Excellence in the Arts

From the Set 21st Century Skills Library

The Racial Justice in America: AAPI Excellence and Achievement series celebrates Asian achievement and culture, while exploring racism in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. In the Excellence in the Arts book, students learn about the creative Asian men and women who have contributed so much to the artistic fabric of America-from poetry to painting to writing to music. Series is written by Virginia Loh-Hagan, a prolific author, advocate, and director of the San Diego State University Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Resource Center. Books include 21st Century Skills and content, an activity across books, table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, and educational matter.

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Interest Level Grade 5 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 5
Dewey 700.89/95073
Lexile 770L
ATOS Reading Level 5.3
Guided Reading Level W
Language English
Publisher Cherry Lake Publishing
Available Formats Reinforced book (9781668909348), Paperback (9781668910948), PDF (9781668914120), ePub (9781668912539), Hosted ebook (9781668917305), Kindle (9781668915714)
Copyright 2023
Number of Pages 32
Dimensions 7 x 9
Graphics Full-color photographs, Historical photographs

Author: Virginia Loh-Hagan

Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan is an author and educator. She is currently the Director of the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Center at San Diego State University and the Co-Executive Director of The Asian American Education Project. She lives in San Diego with her very tall husband and very naughty dogs.

  • Chapter 1: AAPI in the Arts
  • Chapter 2: Excellence in Music
  • Chapter 3: Excellence in the Performing Arts
  • Chapter 4: Excellence the Visual Arts
  • Chapter 5: Excellence in Literature
  • Achieve Excellence!
  • Extend Your Learning
  • Glossary
  • Index
Activities for further learning
Author/Illustrator biography
Glossary of key words
Index
Informative sidebars
Table of contents
Full-color photographs, Historical photographs