Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Asian American Books
Asian American Books
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YES I would use this book. This book shows students some characters in Chinese and explains
a little bit about how the language works and how the characters are formed. This is also
relatable to children because many of them have played outside in the snow and have drawn
pictures in the snow before themselves.
English. Although Mei Mei was frustrated at first, she grew to like her teacher Nancy. Nancy
helped Mei Mei be able to speak in both English and Chinese whenever Mei Mei wants.
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YES I would use this book in the classroom. This book I feel would be beneficial not just for
Chinese American students, but especially for ESL students. This would also be good for the
whole class to help illustrate the hardships of having to learn English as a second language.
This book could also make those ESL students feel like they are not alone, and it is a positive
ending that gives them hope and motivates them that they are able to pick up a second
language!
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YES I would use this book in the classroom. This book discusses an important American holiday
and ties in another culture to it.
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NO I would not use this book in the classroom. The illustrations are poor and tokenism is very
prevalent here. The story is also about ancient China so it doesnt give a representation of the
culture, or people today.