Turn Your Support of Asian Americans into Action
The Soaring ‘20s PB Group supports the talents of Asian American authors and illustrators. We are proud and enriched by the perspectives each of the following individuals bring to our Soaring ‘20s PB group and to our greater kidlit community.
In the wake of increased violence and discrimination against Asian Americans, we encourage you to take action. To show your support of Asian American kidlit authors and illustrators, please make a commitment to elevate their voices by:
Purchasing their books.
Requesting that your local library purchase their books.
Reviewing their books online.
Sharing their books with young readers in your classroom, library, bookstore and home.
We have some incredible suggestions for books you can highlight. Below is a list of the amazing work by Soaring ‘20s Asian American authors and illustrators. You’ll find links to buy their books on our Bookshop.org site.
We’ve also compiled links to recommended book lists, educational resources and donor information, so be sure to read to the end of the post.
We also invite you to explore the resources below.
Book Lists
Twitter thread with book recommendations (Stephanie Lucianovic)
Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Award-Winning Books
Talk Story Asian Pacific American Book List
South Asian Kidlit Round-Up Book Lists by Darshana Khiani
Educational Resources
PBS Daily News Lesson: “Asian Americans face a wave of discrimination during the pandemic”
“After Atlanta: Teaching About Asian American Identity and History,” Learning For Justice
“On Beauty, White Supremacy, and Revolution,” by educator and author Joanna Ho for We Need Diverse Books
“Ignoring the History of White Supremacy Is Another Form of Violence,” by Connie Wu for Elle
“How parents can support kids through (and beyond) the latest wave of anti-Asian American violence,” by Christine Koh for CNN
“Safety Tips For Those Experiencing or Witnessing Hate,” stopAAPIhate.org
Bystander Intervention Training to Stop Anti-Asian/American and Xenophobic Harassment
Organizations/Donation Information
(many thanks to Monica on Twitter for most of these)
AAPI Women Lead: imreadymovement.org
Asian Prisoner Support Committee: asianprisonersupport.com
Asian Pacific Environmental Network: apen4ej.org
Filipino Community Center: filipinocc.org
Chinese Progressive Association: cpasf.org
Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Asian Law Caucus: advancingjustice-alc.org
Asian American Feminist Collective: Asianamfeminism.org
Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon: Apano.org
South Asian Americans Leading Together: Saalt.org
Various funds to support victims’ families: gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate…
National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, Atlanta chapter: napawf.org
Asian Health Services: Asianhealthservices.org
Restore New York City: Restorenyc.org
Asians for Mental Health linktr.ee
Political Inheritance’s Anti Asian Hate Resource Lists and Support
Asian American Resource Center: Aarcatl.org
Asian Mental Health Collective: Asianmhc.org