Visiting UCLA We did a self-tour of UCLA. My husband graduated from UCLA. I went to business school here (Anderson Graduate School of Business) along with my brother. My father got his Ph.D. in mathematics at UCLA. My brother-in-law graduated from UCLA too. It also happened to be National Sister Day which was perfect because…
“This history was totally hidden from white children. And that was deliberate.” from The Atlantic I think that the Tulsa Race Massacre may have garnered a single sentence in my history book when I studied A.P. History in high school in Southern California. A single sentence or even paragraph isn’t enough to do it justice,…
Please join Amy Tai and me for our fourth Multicultural Children’s Book Club. We host a FREE multicultural children’s picture book virtual book club on the first Thursday of every month from 7 pm to 8 pm EST. August’s event will be held on August 5th and we are celebrating the Hindu holiday, Raksha Bandhan,…
I met Darshana Khiani years ago as a fellow children’s book blogger. Her blog, Flowering Minds, has wonderful author interviews and children’s book reviews, but it is my go-to for South Asian KidLit books. Darshana might have been the first KidLit blogger who decided to venture into writing children’s books and personally inspired me to…
The wonderful thing about novels is that they allow us a glimpse into a world that isn’t our own and never will be. However, we all wish we could see certain parts of our favorite novels in real life sometimes. This article aims to have a look at some of the most interesting buildings from…
I’m kicking off a series that I call “What They Don’t Teach in History Books.” These are topics that are generally erased from history. I don’t remember ever learning about them at school. I will center each topic using children’s books. I plan to add videos and other links to make each topic a more…
Communication is an essential part of all beings. We do it all the time in many forms. However, autistic children and people with special needs may have issues with traditional forms of communication. Adults and children with speech or language problems or delays may need to figure out communication ways. This is where augmentative and…