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“The idea is to work together and do what we can to help monarchs by planting plants that support their life cycle.”

The hypersexualization of Asian women is not new, Cho said, and in fact directly contributes to the violence perpetrated against them. Cho explained Hollywood and the television industry have a history of portraying Asian women as sex objects, one-dimensional "model minorities," or not at all.  "We've gone from invisible to untouchable," she said. "And those two combinations are adding to a dehumanizing effect, because either we're superhuman, or we're not there."  A history of hypersexualization Film scholar Celine Parreñas Shimizu has been looking at that trend for years. In her book ...

The Parker Andersons cast poses for a behind the scenes photo. A blended family comedy series about a Black man marrying a white woman produced by a conservative, Mormon television studio sounds like a recipe for drama. And there was plenty of that behind the scenes on The Parker Andersons and Amelia Parker, two interconnected sitcoms about a chocolate-and-vanilla Brady Bunch. The show is produced by Canada’s Marblemedia and Utah’s BYUtv. The latter is the television arm of Brigham Young University, a college sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Here’s a quick ...

The Little Library by Margaret McNamara, illus. by G. Brian Karas (Schwartz & Wade, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-525-57833-8) Mr. Tiffin and his students are back in the third installment of Mr. Tiffin’s Classroom series. Everyone in Mr. Tiffin’s class is excited that the new school library has opened—except Jake, who is a slow reader. That changes when a librarian offers him a woodworking book. When the school year comes to an end, Jake has the perfect gift idea for the librarian. Little Polar Bear and the Pandas by Hans de Beer (NorthSouth, $17.95; ISBN 978-0-7358-4428-5)

Monday, March 15, 12:00 pm EDT Artist and consultant Tiffany Jana ( Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions) discusses their work, a practical handbook that helps individuals and organizations recognize and prevent microaggressions so that all employees and members can feel a sense of belonging. In conversation with Kaki Dimock. Free, with registration. Ethan Porter and John Mark Hansen:”The Consumer Citizen”  Monday, March 15, 6:00 pm EDT Ethan Porter will discuss The Consumer Citizen. He will be joined in conversation by John Mark Hansen. Prese...