2020 ASIAN READATHON | Challenges, Recommendations, and How to Volunteer!

TL;DR

Asian Readathon is a month-long online readathon that encourages reading books by and about Asians. It aims to support the Asian community during a time of increased discrimination and hate crimes.

Transcript

It's a hard time for everyone right now but Asians— 𝘞𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯' 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘵. 🎶 Music Intro 🎶 At first, I was gonna do an "April Fools'" video to announce Asian Readathon, like I did last year with the Scarlett Johansson Readathon. But then I realized that this whole year has been one giant April Fools'. And we don't need t... Read More

Key Insights

• ⌛ Asian Readathon aims to promote and support Asian authors and stories during a time of increased discrimination and hate crimes.
• 📔 The readathon provides customizable challenges to make it accessible to everyone, regardless of their access to books or financial situation.
• 🫠 Participants can join an optional read-along of "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng and a watch-along of the Hulu adaptation.
• 🫠 The readathon emphasizes the importance of reading diverse Asian stories and exploring different Asian ethnicities through reading.
• 👂 Asian Readathon relies on community contributions to expand the list of Asian book recommendations.
• 🫠 The readathon encourages empathy and understanding through reading books featuring relatable and different Asian characters or authors.
• 🤳 Skillshare sponsors the video, offering online classes for creative self-discovery and stress management through drawing and journaling.

Questions & Answers

Q: What is Asian Readathon?

Asian Readathon is a month-long online readathon where participants are encouraged to read books by Asian authors or featuring Asian characters.

Q: Why is Asian Readathon important during this time?

The readathon aims to show support for the Asian community, which is facing increased discrimination and hate crimes during the current global pandemic.

Q: How can participants choose books for the readathon?

Participants can choose books based on the provided challenges, which include reading books by Asian authors, books featuring relatable Asian characters, books featuring Asian characters or authors different from oneself, and books recommended by Asians.

Q: How can participants contribute to the Asian Readathon committee?

Interested individuals can apply to be part of the Asian Readathon Committee, where they can help add book recommendations submitted by the community to the ever-growing Google Doc list.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• Asian Readathon is a month-long readathon that promotes reading books with Asian characters or by Asian authors, taking place from May 1st to May 31st.

• The readathon aims to make reading Asian books accessible to everyone, even during the current global pandemic.

• The challenges for this year's Asian Readathon include reading books by Asian authors, books featuring relatable Asian characters, books featuring Asian characters or authors different from oneself, and books recommended by Asians.