Highlighting Asian and Pacific American Writers
In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, The Change Agent has curated a list of pieces written by students across the diaspora. From the recently arrived to long-time citizens, these pieces help to highlight the richness of the spectrum of identity and experience.
Stay tuned as we continue to highlight student writers of Asian descent this Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
| Title | Page | Level | Issue |
 Volunteers Make a Difference [Read + Listen][PDF – FREE] |
18 | 55 | |
| Working in a Nail Salon (adv./int.) [Read][PDF – FREE] |
8 | 6 | 53 |
| Volunteer Tutor Finds the New Normal [Read][PDF – FREE] | 16 | 5 | 53 |
| My Job Is to Take Care of My Children [Read] |
29 | 5 | 53 |
| Stay-at-Home Mom [Read] | 30 | 6 | 53 |
| A Mom, Writer, and Small Business Owner [Read] | 32 | 6 | 53 |
| When My Parents Tested Positive [Read] | 4 | 8 | 52 |
| Breathe! [Read] |
5 | 4 | 52 |
| How Fresh is the Cake? [Read] | 36 | 7 | 52 |
| Art as Therapy [Read] | 42 | 7 | 52 |
| The Stress of Moving to a New Country [Read] | 50 | 5 | 52 |
| When My Mum Died [Read] | 52 | 5 | 52 |
| Fresh Bread [Read] |
57 | 5 | 52 |
| Let’s Look Out for Everyone [Read] |
3 | 7 | 51 |
| Natural Disaster and Human-Made [Read] | 6 | 7 | 51 |
| My Son’s First Steps [Read] |
12 | 3 | 51 |
| Doing Something Special with My Life [Read] | 15 | 5 | 51 |
| Pandemic Haircut [Read] |
19 | 4 | 51 |
| Making a Difference During Lockdown [Read] | 26 | 7 | 51 |
| Training to Be a Hotel Room Attendant [Read] | 37 | 6 | 51 |
| Masks Protect Everyone [Read] | 44 | 5 | 51 |
| How Covid-19 Affected My Job [Read] | 53 | 6 | 51 |
| Information Against Misinformation[Read] |
8 | 8 | 50 |
| Education Matters [Read] | 27 | 9 | 50 |
| #NewWaytoSpeakUp [Read] |
34 | 9 | 50 |
| Protesters in Hong Kong Fight for Democracy [Read] |
36 | 7 | 50 |
| We Need Basketball Courts [Read] |
38 | 5 | 50 |
| Family Meetings [Read] |
48 | 8 | 50 |
| Everyone Needs to Play [Read] |
3 | 6 | 49 |
| Ainu People: Indigenous People of Japan [Read] | 50 | 9 | 48 |
| Help Me, Mom! [Read] |
4 | 2 | 47 |
| Punishment at School [Read] |
20 | 5 | 47 |
| Rulers Are Not for Hitting [Read] | 21 | 6 | 47 |
| Using Math to Start a Poultry Farm [Read] |
28 | 6 | 47 |
| Origami Math [Read] | 30 | 8 | 47 |
| Being a Tailor [Read] | 35 | 3 | 47 |
| Math in Our Daily Lives [Read] | 38 | 4 | 47 |
| Math Strategies for Saving Money [Read] | 40 | 6 | 47 |
| The Taj Mahal [Read] |
46 | 8 | 47 |
| Mundan Ceremony [Read] | 10 | 8 | 46 |
| It’s Only Hair [Read] |
23 | 4 | 46 |
| Mom’s Good Intention [Read] | 33 | 4 | 46 |
| Ripe Palm Oil as a Shampoo? [Read] |
34 | 7 | 46 |
| Serve the Same Sauce [Read] | 45 | 3 | 46 |
| Hair Salons and Tipping [Read] | 52 | 4 | 46 |
| Cutting Hair: Trying Something New [Read] | 54 | 4 | 46 |
| My Beautiful White Blouse |
6 | 5 | 45 |
| From Mom to Event Planner [Read] | 16 | 8 | 45 |
| Fight Your Fear [Read] | 18 | 7 | 45 |
| I Was a Dentist in Syria |
32 | 5 | 45 |
| Surviving in America [Read] | 42 | 20 | |
| The “Somali Invasion” [Read] | 38 | 20 | |
| Let Your Voice Be Heard [Read] | 16 | 20 | |
| My Literacy Story [Read] | 37 | 19 | |
| Kaleidoscopic Image [Read] | 4 | 19 | |
| I Ride My Bicycle to Class | 3 | 4 | 43 |
| The Camel Did a U-Turn [Read] | 12 | 7 | 43 |
| Do Not Follow the Crowd [Read] | 14 | 4 | 43 |
| Different as Sky and Land | 16 | 5 | 43 |
| Free to Travel | 17 | 3 | 43 |
| I Am Not a Model Minority [Read][PDF] – FREE | 10 | 12 | 42 |
| Strategies for Healing [Read][PDF] – FREE | 54 | 8 | 42 |
| Thank You for Food [Read] | 19 | 9 | 41 |
| For Sisters & Brothers [Read] | 24 | 8 | 41 |
| Celebrating Eid [Read] | 36 | 8 | 41 |
| Working during Holidays [Read] | 30 | 5 | 41 |
| Sacred Water, Playful Water [Read] | 40 | 6 | 41 |
| Togetherness around Mansaf [Read] | 5 | 6 | 40 |
| Eat Everything on Your Plate | 14 | 3 | 40 |
| I Was a Picky Eater [Read] | 15 | 4 | 40 |
| Mugwort Dim Sum [Read] | 19 | 4 | 40 |