St. Cloud Solidarity

Written with St. Cloud families
May 2021

In 2020, there was a rise in violence and hatred against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. The St. Cloud Elementary School community came together in solidarity to stand up and support their Asian American and Pacific Islander neighbors. St. Cloud Elementary school students wrote this book to teach others how to be an upstander against all forms of hatred.

The artwork in this book was inspired by our Solidarity Storytime discussion related to the books Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho and My Footprints by Bao Phi and created by St. Cloud families.

Copyright 2021
Jaguar Productions

What does Solidarity mean? St. Cloud students can tell you.

Peace

Strength

Supporting others within and outside our community.

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Standing together

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Love

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Supporting community members who are experiencing a hard time.

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Unbroken

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St. Cloud families are unique! Here are just a few examples of how amazing they are.

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I am Chinese and I am proud of who I am!

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One thing that makes me feel special is that I am part American and part Guyanese.

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My family comes from Italy and Africa.

Something that is different about me is that I LOVE to draw and type.

 I can cross my eyes.

Something special about me is that I have braces.

Something that is different about me is that I have locs.

I'm unique because I can almost read... and I'm unique because I have the same freckles as my mom and grandma.

I'm unique because I'm imaginative and creative.

My family is unique because we all have the same initials.

I'm unique because I am named after a saint.

Something that is different / unique about me is that I do the sport fencing and I'm a mix of five different ethnic backgrounds.

I am unique because I am Chinese and Jewish and more!

We are unique, and proud of who we are!

St. Cloud students know how to stand up against Hate and spread Love.

Here's some advice YOU could follow if you see or hear bullying.

If I saw someone getting bullied, I would stand up for them and say "that's not nice, how would you feel if someone did that to you?"

If I saw someone get bullied I would say that it’s not nice to treat someone like that just because they look different from you.

Treat others the way you want to be treated.

I would stand up for that person and say "you can't talk to that person like that because of their culture because it's wrong."

Be together and stand up for each other.