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Professional Development about East Asia for K-12 Educators

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Our producer @onlywon @larissalam are going to be featured speakers at #NCSS2023 Dec 1! Who else will be there? #sschat #teachertwitter #edchat
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📣 #ICYMI: Baldwin Chiu is coming to #NCSS2023! Whether you know him from his award-winning work in film production or from his hip-hop career as @OnlyWon, you will not want to miss his insights in #Nashville. ➡️ hubs.li/Q023jXTl0 #teachertwitter #hiphop @fareastdeepso
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Now that it is official, take a moment and check out NCTA's summer programs. Many of our July and August courses are still open for registration. Take a look: nctasia.org/programs/
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Wow! "Dragonfly Eyes" (by Cao Wenxuan, tr. me, @candlewick) receives 2022 Freeman Of Note Award for Young Adult/Middle School Literature. Congratulations to @MichelleRReader, @YCompestine and @MatulaChristina!! The 2022 Freeman Book Award Winners: nctasia.org/awards/year/2022…
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Strike the Zither receives 2022 Freeman Of Note Award for Young Adult / High School Literature by Joan He @joanhewrites (Roaring Brook Press) Fiction - Set in China @worldkidlit nctasia.org/award/strike-the…
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Dragonfly Eyes receives 2022 Freeman Of Note Award for Young Adult / Middle School Literature by , Translated by @HelenWangLondon (@Candlewick) Fiction - Set in China and France #ChineseLit #WorldKidLit nctasia.org/award/dragonfly-…
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The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei receives 2022 Freeman Of Note Award for Young Adult / Middle School Literature by @MatulaChristina @InkyardPress Fiction - Set in Hong Kong nctasia.org/award/the-not-so…
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Warrior Princess: The Story of Khutulun receives 2022 Freeman Of Note Award for Children’s Literature by Sally Deng (@fsgbooks) Non-fiction - Biography - Set in China and Mongolia nctasia.org/award/warrior-pr…
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Operation Pangolin receives 2022 Freeman Of Note Award for Children’s Literature by Suzi Eszterhas, Photographs by @SuziEszterhas (Millbrook Press) Non-fiction - Set in Vietnam #WorldPangolinDay #pangolin nctasia.org/award/operation-…
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receives 2022 Freeman Of Note Award for Children’s Literature by Liza Ferneyhough, Illustrated by Liza Ferneyhough @penguinkids (Dial Books) Fiction - Set in Malaysia and England #LizaFerneyhough nctasia.org/award/nana-nenek…
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The Red Palace receives 2022 Freeman Award Honorable Mention Award for Young Adult / High School Literature by @WriterJuneHur- (@FeiwelFriends) Fiction - Set in Korea nctasia.org/award/the-red-pa…
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K-Pop Revolution receives 2022 Honorable Mention Freeman Award for Young Adult / High School Literature by @stephanmlee (Point) Fiction - Set in Korea #KPopRevolution, #KPopConfidential nctasia.org/award/k-pop-revo…
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Morning Sun in Wuhan receives 2022 Honorable Mention Freeman Award for Young Adult / Middle School Literature by Ying Chang Compestine, @ClarionBooks Fiction - Set in China nctasia.org/award/morning-su…
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WHEN THE SAKURA BLOOM receives 2022 Honorable Mention Freeman Award for Children’s Literature by Narisa Togo (@BerbayBooks) Fiction - Set in Japan nctasia.org/award/when-the-s…
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ALONE LIKE ME receives 2022 Honorable Mention Freeman Award for Children’s Literature. by Rebecca Evans (@anneschwartzbks) Fiction - Set in China nctasia.org/award/alone-like…
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Announcing the winner of the 2022 Freeman Book Award for Young Adult / High School Literature The Color of the Sky Is the Shape of the Heart by Chesil, Translated by Takami Nieda (@soho_teen) Fiction - Set in Japan and America nctasia.org/award/the-color-…
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Announcing the winner of the 2022 Freeman Book Awards for Children's Literature. Eighteen Vats of Water by Ji-li Jiang , Illustrated by @NadiaHsieh1 @CrestonBooks nctasia.org/award/eighteen-v…
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Zhixiang, 53, is the abbot of Bao’en Temple in Shanghai’s Fengxian District. He’s also responsible for over 9,000 stray cats and dogs. The monk says he’s faced criticism for neglecting his religious duties. But he believes that saving lives is a better way to practice Buddhism.

One Monk, a 500-Year Old Temple, and 9,000 Cats and Dogs

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The Japanese maple trees have been considered a symbol of grace personified for hundreds of years and is associated with peace. The maple trees can also represent balance and are called "kito" in the Japanese language, which means "calm," or "at peace." #SymbolismSunday
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Lee Ki Sik, the commissioner of the Military Manpower Administration, told lawmakers on Friday that it’s “desirable” for BTS members to fulfill their military duties to ensure fairness in the country’s military service. @NBCNews @AP nbcnews.com/news/world/k-pop…

K-pop stars BTS face possible military conscription in South Korea

Lee Ki Sik, commissioner of the Military Manpower Administration, told lawmakers that it’s “desirable” for BTS members to fulfill their military duties to ensure fairness.

nbcnews.com
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Pick up a newspaper these days and you may think Beijing is about to invade Taiwan sometime between next Tuesday and, say, 2024. But @JohnCulver689 has spent a lifetime watching the PLA and if war is Beijing's plan, he says, then these would be the signs: carnegieendowment.org/2022/0…

How We Would Know When China Is Preparing to Invade Taiwan

If war is Beijing’s plan, there would be reliable indications that it is coming.

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