CABE Riverside Chapter #6

"Immigration is a hot topic. There are many ideological differences and issues to consider, but there are also many stereotypes to break," writes Hispanic Mama. "As an immigrant myself and as an American, it’s important to make sure my children understand the tremendous value of why we call ourselves a nation of immigrants.

I know this can be a challenging topic to discuss with little kids or kids who don’t have a personal story with immigration. The good news is that there are children’s books about immigration that will help kids to get a glimpse of what it’s like to walk in the shoes of other children who are immigrants themselves or whose lives are forever changed by immigration."

See the full list in the comments.

A rich trove of Asian American and Pacific Islander history lives in academic journals and university library stacks that many students don’t know how to tap into.

A new multimedia textbook developed out of UCLA's Asian American Studies Center is trying to change that.

✍️ Josie Huang
📸 Billy Hawkins

Your title may change but that doesn’t mean your mission has to.

Keep carrying the torch for multilingualism.

Like the resilient seeds of a Mexican proverb, we too can rise, even when they try to bury us. 🌱

Support multilingual learners. Congress is considering $1B in FY27 funding for Title III (ESEA) and restoring OELA as a standalone office.

Ask your House member to sign the letter by Thurs., March 26.
Take action: https://www.votervoice.net/BroadcastLinks/I7lOZn7MeK01q23oR4k63Q

Powerful Women

Worldwide over 7000 languages are spoken. While linguistic diversity is valued by many countries in the world, 40% of these languages are endangered.

Many ESL and bilingual teachers are left to wonder how they can support linguistic diversity and empower multilingual learners with the gifts of their languages.

We can have a great impact on our students and their families by increasing their confidence and self-esteem and their language identities.

The small and big things we do each day convey messages about languages.

• label the walls in languages students speak
• provide books in many languages
• offer guest speakers and readers in languages other than English only
• learn words in the languages students speak
• listen to students read in the languages they can
•Invite students to write in the languages they can
• show genuine interest, and excitement around languages
• give students space, and time to talk with same language peers

The fact is that when language is ignored, there may be a danger of limiting participation and cutting off valuable resources.

Every child deserves to be seen, heard, and valued for who they are fully and completely.

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So many celebrations this week. A perfect example of our diversity and our many faiths celebrating significant holidays at the same time.
Such an important time and great opportunity to educate children to appreciate our diversity and celebrate the similarities, even in our differences .
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