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    Literature (8)

    Road going through red rock formations

    Summer Road Reads

    I recently moved into a new house—so recently that some things are still in boxes. Two months after a move is still an acceptable time for items to...

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    History of the Pride flag book cover

    Pride Mini Lesson: History of the Pride Flag

    We all know the rainbow flag stands for the LGBTQIA+ community and it stands for pride, but did you know that each color has a meaning? Or that...

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    Beyond the Gender Binary book cover

    Pride Mini Lesson: Beyond the Gender Binary

    The objective of Pride is to show just that, pride! If you’re a part of the queer community, you’re celebrated, and if you’re an ally, your job is to...

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    These Witches Don't Burn book cover

    Pride Mini Lesson: These Witches Don't Burn

    The 2015 legalization of same-sex marriage in the U.S. has given book, television, and movie writers encouragement to incorporate queer characters...

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    One life by Megan Rapinoe book cover

    Pride Mini Lesson: One Life

    Megan Rapinoe is a well-known women’s soccer player who has helped the U.S. women’s team win two World Cups, won an Olympic gold medal, and...

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    Group of teens outside waving a Pride flag

    Pride Month: More than Rainbows

    Rainbow flags fly, the face tattoos are at Target, and every brand around has brightly colored versions of their products. Oreo, Nike, and Disney go...

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    Illustration from the front cover of the Epic Crush of Genie Lo

    AAPI Mini Lesson: The Epic Crush of Genie Lo

    When Genie “meets” new kid Quentin Sun for the first time in The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee, it’s on her way to school and he’s getting...

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    young couple walking through street together

    AAPI Mini Lesson: Frankly in Love

    In Frankly in Love by David Yoon, Frank Li is the barely-speaks-Korean-Korean son of Korean parents living in Southern California. His parents have...

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    Illustration from front cover of Patron Saints of Nothing

    AAPI Mini Lesson: Patron Saints of Nothing

    The following is an excerpt from Patron Saints of Nothing, by Randy Ribay. In the novel, Jay Reguero is set to graduate in a few months and then...

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    Illustration of a white crane over a pink gradient background from the front cover of the Astonishing Color of After

    AAPI Mini Lesson: The Astonishing Color of After

    In The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan, Leigh Chen Sanders travels to Taiwan to meet her grandparents after the death of her mother....

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