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This is what community looks like, sounds like, feels like - our GOLDEN POWER 🌟💫💛
On the complexities of yellow and yellow peril, and offering an alternative: Golden Power.
About two weeks ago and before Lunar New Year, I spoke about anti-Asian hate and violence that was happening across America. I shared with my students that this really bothered me, frustrated me, and made me feel upset, and created space and time for students to ask any questions and share any thoughts that they may have. While many students were surprised to hear about the recent surge of anti-Asian racism (because they did not hear about it before), one fourth grader shared: “It [Anti-Asian hate and racism] won’t be on the news until there are more people who die.”
As an Asian American child, I never spoke of myself as someone important, a voice to be heard, or an identity to be seen and valued. I never spoke an affirmation about my identity. In fact, I never knew what an affirmation was until I started teaching affirmations to my students.
The silence from “social justice warriors” and “WOKE” folx is maddening.
“I don’t want to live in a world where people say I can’t do nothing because of my skin.
In Pre-Kindergarten music, we started learning sign language with our musical alphabet! We use our voices and our bodies to communicate and express ourselves! 🤟🏿🤟🏾🤟🏽
“I was going to think of a time

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