts

Resources Mentioned:

• Join Camp BNT (free!)

• Check out Marie’s bookshop.org list

• Check out Amanda’s bookshop.org list

• Join the Brave New Teaching Happy Hour!

• Join Curriculum Rehab

• Connect with us on Instagram @bravenewteaching

• Follow Marie on Instagram: @thecaffeinatedclass

• Follow Amanda on Instagram: @mudandinkteaching

• Let us know what you think! Leave a review on Apple Podcasts.

Related Episodes:

• Episode 141, BNT Reading Updates: Great Reads and New TBRs

• Episode 139, Independent Reading Series (Interview w/ Dr. Jenna Copper)

• Episode 41, To Celebrate Diverse Voices: African American Writers

• Episode 33, To Celebrate Diverse Voices: Indigenous Writers

• Episode 24, To Celebrate Diverse Voices: LantinX Writers

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