And as is traditional and fun, they share their food with each other so that everyone gets a bite of everything. On a visit to a bustling dim sum restaurant, a family picks their favorite little dishes from the steaming trolleys filled with dumplings, cakes, buns, and tarts. Just right for young children, Dim Sum for Everyone celebrates a cultural custom and a universal favorite activity- eating In English, dim sum means 'little hearts,' or 'touches the heart,' but to this young girl, dim sum means delicious. In English, dim sum means ' little hearts, ' or ' touches the heart, ' but to this young girl, dim sum means delicious. If you live in a state that is currently restricting access to diverse books AND/OR you have the means to curate your own library for your littles, check out my family’s favorite subscription box, OurShelves. They deserve to be shared.Īnd honestly, who doesn’t love dim sum? There’s always at least one little dish (if not more) that you can’t wait to have. Our nation contains many cultures, many races, many genders, and many stories. Children deserve access to literature that is reflective, inclusive, and expansive, like the world they live in. And if book bans look like censorship, and acts like censorship, then it’s goddamn censorship. And despite what lying-DeSantis says, the empty shelves in classrooms and libraries are not a hoax.Īs the saying goes, if it looks like a duck, and it quacks like a duck, then it’s a duck.
Act” and the “Parental Rights in Education” law have made it difficult for librarians and teachers to keep books like Dim Sum for Everyone! on their shelves. But Florida is removing millions of books, not just books uplifting the delicacy of dim sum and Asian American representation, but books that highlight civil rights heroes like Rosa Parks and sports legends like Roberto Clemente.įlorida is one of the 18 states that have passed laws restricting lessons on race and racism, and classroom discussions about gender identity and sexual orientation. Credit to maybe I’m a bit more peeved because I AM Asian American + my kids ARE Asian American + my family really LOVES dim sum.
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