Links: Scholastic Publishing, racism, and an apology

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Scholastic, and a Faustian Bargain by Maggie Tokuda-Hall.

The irony of curating a collection tentatively titled Rising Voices: Amplifying AANHPI Narratives with one hand while demanding that I strangle my own voice with the other was, to me, the perfect encapsulation of what publishing, our dubious white ally, does so often to marginalized creators.

Our Commitment to Sharing Diverse Stories by Peter Warwick, President and CEO, Scholastic.

We also met today with the collection's mentors (authors and educators from the AANHPI communities) to apologize for our actions in seeking to change the author’s note, to hear their most recent thoughts, and to answer their questions and concerns. It was a moving and instructive experience for us. We had not consulted them on such an important issue as this, we had therefore put at risk their trust in us and caused personal anguish and harm. We must never do this again.

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