May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month!
We are proud to celebrate the vibrant and diverse AANHPI community within our district. Our students and families represent a rich tapestry of cultural, linguistic, and national backgrounds spanning many regions of Asia and the Pacific.
We invite everyone to take time to learn, celebrate, and uplift the voices and stories of our AANHPI students, families, and staff throughout the month and beyond.
The San Diego County Office of Education has put together a reading list by grade level for you to enjoy with your family.
Grades TK-3
- Kaho’olawe: The True Story of an Island and Her People, by Kamalani Hurley and illustrated by Hariani Orme (Cultures Represented: Hawaiian)
- Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, by Joanna Ho and illustrated by Dung Ho (Cultures Represented: East Asian heritage, Chinese, and broader Asian diasporic identities)
- Home is in Between by Mitali Perkins and illustrated by Lavanya Naidoo (Cultures Represented: Indian and Indian American immigrant experiences)
- Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and illustrated by Yas Imamura (Cultures Represented: Japanese American history)
- Watercress by Andrea Wang and illustrated by Jason Chin (Cultures Represented: Chinese American immigrant experience)
Grades 4-8
- Amina’s Song by Hena Khan (Cultures Represented: Pakistani and Pakistani American culture; Muslim identity)
- Front Desk by Kelly Yang (Cultures Represented: Chinese American immigrant experience)
- Continental Drifter by Kathy MacLeod (Cultures Represented: Thai American)
- Mabuhay! by Zachary Sterling (Cultures Represented: Filipino)
- When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller (Cultures Represented: Korean American culture)