Description

Join us virtually to delve into discussions with speakers (and sometimes authors!) from various Title VI National Resource Centers and journey with us into these award-winning books and discover resources to teach them in your classroom.  Registration includes copies of each book which will be mailed to you. (Book should be read before its featured session.)  Cost: $25-includes mailed copies of all books.

Fall 2023 sponsoring centers include the Institute for Global Studies at the University of Minnesota/ Asia for Educators at the Weatherhead East Asia Institute of Columbia University/ the Center for Canadian-American Studies at Western Washington University/ the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Michigan/ the East Asian Studies Center at Ohio State University/ the African Studies Initiative at the University of Minnesota

Outline

• October 16 Things Fall Apart Facilitated by Awa Saidy, African Studies Initiative at the University of Minnesota
• October 30 Finding Junie Kim  Facilitated by Nancy Hope, Asia for Educators at the Weatherhead East Asia Institute of Columbia University
• November 13 Salma the Syrian Chef by Danny Ramadan and On the Trapline by David Robertson/Julie Flett. Facilitated by Kyla Sweet, the Center for Canadian-American Studies at Western Washington University 
• November 27 Drawn Across Borders: True Stories of Human Migration by George Butler. Facilitated by Jennifer Lund, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Michigan
• December 11 Lady Murasaki's Tale of Genji: The Manga Edition adapted by Sean Michael Wilson . Facilitated by Janet Smith, the East Asian Studies Center at Ohio State University