Gain a deeper understanding about the past and present of racism against Asians in Alberta and beyond. The Calgary Public Library staff curated a list of 47 books and movies for kids, teens and adults to combat anti-Asian racism.
Let's Talk Webinar: A panel discussion about how anti-Asian racism has manifested in our systems, how resilient the Asian community has been and how we can find ways to resolve anti-Asian racism hosted by Act2EndRacism Network | 1 p.m.Īsian Gold Ribbon campaign: The Inaugural East Asian Youth Summit | 3:30 p.m.įireside Chat: Perspectives on the Bamboo Ceiling with Andy Mah, CEO Advantage Oil & Gas | 5:30 p.m. Whatever the case, it’s a great book.Eid Celebration Meal Deliveries: Community meal deliveries to celebrate Eid, a religious holiday celebrated worldwide at the end of a month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan | May 14 and 15, 2021 They might just think it’s cool that a dad would go early morning fishing with his son before his job.
For kids, they may or may not pay attention to the economics behind the father’s decision. For an adult, the moment when they climb over the road barriers and go down the hill to the water is a big clue. Reading the book, I wondered how clear it would be to child readers what was going on. Phi explains that his parents fled Vietnam after the war and faced prejudice and potential poverty when they settled in the States. They do it to supplement the parents’ income and refrigerator in a practical manner before the dad goes off to the first of his two jobs.
The two are in Minneapolis at a spot not specifically designated for fishing. That would normally be the kind of thing you’d find in a lot of father-son bonding books, but the difference here is that to get to the water they have to climb over road barriers. "In the book a boy goes fishing with his father. A Fuse 8 Production, School Library Journal - Elizabeth Bird
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