Tag: diverse books
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MAMP’s Last Minute Multicultural Gift Guide
Hello Meltingpot Commuinity, If you’re anything like me, even with your best intentions, you’ve waited until right this minute to start your holiday shopping. Whether it’s Christmas, Kwanzaa or Hanukkah you’re shopping for, have no fear, I’ve got some great Meltingpot gift ideas for you. Gifts that reflect our love for the multicultural but also…
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How to Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month
Hello Meltingpot Community, Did you know November is National Native American Heritage Month? It’s okay if you didn’t or it slipped your mind. It’s only November 11 which means we still have three weeks left to turn our attention to celebrating and honoring the people’s whose land we now live on. Of course, when it…
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MAMP Podcast Ep #21: Author Laila Lalami
On episode 21 of My American Meltingpot, listen in on my conversation with author, Laila Lalami. Laila is the author of the book, The Other Americans, our fall book club pick in the My American Meltingpot book club. She is also the author of three other award-winning novels including, The Moor’s Account and Secret Son.…
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MAMP Fall Book Club Pick: The Other Americans by Laila Lalami
Hello Meltingpot Readers. I am so absolutely thrilled to announce the next selection for the My American Meltingpot Book Club. If you recall, in the MAMP book club: “We read books by authors of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds who tell stories that explore cross-cultural connections. Books are selected because of the quality of the…
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Meltingpot Book Review: “Washington Black” by Esi Edugyan
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Even though I’m doing a lot of reading and research for my Black in Spain project, it wouldn’t be summer if I wasn’t also consuming a fair amount of fiction as well. Fun fact, I received the hardcover version of Esi Edugyan’s critically-acclaimed, Washington Black for Christmas, but I bought the paperback…
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The My American Meltingpot Book Club is Almost Here!
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I am so excited! Next week, May 1, marks the official launch of the My American Meltingpot (MAMP) book club! On that Wednesday, I will officially announce the first selection for the club. As I mentioned in a previous post, the MAMP Book Club members will read books by authors of diverse…
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Book Marks: Literary News for Meltingpot Enthusiasts
Hello Meltingpot Readers, This year, I’m going to launch the My American Meltingpot book club! I’m so excited because there is nothing I love more than books, except perhaps, talking about books with other like-minded people. So, stay tuned for future announcements about the MAMP book club. Diverse Book News In the meantime, here are…
