I am thrilled to be a mentor for the Rising Voices: Amplifying AANHPI (Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander) Narratives Collection. This carefully curated collection honors voices from an incredibly diverse and complex AANHPI community. This is a collection for many students who, like I did, yearn to see themselves in books and history. It is also a collection that will build much-needed portals of discovery and be a connection for those who want to better understand the AANHPI experience through the books they read. It will invite dialogue and critical consciousness, celebration and joy, and learning and growth for readers of all ages and backgrounds.
ABOUT JOANNA HO Joanna Ho is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of many books for kids. She has received the Asian Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature Honor, a Golden Kite Award, a Golden Poppy Award, and an Ezra Jack Keats Award Honor, and she has been a finalist for the Kirkus Prize. Her works include the picture books Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, We Who Produce Pearls: An Anthem for Asian America, and The Day the Books Disappeared , and the young adult novel The Silence That Binds Us. She is a writer and an educator with a passion for anti-bias, anti-racism, and equity work. She holds a master’s degree from the Principal Leadership Institute at UC Berkeley and has worn many hats in education: English teacher, dean, designer of an alternative-to-prison program, creator of educator professional development, and high school vice principal. She uses culturally relevant pedagogy, restorative practices, collaboration, and discourse to build student-centered communities of learning.
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