1. All Arabs have the same culture

2. All Arabs look the same

3. All Arabs live in the desert

4. All women stay at home

5. Arabs are mean, scary, and hurt people

6. All Arabs are Muslim and all Muslims are Arabs.

There is so much diversity in this book. There is gender, skin color, and physical diversity. Even though this book is about the same religion (Muslim), it still follows the criteria guide. All Arabs look different. Women are present in a setting other than their house. Arabs are happy, not aggressive, and live in the city.

• Variation in skin tone

• Mixed immigration statuses

• Do the plot lines and themes
  perpetuate or challenge dominant,
  stereotypical narratives of Latinx groups
  and cultures?

• Does the plot focus on universal human
  challenges?

• Do Latinx characters solve their own
  problems or do they rely on white
  dominant characters/systems?

• Do Latinx characters abandon some
  aspect of their culture in order to
  achieve happiness?

• Are girls and women represented in
  roles of leadership or agency outside of
  the house, countering the traditional
  narrative of women and girls staying
  home to do household chores and
  taking on more passive roles?

-Consider the way in which the creators address racist events or incidents.

-Books should avoid stereotypes

-The text acknowledges the character’s
humanity and race through authentic
dialogue.

-APIA characters are centered and depicted as heroes and leaders and as having agency,
power, and the ability to solve problems. APIA characters are not depicted in subservient and
passive roles or primarily as villains or stock characters

-APIA characters do not assimilate to
whiteness

-Are there distinctions between different Asian identities?