Course Reading (Asian Pacific)

Even though Sandra Yamate's article was lengthy and focused around Asian Pacific American Children's Literature, I found many quotes that are universal when talking about diverse children's lit.

p.218
"American children of all races and ethnic origins are being offered a disturbingly artificial view of the world in which they live, one that does not begin to reflect the diversity of the society in which they will be expected to live, work, play and grow. Children are our hope for the future, yet they are handicapped when their books and educational materials persists in proffering a grossly distorted view of the diverse races and ethnic groups that comprise the United States."

The former quote should be the subline to the title of TE448. We are taking this class to make sure that children have a well-rounded library. And to do this we first need to accept the fact that the literature out there for children does not cover all groups equally. This is something that I had little knowledge of and didn't think twice about before taking 448. It is beneficial for teachers to have this knowledge so their classroom libraries are diverse and cover a variety of different groups.