Special Months

I think that it is important to include multicultural literary works throughout the year, but these are the months dedicated to the following groups:

Black History Month: February

Women's History Month: March

Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month: May

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: June

Hispanic Heritage Month: September 15-October 15

Native American Indian Heritage Month: November

Asian and Asian American Young Adult Literature

Here are some websites I found for Asian and Asian-American Young Adult Literature:

Children's and YA Books With Asian American Themes
http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/diversity/asian_am/asian_am.html

Asian-Pacific American History Month (New York Public Library)
http://kids.nypl.org/holidays/asian.cfm

Paper Tigers: Reading Lists and Links
http://papertigers.org/listLinks/readingLists/index.html

Asian American Literature for Young Adults: A Bibliography
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/asian.htm