Aloha, all!
As part of a FoodCorps synthesis project around our decolonization & anti-racism work, I am installing mini book library in N.Kohala on the Big Island, HI that shares diverse, culturally-inclusive, and other educational books and materials as well as BIPOC authors.
This part of the island is very diverse due to its history of imported labor from Japan, Philippines, Puerto Rico, China, N. Europe, and Korea for the past sugar cane ("Kō" in Hawaiian means sugar cane! ) industry, as well as the Native Hawaiian culture. This diversity continues to be present in the local food, agriculture, and celebrations. My hope is to celebrate these cultures and more through this free, educational resource for the community.
I think a school or community garden would be a great site for these little free diverse libraries, so I wanted to share the
Little Free Library website, which as ready-made libraries, guides, and other great resources.
This IG shares other examples of diverse mini libraries.
Some of the nature/food/garden-oriented kids books I will be adding include:
- The ugly vegetables by Grace Lin
- A Nest in Springtime (bilingual Mandarin Chinese) by Belle Yang
- Pacific High Island Environments by Danko Taborosi
- Yum! Qué Rico! - America's Sproutings by Pat Mora
- Cycle of Rice - A Story of Sustainable Farming by Jan Reynolds
- Dumpling Dreams by Carrie Clickard
- Yasmin the chef by Saadia Faruqi
I'll share a picture when it is finished!
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Lily Nguyen
KidsGardening
Education Specialist
lilyn@kidsgardening.org------------------------------