Yeonmi Park, author portrait
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Yeonmi Park

Yeonmi Park is a human rights activist who was born in North Korea. She escaped as a teenager with her family and now works to bring attention to the horrors of the political oppression in her home country. Park has written In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom. She lives in Seoul, South Korea, and Washington, DC.
In Order to Live

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In Order to Live

Mental Health Awareness Month Resources

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and educators are increasingly aware that integrating social-emotional learning into the curriculum is critical if we want students to succeed both in and out of the classroom. Download the thematic educator guides on Teaching About Anxiety and Mindfulness and Teaching About Student Wellness. Explore our specially curated collections on

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Books for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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