1. Read the following books: (Books can be found inside the Asian American Module on Canvas.)

The Name Jar (Choi, 2001)

The Lotus Seed (Garland, 1997)

I Hate English (Levine, 1995)

Baseball Saved Us (Mochizuki, 1993)

My Name is Yoon (Recorvits, 2003)

Lizzy's Friends (Lin, 2007)
https://youtu.be/NxwITJ7lBnU

2. Rate them according to their strength of purpose showcasing the issue of 'identity' within the Asian American Community. Focus the lens of your exploration of critical literacy from the perspective of analyzing the book for its storyline, spotlighting cultural pluralism versus cultural assimilation. (Remember The Rainbow Fish and Swimmy?) Rate each of the books in your opinion, based upon their success for telling the story of cultural pluralism (keep your unique identity, and ADD this to the community to benefit others).
3. List these books in order of their success showing preservation of cultural pluralism and maintenance of identity based upon this question : in your opinion, which book best shows cultural pluralism ?

1 Book Name #2 Book Name #3 Book Name etc..

4. Discuss your process of evaluation within your ratings list. Talk briefly about why you rated EACH ONE OF THE BOOKS the way you did. Give a sentence or two explaining your thinking.
5. End your discussion about the books listed with a short evaluative discussion about the importance of reverence and respect for cultural identity. Connect your conversation with a direct quote found with the poem,"I Am Asian" (please find inside the Asian Module Voice Over PowerPoint located in Canvas). Connect your concluding discussion about the importance of preserving Asian cultural identity with a direct quote from this poem.