In May 1990 …President George H. W. Bush designated May to be Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants.”
PreK-1st
- I Dream of Popo by Livia Blackburn
- No Kimchi for Me by Aram Kim
- Dad Bakes by Kate Yamasaki
- A Big Bed for Little Snow by Grace Lin
- Eyes that Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
2nd-5th
- Bracelets for Bina’s Brothers by Rajani LaRocca
- Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon by Simrat Jeet Singh
- Watercress by Andrea Wang
- Amina’s Song by Hena Khan
- Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte
Middle School & High School:
- Dream, Annie, Dream by Waka T. Brown
- Front Desk by Kelly Yang
- Unsettled by Reem Faruqi
- A Map to the Sun by Sloane Leong
- A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee
Want More Resources
Want to learn more about using the Multi-Tiered System of Support with your EL? Check out the article
Helping English Language Learners Succeed with a Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) written by Dr. Claudia Rinaldi.