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Ms. Ullman from Oakland, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Adding New AAPI Voices

Help me give my students new books featuring AAPI protagonists in honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

This May, in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I would like to expand my classroom library with books that specifically center the Asian experience. My current classroom library includes many books about kids with diverse identities, but Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are not equally represented across all genres. As recently as 2020, AAPI made up only 9% of protagonists in children's books published that year. Consequently, I have been scouring new middle-grade book releases to find exciting new titles for our growing collection.

In this collection of brand new titles by AAPI authors, students will be able to read a mystery about a kidnapped dog during a zombie apocalypse, a rom-com that takes place on Lunar New Year, and a graphic novel about siblings who save their family from mythical creatures!

As students who identify as AAPI make up a small percentage of our student population, students often enter middle school with misconceptions about Asians and Pacific Islanders. My hope is that by expanding my classroom library with these books, my AAPI students will build confidence in their own identities, and all students will build empathy and understanding by reading about cultures different from their own.

Ms. Ullman Elmhurst United Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Oakland, CA View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

120 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hunter x Hunter Manga Set, Vol. 1-12 • Amazon Business $106.00 1 $106.00
Top Story (Front Desk #5) • Amazon Business $18.30 1 $18.30
The Secret Battle of Evan Pao • Amazon Business $14.59 1 $14.59
Haru, Zombie Dog Hero • Amazon Business $13.96 1 $13.96
Lunar New Year Love Story • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Mabuhay!: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
Pippa Park Raises Her Game (1) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Last Mapmaker • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Everlasting Nora: A Novel • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Adrift • Amazon Business $8.77 1 $8.77

Materials cost

$227.66

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $20.83

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$281.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.75

Total project goal

$331.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $331.65

1 Donor

-$165.82

Donations toward project cost

-$140.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.87

match offer

-$165.82

Match offer toward project cost

-$140.95

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.87

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