Thank you to our community partners for creating special guest read aloud videos to celebrate the 5th annual Asian Pacific American Read-In Week! We are grateful to be able to highlight literature by and about Asian Pacific Americans and contribute to distance learning. 

• Authors: Katrina Goldsaito, Mitali Perkins, Natasha Yim, and Mượn Thị Văn
• Local Politicians: Councilmember Dan Kalb, Councilmember Loren Taylor, and Director Aimee Eng
• Nonprofit Partners: Tandem Partners in Early Learning and the Oakland Literacy Coalition
• Corporate Partners: Pixar, Salesforce, SAP, and Turner and Townsend Limited 

STUDENTS! Please enjoy the videos below from some awesome Oaklanders and celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! Make sure to watch videos with supervision. 

EVERYONE! We encourage you to engage in some follow-up activities after watching the videos to take learning to the next level. Please take a look at these Activity Guides for ideas to make read-aloud videos meaningful and extend learning:

• Activity Guide for Grades TK – 5 
• Activity Guide for Grades 6 – 12
• Writing Prompts for Grades 6 – 12