Audience: Educator

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  The Witches of Anderson House: The Forgotten Spell

  In the first book of this hillarious, spooky series, Myrtle, a retired witch works to regain her powers.She previously won silver at the witch Olympics. How hard will it be to become powerful again?

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  Abuelita’s Gift: A Día de Muertos Story

  It is only when Julieta remebers the memories of the precious moments she shared with her abuelita, that she realizes the perfect gift comes from the heart. An uplifting story about life, death, and family.

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  2025-2026 AANHPI Cultural Celebrations Calendar

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  Deep Dive: Diwali

  Originating in India, Diwali is celebrated in Hindu, Jain and Sikh cultures. Known as the Festival of Lights, Diwali entails five days of celebration. Though Diwali is celebrated differently across cultures, a common theme of good and light prevailing over evil and darkness connects the three religions. Dive deeper with us here!

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  Deep Dive: Tanabata (Star Festival)

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  Deep Dive: Holi

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  Deep Dive: Songkran

  Songkran, Thailand’s traditional New Year festival, takes place each year from April 13–15. Rooted in Hindu and Buddhist traditions, it marks a time of cleansing, renewal, and fresh beginnings. This deep dive document will share more about the meaning and celebrations of the holiday.

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  Deep Dive: Mid-Autumn Festival

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  Family Media Fact Checking Discussion

  Media Literacy is an important skill for families to develop in our media saturated culture. Explore two fact checking sites using various resources including Asian News sources to discover useful skills for checking media sources for bias and credibility.

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  Himawari House

  In this graphic novel, students from differrent countries travel to Japan to attend a Japanese Cram school. They become friends while living together in the Himawari House in Tokyo. The text is written in English, Japanese, and Korean. Harmony’s mother is from Japan, and now lives in the US. Harmony attended college in So. Korea…

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  What’s Eating Jackie Oh?

  Jackie is tired of pleasing her Korean American parents with academic achievements because she secretly wants to become a chef. She wins a spot on a competitive cooking show. Will her parents understand her dreams? Patricia Park’s parents immigrated from Korea to the US.

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  Alterations: A Graphic Novel

  Being one of the few Asian kids, Kevin has been receiving unwanted attention from some of the students in his class. Will going to the local theme park change his situation? This humorous graphic novel explores prejudice, identity, and self-esteem. Ray Xu is a Chinese Canadian “Story Artist.”