California English Journal

With a firm commitment to equity, CATE (California Association of Teachers of English), a non-profit organization and NCTE affiliate, amplifies voices of literacy teachers across the state, promoting communication, collaboration, and ongoing professional learning; and advocates for educational justice and agency for all California students. 

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California English Journal — May 2024

Theme: Building Community with Asian American and Pacific Islander Literature

Artist of this issue: Felicia Liang

California English journal May 2024: Building Community with Asian American and Pacific Islander Literature

Contents

FELICIA LIANG
THE ARTIST OF THIS ISSUE

DIANA LIU
NAVIGATING BY CONSTELLATION

ZACH ROSENAU
FIGHTING ANTI-ASIAN HATE WITH AAPI LITERATURE CIRCLES

CATE
KEEPING MEMORIES ALIVE: CATE 2024

ANGIE YI
ENRICHING OUR CURRICUUM: ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER VOICES

KIMBERLY KIM
REAL TIGER MOMS AND MAHJONG: THE JOY LUCK CLUB

JANET WONG
LUNAR NEW YEAR

VIRGINIA NGUYEN
USING MEMOIR TO BROADEN UNDERSTANDING OF AMERICAN IDENTITY

CARRIE SANTO-THOMAS
CURATING A CLASSROOM LIBRARY AS THE HEART OF A SAFE PLACE

SOVANDARA CHHIN
CULTIVATING COMMUNITY WITH YOUNG CHILDREN

FRANCESCA (CHESA) CAPARAS
FILIPINX AMERICAN HEART WORK IN THE WAKE OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC

HANNAH HOHLE
REIMAGINING WRITING INSTRUCTION IN AN ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE COURSE

CATE
CATE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON MARCH 3, 2024

Features and Columns

President’s Perspective

Editor’s Column

Call for Manuscripts

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Call for Manuscripts

Next Issue: September 2024
Theme: HELPING NEW TEACHERS DO MORE THAN SURVIVE

Schools have often been accused of eating their young. Assigning novice teachers the toughest classes and most remote classrooms, we seem to expect them to sink or swim. How can we do better? What systems are in place at your school to help young teachers thrive? What advice do you have for someone entering the profession? What do you wish you knew when you began teaching?

Due Date: August 1, 2024

Call for Manuscripts

Upcoming Issue: November 2024
Theme: REBUILDING READING AND WRITING MUSCLES

Over the course of the pandemic, many students’ reading and writing muscles atrophied. Teachers worry that the supports they provided — and which were sorely needed — for distance learning have become crutches, inhibiting student autonomy and holding back student achievement. How can we re-engage students in their own learning and help them choose to tackle complex academic tasks? How have you approached the challenge of reestablishing the rigor required for reading long books and writing extended essays? What changes have you made to curriculum and instruction to help students become stronger, more self-directed learners?

Due Date: October 1, 2024