Guest Book Review: The Bone Collector’s Son
Our son reviews this slightly spooky, highly historical, middle grade novel.
Children’s Books and Poems with Multiracial Asian characters
The best children’s books, poems, coloring books, and chapter books with biracial Asian characters!
How “Streams: Chinese American History for Kids” fits with different types of Homeschooling
We have done the research and the organizing for you! Here we show you how Streams fits well with many different styles of home education.
How to use “Streams” to Discover Chinese American History if you Don’t Homeschool
How to work in something else when kids are so busy these days? The last thing we want to do is put more of a burden on parents or kids. So here are some suggestions of how to incorporate the important information in Streams into your lives.
Easiest Ways to Learn Asian American History for Adults and Teens
The best and easiest ways to get up to speed on AANHPI history for adults - documentaries, podcasts and books.
What is Streams and who is it for?
Streams is a forthcoming resource from Resilient Panda for kids to learn Chinese American history. It is not a textbook to read through though. It is much more engaging than that. Nor is Streams something that parents have to TEACH their kids, rather the whole family can learn together.
When Do Kids Grow Out of Picture Books?
Who would read a picture book to an 11-year-old? Shouldn’t they be on to reading chapter books and nonfiction by themselves? Aren’t picture books just for preschoolers?
Resilient Panda Origin Story Part 2 - Why the Name “Resilient Panda”?
Research in China showed wild giant pandas have surprising genetic diversity, which gives the population a better ability to adapt to challenges such as disease or habitat destruction. In other words, their diversity makes them more resilient. Diversity means they have more tools in their toolkit to cope with change
Resilient Panda Origin Story Part 1 - Why Kids Need Asian American History
“If the US was at war with China, whose side would you be on?” No one has ever asked me (a white woman) that question. But they have asked my young son, who has Chinese heritage. Overhearing that question was an eye-opening experience for me.