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Ms. Lam from Flushing, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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I See Mirrors

Help me give my students a culturally responsive classroom that inspires a love for reading!

  • $363 goal

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My Project

I am a fifth grade teacher who works in a predominately Asian-American populated school. Students are often from first generation immigrant families who have moved here in search of a better future for their children. These books will help me to continue to build and foster a culturally responsive classroom.

I want my students to be able to see a reflection of themselves in my classroom library.

Students should be surrounded by literature that gives them a mirror into their own lives. When a child is able to relate to a book, they become inspired to read. The more they are inspired, the more their love of reading will grow!

Ms. Lam PS 120 Queens Grades 3-5

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Flushing, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

30 students impacted 13donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Asian-Americans Who Inspire Us • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Enemy Child: The Story of Norman Mineta, a Boy Imprisoned in a Japanese American Internment Camp During World War II • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
The Secret Battle of Evan Pao • Amazon Business $17.37 1 $17.37
A Gift for Popo - A Chinese American book about Grandma • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone • Amazon Business $14.92 1 $14.92
Wishes • Amazon Business $14.85 1 $14.85
I Am Golden • Amazon Business $14.44 1 $14.44
The Most Beautiful Thing • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Let's Go Yum Cha: A Dim Sum Adventure! • Amazon Business $13.02 1 $13.02
The Jaguar's Children • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Stargazing • Amazon Business $10.57 1 $10.57
Troublemaker • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
Asian American Women in Science: An Asian American History Book for Kids (Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $9.79 1 $9.79
Suki's Kimono • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
When You Trap a Tiger: (Winner of the 2021 Newbery Medal) • Amazon Business $8.59 1 $8.59
Finding Junie Kim • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Bee-Bim Bop! • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Downstairs Girl • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Friends in the Mail (Katie Woo's Neighborhood) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95

Materials cost

$266.47

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.92

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$308.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.42

Total project goal

$362.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $362.81

12 Donors

-$254.96

Donations toward project cost

-$227.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.29

match offer

-$94.97

Match offer toward project cost

-$80.72

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.89

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