No Single Story: Amplifying the Voices of Asian American and Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Early Educators brings together a diverse group of Asian American and Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) across the diaspora to share stories about how our intersecting identities and lived experiences have shaped our roles in early education and care. The collection of essays in this book demonstrates the complexity of AANHPI educators, representing different ethnicities, intersecting identities and roles in education. We consist of people from more than 50 ethnic groups with over 100 languages and dialects, all with different cultures, religions, and our own sets of historic and contemporary international conflicts. We have been marginalized and privileged both within and outside our identities. Our communities include newly arrived immigrants, people who have been on American soil for multiple generations, and people of Indigenous heritage. We hope the book provides both mirrors and windows as well as an invitation to share your story.
Our stories matter. How do your identities shape who you are?
Companion resources to the book: Online free resources include:
A professional development guide for instructors, facilitators and leaders who want to use this text with their staff, college students, and adult learners
A webinar discussion (90 min) about how we can shape a more inclusive and culturally sustaining future for early childhood education by centering the voices of those within the AANHPI community that include so many cultures, histories and traditions
Two short films (below) that bring the voices of the book to life: 1) Why Our Stories Matter (2 minutes); 2) Our Identities Are Complex (2 minutes)
Two longer films: 1) No Single Story: A Mirror for Some, A Window for Everyone (6 minutes); 2) No Single Story: Collective Voices (22 minutes)
Short Films
Directed and edited by Filiz Efe McKinney of Brave Sprout Productions.
Read Filiz’s story, written after collaborating with the No Single Story authors.
Produced by Debbie LeeKeenan of Anti-Bias Leaders ECE.
