While not the actual start of summer, Memorial Day is for many folks the unofficial beginning of the season. Summertime is a good time to catch up on reading about Asia. Check out the titles recognized by the Freeman Book Awards https://www.nctasia.org/awards/. These books for children and young adults will deepen one's understanding of the peoples and cultures East and Southeast Asia.
There are still some spaces available for K-12 educators in the FREE online workshop on "Write about Asia: The 2022 Freeman Award Winners" offered July 18-August 29 by NCTA and East Asian Center at U. of Washington. Participants may attend more than one session and will receive a FREE copy of the Award winning book that will be discussed then! See https://jsis.washington.edu/earc/write-about-asia-2022-freeman-award-winners/ or email earc@uw.edu with questions.
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Nancy Hope
Freeman Book Awards
Newport RI
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