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Initiated by parents and educators, One Book One World is a group of dedicated volunteers who see a need in raising awareness of diverse cultures for children at a younger age.
Ethnic stereotype and racial discrimination often come from lack of awareness.
Children’s books are one of the first things that help shape a child’s world. By providing a more comprehensive selection of books that feature authentic minority culture, we hope our next generations have a chance to learn about the world from an unbiased language.
To do this, we work with K-12 schools, assisting those in need of quality resources. We will also partner with education organizations to provide activities and workshops that further explore topics including but not limited to ethnic studies, identity pride, self-expression, etc.
Book Committee
Dr. Ghazala Siddiqui, Chair
Dr. Ghazala Siddiqui, Chair
Dr. Ghazala Siddiqui, Chair
Education
Masters in Teaching and Learning, doctorate in Curriculum and Instructions from Northern Illinois University!
Experience
Worked as an Educator for the last 30 years in Early Childhood and Elementary school settings. Served the community as an expert on diversity and ESL education for Schaumburg School District. Had many years of ex
Education
Masters in Teaching and Learning, doctorate in Curriculum and Instructions from Northern Illinois University!
Experience
Worked as an Educator for the last 30 years in Early Childhood and Elementary school settings. Served the community as an expert on diversity and ESL education for Schaumburg School District. Had many years of experience working with organizations in the social, public and academic sectors promoting diversity and cultural inclusion! Dr. Siddiqui's focus areas of presentation include personal development, interfaith dialog, Inclusion and emotional intelligence.
Fang Wang
Dr. Ghazala Siddiqui, Chair
Dr. Ghazala Siddiqui, Chair
Education
Master in Bilingual and Bicultural Education from DePaul University
Experience
Mandarin teacher at LaSalle Language Academy.
Core member of book review team in 2021, enthusiastic picture book reader, founder of a book review social media group.
Lies Garner
Dr. Ghazala Siddiqui, Chair
Liming Singhal
Education
Master of Library and Information, Dominican University
Experience
Librarian and Reading Teacher with Hawthorne Scholastic Academy for over 10 years.
Liming Singhal
Dr. Ghazala Siddiqui, Chair
Liming Singhal
Education
MA in World Language Education, DePaul University
MA in Public Relations and Advertising, DePaul University
BA in Business English, Beijing Jiaotong University
Experience
Liming Singhal is currently teaching 6 to 11th grade Mandarin at GEMS World Academy Chicago. Her students call her Ming Laoshi, which means "teacher" in Chinese.
Mi
Education
MA in World Language Education, DePaul University
MA in Public Relations and Advertising, DePaul University
BA in Business English, Beijing Jiaotong University
Experience
Liming Singhal is currently teaching 6 to 11th grade Mandarin at GEMS World Academy Chicago. Her students call her Ming Laoshi, which means "teacher" in Chinese.
Ming Laoshi is a Chinese native. She moved to Chicago in 2007 and got her master degrees from DePaul University in 2013. Prior to GEMS, she had been teaching 7th grade through 12th grade at Chicago Public Schools and college-level Chinese at DePaul University for the past 8 years.
MaryAnne Confer
MaryAnne Confer
MaryAnne Confer
Education
Masters of Arts in Teaching
Master of Arts in Library and Information Sciences
Experience
Librarian and Writing Center Director Lindblom Math and Science Academy Chicago
16 years as an educator with Chicago Public Schools.
Qiong Chen
MaryAnne Confer
MaryAnne Confer
Education
Phd candidate in language, literacy, and culture in University of Illinois at Chicago
Experience
Chicago public school teacher
I have joined book committee since 2021, I really enjoyed seeing kids immersed in authentic asian culture in their school. I hope you enjoy these books too！
Ziyan Xu
MaryAnne Confer
Ziyan Xu
Education
MA in Teaching and Curriculum from Michigan State University
Experience
Mandarin teacher at Rochester Community Schools, MI
Joined OBOW AAPI Book Drive, MI in 2021, work included book reviewing, providing lesson plans and AAPI presentations.