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Ms. Murakami from Waipahu, HI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Two Voices

Help me give my students the opportunity to read books from their culture to serve as exemplars to help create their own bilingual books.

  • $348 goal

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My Students

My students are 9th-12th grade English language learners with a wealth of knowledge of their culture, language, and experiences which I want them to share with others outside of the classroom.

My students come with a range of educational background and English language proficiency.

They also have to work so hard to learn the English language and the content area requirements to graduate high school.

My Project

These books will serve as mentor texts and exemplars for our students to help them to create their own bilingual books. Students will write a narrative: myths or legends from their culture or their own personal narrative. This will give the students the opportunity to improve their reading and writing skills.

We are working in partnership with a local publishing company where students will be able to publish their own bilingual books.

The students will translate and incorporate visuals to go along with their stories. By creating these books, the students can share and help to preserve their culture and personal stories.

Ms. Murakami Waipahu High School Grades 9-12

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Waipahu, HI View local requests

Half 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

70 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Samoan Legends of Love and Courtship Among Kings and Chiefs • Amazon Business $40.00 1 $40.00
Indigenous Literatures from Micronesia (The New Oceania Literary Series) • Amazon Business $30.00 1 $30.00
Iep Jaltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter (Volume 80) (Sun Tracks) • Amazon Business $14.95 2 $29.90
Micronesian Legends • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
The Remember Balloons • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Filipino Children's Favorite Stories: Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
ALAMAT NG AMPALAYA (The Legend of the Bitter Gourd) - Philippine Book • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Bahay Kubo and Other Filipino Folksongs for Children: Bilingual Tagalog and English Edition (Anthology) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Cora Cooks Pancit • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Pan de Sal Saves the Day: An Award-winning Children's Story from the Philippines [New Bilingual English and Tagalog Edition] • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Jabari Jumps • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Bwebwenato Ko An Aesop: Aesop's Fables in Marshallese (Marshallese Edition) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Maui Hooks the Islands (Hawaiian Legends for Little Ones) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Maui Slows the Sun • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.43 1 $7.43
Chuukese Folklore: Island bedtime stories and fairytales • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
Pohnpei: Pwuken Kadaudok (PALI KEIEU) (Volume 1) • Amazon Business $5.38 1 $5.38
Maru (Chuukese) • Amazon Business $3.78 1 $3.78

Materials cost

$247.14

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $10.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$295.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.18

Total project goal

$347.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $347.89

1 Donor

-$173.94

Donations toward project cost

-$147.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.09

match offer

-$173.95

Match offer toward project cost

-$147.86

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.09

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