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.
Interest Level | Grade 5 - Grade 8 |
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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 |
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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 |