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:
Local Leaders
Local Authors
“Clever Little Witch”
by Mượn Thị Văn
“Forward me Back to You” by Mitaliti Perkins
“The Sound of Silence”
by Katrina Goldsaito
Tandem Partners in Early Learning (Multiple Languages)
Arabic Heritage Videos from Hoover
Arabic Alphabet Part I
Arabic Alphabet Part II
Lanterns for Ramadan Craft
Read Alouds from Community Volunteers
“Exotic Fruit” by Huy Lee
“Suki’s Kimono” by Chierry Uegaki
“Skunk Girl” by Sheba Karim
“Henry’s First-Moon Birthday” by Lenore Look
“Crab Cake: Turning the Tides Together” by Andrea Tsurumi
“The Chinese Emperor’s New Clothes” by Ying Chang Compestine
“Ruby’s Wish” by Sharon Yim Bridges
“A Place Where Sunflowers Grow” by Amy Lee Tai
“Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth” by Sanjay Patel
“The Chinese Emperor’s New Clothes” by Ying Chang Compestine
“The Islands at the End of the World” by Austin Aslan
“Crab Cake: Turning the Tides Together” by Andrea Tsurumi
“Maya Lin: Artist Architext of Light and Lines” by Jeanne Walker
“Hello Universe” by Erin Entrada Kelly