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WAA Freeman Awards - Summer 2024: Writings

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Malia has had a privileged upbringing in Indonesia, but since her Indonesian father died, her Canadian mother wants to return to her own family on the other side of the world. Malia is determined to stay. Indonesia is her home, and she loves it. Besides, if she leaves, how can she continue to fight for her country's precious rainforests? Ari knows he is lucky to be going to school and competing on the chess team, even if it means an endless round of chores at his uncle's restaurant. Back in his home village, he and his cousin Suni dreamed about getting a chance like this. But now he is here without her, and the guilt is crushing him. As if that weren't enough, he's horribly worried about Ginger Juice, his uncle's orangutan. The too-small cage where she lives is clearly hurting her body and her mind, but where else can she go? The rainforest where she was born is a palm oil plantation now. In Berani, Governor General's Award finalist Michelle Kadarusman spins together three perspectives: Malia, who is prepared to risk anything for her activism, Ari, who knows the right path but fears what it will cost, and Ginger Juice, the caged orangutan who still remembers the forest and her mother. The choices the young people make will have consequences for themselves, for Ginger Juice, and for others, if they are brave enough-or reckless enough-to choose.

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Berani - Kadarusman, Michelle, 1969- - Malia has had a privileged upbringing in Indonesia, but since her Indonesian father died, her Canadian mother wants to return to her own family on the other side of the world. Malia is determined to stay. Indonesia is her home, and she loves it.

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Nguyen, Trang, 1990-Nguyen, Trang, 1990-

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Saving Sorya — King County Library System

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Saving Sorya — Nguyen, Trang, 1990- — “A young conservationist overcomes the odds to return a sun bear to its natural habitat”--Provided by publisher.

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30 July 2024 CHINESE MENU and BOYS DON'T FRY

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A three volume manga series about the history of Japan during first half of the twentieth century.

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Current format, Book, 2013, First paperback edition, Available .

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"First volume of Shigeru Mizuki's meticulously researched historical portrait of twentieth century Japan. This volume deals with the period leading up to World War II, a time of high unemployment and other economic hardships caused by the Great Depression. Mizuki's photo-realist style effortlessly brings to life Japan of the 1920s and 1930s, depicting bustling city streets and abandoned graveyards with equal ease"--Publisher's website.

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Showa, 1926-1939 - King County Library System

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Showa, 1926-1939 - Mizuki, Shigeru, 1922-2015 - "First volume of Shigeru Mizuki's meticulously researched historical portrait of twentieth century Japan. This volume deals with the period leading up to World War II, a time of high unemployment and other economic hardships caused by the Great Depression.

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If you want to read more about Okinawa and you like historical novels, you might enjoy Above the East China Sea by Sarah Bird.

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First published: 2014

Publisher: Knopf

Length: 400 pages

A deeply moving account of family, friendship, and love that transcends time.

Above the East China Sea tells the entwined stories of two teenaged girls, an American and an Okinawan, whose lives are connected across 70 years by the shared experience of profound loss, the enduring strength of an ancient culture, and the redeeming power of family love.

On an island where the spirits of the dead are part of life and your entire clan waits for you in the afterworld, suicide offers Tamiko, an Okinawan trapped in the unendurable horrors of World War II's invasion of Okinawa, the promise of peace. Seventy years later, Luz James, an unmoored Air Force brat tracks down the story of her Okinawan grandmother. The magical island reveals that if she surrenders to the most unbratlike impulse and allows herself to connect completely with a place and its people, the ancestral spirits might save not only Tamiko, but her as well.

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Propelled by a riveting narrative and set at the very epicenter of the headline-grabbing clash now emerging between China, Japan, and the U.S., Above the East China Sea is at once a remarkable chronicle of how war shapes the lives of conquerors as well as the conquered and a deeply moving account of family, friendship, and love that transcends time.

PRAISE FOR

Above the East China Sea

"...the finest living Texas novelist...showcases all of her gifts in spades...her unmistakable voice displays warmth, wit, and that rare variety of irreverence that possesses real heart."

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Above the East China Sea | Sarah Bird Books

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Last Dance on the Starlight Pier brings to spectacular life the enthralling worlds of both dance marathons and the family-run empire of vice that was Galveston in the Thirties.

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Wildlife in Vietnam https://a-z-animals.com/animals/location/asia/vietnam/

animals of Vietnam    Animals of Vietnam | Bean's Top5 Animals to find in Vietnam.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhUtolqRSs0

National Geographic Kids - Vietnam

Nat’l Geographic Kids:  Asia - Destination World

Vietnam for Kids | Everything you need to learn about Vietnam

For older students: Nat’l Geo Map makers project w/  China's Giant Pandas

Resource for hearing and sight impaired:  DCMP. -  Described and Captioned Media Program  https://dcmp.org/topics

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9 July 2024 MY FATHER THE PANDA KILLER Prompts

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Grace Lin | Chinese Menu: The History, Myths and Legends Behind Your Favorite American Chinese Foods

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Grace Lin | Chinese Menu: The History, Myths and Legends Behind Your Favorite American Chinese Foods

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Grace Lin | Chinese Menu: The History, Myths and Legends Behind Your Favorite American Chinese Foods

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The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child's Bookshelf | Grace Lin | TEDxNatick

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The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child's Bookshelf | Grace Lin | TEDxNatick

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The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child's Bookshelf | Grace Lin | TEDxNatick

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Last of the wild | Trang Nguyen | TEDxHanoi

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Last of the wild | Trang Nguyen | TEDxHanoi

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Last of the wild | Trang Nguyen | TEDxHanoi

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Jamie Jo Hoang is very candid about her need to write her novel, My Father, the Panda Killer and also speaks to her own process of coming to appreciate and celebrate her own Vietnamese heritage.

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Author Stories: Jamie Jo Hoang & "My Father, The Panda Killer"

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Author Stories: Jamie Jo Hoang & "My Father, The Panda Killer"

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Author Stories: Jamie Jo Hoang & "My Father, The Panda Killer"

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From Nora Douglass: both reviews do a great job of introducing the books and putting the history into context. When I first began reading the book, I didn't realize it's not a single narrative but a series of short stories that build the history of the occupation. The second book begins with the American occupation and brings us up to the present. Knowing how the book is structured really helped me enter the world and understand the history.

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We had to limit our choices of books, so we chose what we thought would be of interest to most. Here is a link to all of the books selected for the Freeman Book awards.

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About the awards

Honoring East And Southeast Asian Titles for Children and Young Adults

National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), the Committee on Teaching about Asia (CTA) of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), and Asia for Educators (AFE) at Columbia University sponsor the annual Freeman Book Awards for new young adult and children's literature. The awards recognize quality books for children and young adults that contribute meaningfully to an understanding of East and Southeast Asia. Awards are given in two categories: Children's and Young Adult on the several countries of East and Southeast Asia.

Learn More Submission Guidelines

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About the awards National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), the Committee on Teaching about Asia (CTA) of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), and Asia for Educators (AFE) at Columbia University sponsor the annual Freeman Book Awards for new young adult and children's literature.

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Scott McCloud uses comics/graphic novel style to explain the concept of manga. This link takes you to archive.org where you can preview his book.

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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art : Scott McCloud : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics is a seminal examination of comics art: its rich history, surprising technical components, and major cultural…

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Made by program leader Lyn Jackson