Comments on: Academic Nook: Three Asian Immigrant Experience – Marginalization, Identity, Migrant Labor http://behindthebooks.gatheringbooks.org/?p=858 A GatheringBooks' page on Authors and Illustrators Wed, 07 Nov 2012 06:48:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Carmelita C. Ballesteros http://behindthebooks.gatheringbooks.org/?p=858#comment-2365 Carmelita C. Ballesteros Sun, 08 Jul 2012 23:04:47 +0000 http://behindthebooks.gatheringbooks.org/?p=858#comment-2365 Hi, Linda.

Where are you from? I’m e-mailing from the Philippines right now.

Thank you for you wonderful comment. I’m glad to know that you have used the Name Jar in your class.

The Fourth Little Pig, my version, is not available in other countries, except the Philippines. Right now, Eton City, a real estate company, is exhibiting giant replicas of the pages of The Fourth Little Pig to attract children, and their parents of course, to its outdoor, close-to-nature, marketing campaign.

I was there yesterday, July 8, for a read-aloud with some children. To my amazement, the marketing manager said families come, let their children run around in the outdoor exhibit with the giant pages, then BUY a house and lot. Eton has bought copies of my book and gives them away to children.

If you and your students live nearby, you can visit the gigantic picture book exhibit for free and enjoy other treats, also for free. The exhibit runs until August 12, 2012.

Best,

Carmelita

]]> By: Linda Baie http://behindthebooks.gatheringbooks.org/?p=858#comment-2294 Linda Baie Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:06:14 +0000 http://behindthebooks.gatheringbooks.org/?p=858#comment-2294 Thank you for all three examples of the immigrant’s experience. I have not experienced this myself, having few opportunities to work in another country. I’ve only traveled to different places. But through a niece’s eyes who was adopted from Korea, I have heard her stories, and through student eyes, theirs too. I’ve used The Name Jar in my teaching, giving some honor to student names as they research their own & share about their discoveries. It’s an empowerment that helps to begin a school year, to make community. I will keep a copy of the poem & look for your book. Thanks again.

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