I was working on submitting The Day the Dragon Danced to various children's book awards today, when it suddenly occurred to me that there weren't any awards on my list given to the best children's book either about Asia or written by Asian authors. There are plenty of general multicultural awards given to children's books. There are awards for Latin American books, African American books, Native American books, and Jewish books. But no Asian.
This doesn't seem right. Maybe I'm just not well-informed enough. I hope that's it, because given the long history of Asians in the United States, you'd think someone would want to honor and recognize Asians and Asian children's literature as well.
So tell me, what am I missing? Does anyone know of any awards or recognition given to books about Asia or by Asian authors?
This doesn't seem right. Maybe I'm just not well-informed enough. I hope that's it, because given the long history of Asians in the United States, you'd think someone would want to honor and recognize Asians and Asian children's literature as well.
So tell me, what am I missing? Does anyone know of any awards or recognition given to books about Asia or by Asian authors?
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