{"id":6325,"date":"2026-04-23T19:05:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T19:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/?p=6325"},"modified":"2026-07-29T22:12:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T22:12:34","slug":"write-about-asia-2025-freeman-award-winners-writers-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/write-about-asia-2025-freeman-award-winners-writers-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Write About Asia: 2025 Freeman Award Winners Writer\u2019s Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Educators joined us for our annual <em data-start=\"46\" data-end=\"105\">Write About Asia: Freeman Award Winners Writer\u2019s Workshop<\/em>, an online professional development series centered on award-winning children\u2019s and young adult literature from East and Southeast Asia. Facilitated by Lyn Jackson and Nora Douglass, the workshop gave participants the opportunity to read and write about selected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctasia.org\/awards\/\"><strong>2025 Freeman Award titles<\/strong><\/a> for grades 2\u201312, share written responses with fellow educators, and engage in collaborative discussion. Participants received free copies of the selected texts, as well as WA OSPI clock hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All participants attended:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tuesday, June 23<\/strong>, 2026 (3:00 \u2013 4:30 p.m. PDT): Introduction to the workshop and to the 2025 Freeman Award Winners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Participants chose or more of the following sessions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tuesday, June 30<\/strong>, 2026 (3:00 \u2013 4:30 p.m. PDT): Writer\u2019s Workshop Sharing based upon <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-beasts-beneath-the-winds-tales-of-southeast-asia-s-mythical-creatures-hanna-alkaf\/c738551388b4616c?ean=9781419770098&amp;next=t\"><em>The Beasts Beneath the Winds<\/em> <\/a>by Hanna Alcaf editor.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tuesday, July 7<\/strong>, 2026 (3:00 \u2013 4:30 p.m. PDT): Writer\u2019s Workshop Sharing based upon <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/my-mother-the-mermaid-chaser-jamie-jo-hoang\/e64211ad03840f90?ean=9780593643006&amp;next=t\"><em>My Mother, the Mermaid Chaser<\/em> <\/a>by Jamie Jo Hoang, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/picking-tea-with-baba-xu-bin\/ab22de17ba95e374?ean=9781623546236&amp;next=t\"><em>Picking Tea With Baba<\/em><\/a> by Bin Xu, and <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-endless-sea-chi-thai\/4a28e419e4f0fb15?ean=9781536239607&amp;next=t\"><em>The Endless Sea<\/em><\/a> by Chi Thai.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tuesday, July 14<\/strong>, 2026 (3:00 \u2013 4:30 p.m. PDT): Writer\u2019s Workshop Sharing based upon <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/songs-for-ghosts-clara-kumagai\/33e0f71085939fe0?ean=9781419768538&amp;next=t\"><em>Songs for Ghosts<\/em> <\/a>by Clara Kumagai.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tuesday, July 21<\/strong>, 2026 (3:00 \u2013 4:30 p.m. PDT): Writer\u2019s Workshop Sharing based upon <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/wild-song-candy-gourlay\/7becbd53800949c8?ean=9798765662632&amp;next=t\"><em>Wild Song<\/em> <\/a>by Candy Gourlay.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tuesday, July 28<\/strong>, 2026 (3:00 \u2013 4:30 p.m. PDT): Writer\u2019s Workshop Sharing based upon <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/spacewalking-with-you-1-inuhiko-doronoda\/82491a2731d3c378?ean=9798888774380&amp;next=t\"><em>Spacewalking With You. 1<\/em><\/a> by Inuhiko Doronoda, and <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/big-enough-regina-linke\/5082f893e0e23190?ean=9780316531153&amp;next=t\"><em>Big Enough<\/em><\/a> by Regina Linke.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Information about the books<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nctasia.org\/\"><strong>National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA)<\/strong><\/a>,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>the\u00a0<strong>Committee on Teaching about Asia (CTA)<\/strong>\u00a0of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asian-studies.org\/\">Association for Asian Studies (AAS)<\/a>, and<a href=\"http:\/\/afe.easia.columbia.edu\/\">\u00a0Asia for Educators\u00a0<strong>(AFE)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at Columbia University sponsor the annual\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nctasia.org\/freeman-book-awards\/\"><strong>Freeman Book Awards<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for new young adult and children\u2019s literature. The awards recognize quality books for children and young adults that contribute meaningfully to an understanding of East and Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the content of the books selected for the workshop, you can view this collection at <a href=\"https:\/\/kcls.bibliocommons.com\/v2\/list\/display\/999767287\/3000006177\">King County Library<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Program benefits<\/h3>\n<p>Participants received <strong>three clock hours<\/strong> for each session attended. In addition, the participants received <strong>free copies of the books selected.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>This program was sponsored by the East Asia Resource Center at the University of Washington, and funded by a Freeman Foundation grant in support of the <a href=\"http:\/\/nctasia.org\/\">National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA)<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Educators joined us for our annual Write About Asia: Freeman Award Winners Writer\u2019s Workshop, an online professional development series centered on award-winning children\u2019s and young adult literature from East and Southeast Asia. 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