Short Film – No Single Story: Amplifying the Voices of Asian American and Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Early Educators

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No Single Story: Collective Voices

No Single Story: Collective Voices (22 min) brings to life many of the voices in the book No Single Story: Amplifying the Voices of Asian American and Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Early Educators (NAEYC, 2026). The authors reflect on their identities, their communities, and what it means to tell their stories together.

A companion to the book and its professional development guidebook, the film moves through seven themes:

1. Complexity of Identity
2. Collective Power
3. History and Erasure
4. Immigration
5. Culturally Responsive Practices
6. Leadership and Advocacy
7. Storytelling Matters

The film ends where the conversation begins — with questions for the viewer.

Directed and edited by Filiz Efe McKinney of Brave Sprout Productions. Produced by Debbie LeeKeenan of Anti-Bias Leaders ECE.