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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This program aims to show the diversity of natural and cultural landscapes that are characteristic of Australia, with contrasts between the vast uninhabited desert areas and the urban areas. Australia is a nation of city dwellers with a multicultural population that lives in relative harmony. The lifestyles and features of the people and their aspirations into the new century are highlighted. The program looks at places of interest in different states...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This program looks at communities in Sydney with different Socio economic status and ethnic backgrounds. These are Cabramatta with a predominantly Vietnamese and other Asian background, Baulkham Hills, a high SES LGA of 180000 people ; and Lakemba which has over 40% of the population following the Muslim faith and many with Lebanese backgrounds and culture. --Kanopy.
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
"Enter Irshad Manji and her dog, Lily. Raised to believe that dogs are evil, Manji overcame her fear of the "other" to adopt Lily. She got more than she bargained for. Defying her labels as an old, blind dog, Lily engages Manji in a taboo-busting conversation about identity, power, and politics. They're feisty. They're funny. And in working through their challenges to one another, they reveal how to open the hearts of opponents for the sake of enduring...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"There are so many different kinds of dumplings to love! In this sweet rhyming board book, the youngest of readers are introduced to traditional dumplings eaten all over the world...[and] is just right for sharing diverse culinary traditions and fostering a love of good food with little ones"--
Author
Publisher
MineditionUS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Colombian creator Dipacho explores the many ways we live with other people--or, at times, apart from them--with striking illustrations of the jabiru, the largest member of the stork family of birds. In spare, poetic text and stunning watercolors, Dipachohonors family togetherness as well as families whose members choose to live apart, or are separated by circumstances. Moving spreads pay tribute to family members who have died, and those just born....
10) Antiracist Baby
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text present nine steps Antiracist Baby can take to improve equity, such as opening our eyes to all skin colors and celebrating all our differences.
11) Me gusta
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the affirmative and encouraging Me Gusta, acclaimed author and illustrator Angela Dominguez combines Spanish and English in a poetic and touching story of family, reminding us that through the adventures and the heartbreak, love conquers all and transcends language." -- Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A Is for All the Things You Are: A Joyful ABC Book is an alphabet board book developed by the National Museum of African American History and Culture that celebrates what makes us unique as individuals and connects us as humans. This lively and colorful book introduces young readers, from infants to age seven, to twenty-six key traits they can explore and cultivate as they grow. Each letter offers a description of the trait, a question inviting the...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What is racism? What is antiracism? Why are both important to learn about? The Antiracist Kid answers your questions about these words (and the big ideas behind them) and give you the tools to practice antiracism in your everyday life! This must-have guide explains: IDENTITY: What it is and what it means for you. JUSTICE: What it is, what racism has to do with it, and how to fight injustice. ACTIVISM: How to be the best antiracist kid you can be!...
Publisher
SAGE Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
This comprehensive title is among the first to extensively use newly released 2010 U.S. Census data to examine multiculturalism today and tomorrow in America. This distinction is important considering the following NPR report by Eyder Peralta: "Based on the first national numbers released by the Census Bureau, the AP reports that minorities account for 90 percent of the total U.S. growth since 2000, due to immigration and higher birth rates for Latinos."...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"The People Remember tells the journey of African descendants in America by connecting their history to the seven principles of Kwanzaa. It begins in Africa, where people were taken from their homes and families. They spoke different languages and had different customs. Yet they were bound and chained together and forced onto ships sailing into an unknown future. Ultimately, all these people had to learn one common language and create a culture that...
18) Two New Years
Author
Language
English
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Description
A multicultural family celebrates the traditions of two New Years--the Jewish Rosh Hashanah in the autumn, and the Asian Lunar New Year several months later.
19) Diversidad
Author
Publisher
Plutón Kids
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
We have many things in common and many things that make us unique. This book presents 44 differences in culture, perspective, appearance, abilities, and much more.
20) Brand-new bubbe
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jillian does not want another grandmother, after all she already has a Noni and a Gram, so when her mother marries Michael she is distinctly cool to her new bubbe--but her mother convinces her to give Bubbe a chance, and Jillian and all her grandmothers come together over a bowl of soup. Includes recipes for Matzo Ball Soup, Italian Wedding Soup, and Gazpacho.
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