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Toys and books that celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander culture.
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items Representation matters. My son is Japanese, Filipino, CHamoru (from Guam) , and Caucasian. I'm trying my very best to introduce and immerse him in his roots and also start teaching him to appreciate diversity. 🤍 - we have it and love it. ⭐️ - it's o...
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Japanese books and toys
CHamoru books and toys
Filipino books and toys
Asian books and toys
Pacific Islander books and toys
Japanese books and toys
🤍 This is a cute board book that teaches your kiddo how to count in Japanese. It also introduces them to other Japanese words and a bit of the sumo culture.
Sumo Counting
🤍 I love this book. The illustrations are very cute and I like how I can eventually use it to also teach him to read hiragana.
Japanese ABC's: Learn Alphabet with Funny Food
🤍 We have the flashcards and I really like them. My son only wants to eat them right now, but in a few more months I think he'll be more interested in learning with them. He's 17 months old now.
First Words - Japanese (Lonely Planet Kids)
🤍 This is a beautifully illustrated children's book that celebrates nature and the sharing of culture.
Natsumi's Song of Summer
🤍 We love this super kawaii shape sorter. It's so cute and my son really enjoys playing with this toy. He started learning to sort the shapes when he was about 15 months, but even before that he would carry around the sushi and put all kinds of toys...
Sassy Sushi Sorter, Multi
⭐️ I want this doll. They are also working on making boy dolls too. So I'm excited for that!
Joeydolls "Aiko" Japanese Doll: Embrace Culture and Tradition
CHamoru books and toys
🤍 This is a great book filled with the legends I grew up hearing. Each of the legends also features an illustration done by a different artist. Full disclosure: I illustrated the one for the story of the Hilitai and the Koko. So I'm a little partial...
CHamoru Legends: A Gathering of Stories
🤍 This is a nice book to help teach your neni to pray in CHamoru.
Teach Me to Pray in Chamorro: Children's Prayer Book
🤍 I was so excited when Bonito Baby launched this empanada rattle. Empanada is one of my favorite breakfast snacks. CHamoru empanadas are filled with a chicken and rice mixture that is so delicious and a little spicy. My son loves the rattle and the...
Empanada Rattle
🤍 My son loves his Punidera from Guam Treasures. He carries it around often and occasionally sleeps with it.
Punidera (Hen)
🤍 I love the illustrations in this book! And the book is packed with stories, fun information, and even activities.
Enchanting Tales of Guam
🤍 This is a great book that celebrates the village of Agat. The illustrations are really fun and a bit in the style of anime. It's really cute seeing CHamoru kids drawn in that style.
Book: Neni Girl from Agat, Guam
🤍 As a kid who grew up spending the weekends and summers with my cousins at our families ranch in Ipan, I love this book. I can't wait for my son to have the attention span to sit still while I read this to him!
Book: Neni, Nana and Tata at the ranch in Guam
⭐️ This is so cute. My neni would love this. And it seriously looks like my boy.
Neni Boy Juan doll
Filipino books and toys
🤍 This book is so cool. I don't speak Tagalog. So I love that this book doesn't just play the music, it sings the song! It also has an off and volume switch on the back. I wish all musical books had that!
Tin Tin Learns Tagalog: Children's Songs Vol. 1
Asian books and toys
🤍 I'm so glad that books like this exist now. These are the books that I wish we had when I was a little girl.
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners
🤍 The illustrations in this book are done in the Chinese painting style. They're very beautiful and tell the story of Mulan.
Mulan: A Story in Chinese and English
Pacific Islander books and toys
🤍 Shar Tui'asoa is an amazing Polynesian illustrator. This children's book has a great story about being brave and helpful and is so beautifully illustrated.
Punky Aloha
🤍 This is a great book to use to teach children the importance of cleaning up after ourselves and how we need to protect the environment for the animals we share it with.
The Brave Little Turtle
🤍 Look at this cover! How can you not want this book?
Honu and Moa
🤍 My son's name is Kai Napu. So of course his Nina brought this book back for him from her trip to Hawaii. We love the story and the beautiful illustrations.
Kai, The Honu Who Didn't Know He Was Brave