Colorful Pages

I am a biracial woman of color: my dad is Native Hawaiian and my mom is White/Norwegian. I was born in Hawai’i, but spent most of my life in Seattle, Washington. I graduated the University of Washington and the Seattle Teacher Residency with my Masters in Teaching. Now, I am a 1st grade teacher and Ethic Studies curriculum writer for Seattle Public Schools.

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- BA in English, University of Connecticut (Honors College) - BS in Elementary Education, University of Connecticut (Honors College) - Masters in Teaching, University of Washington (Seattle Teacher Residency)

My goal is to make sure students experience more empowering and empathetic experiences than I did. I created The Spectrum for Multicultural Literature and Colorful Pages using the research I completed in my undergraduate career and my experiences as an educator and student. I aim to give educators, families, and librarians a tool to analyze their libraries to fully cultivate crosscultural empathy and cultural empowerment in our students. I have presented at several conferences, including the National Association for Multicultural Education about supporting pre-service teachers of color and the Leadership in Diversity conference and Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference about Colorful Pages.