“Is it a disgrace to be Born a Chinese? Didn’t God make us all!!! What right have you to bar my children out of the school because she is a chinese Decend.” These are some of the questions Mrs. Mary Tape wrote to the California Board of Education in 1885.
Marie Chan, author of Mamie Takes A Stand: Mamie Takes a Stand: The True Story of Mamie Tape, a Chinese American Girl’s Fight for School Rights, highlights a hidden figure in Asian American history: Mamie Tape. The journey of learning and sharing Mamie’s story grew from Marie’s curiosity and consistent pursuit to learn about school segregation in California.
In this episode, Marie and Victoria discuss the personal and meaningful impact of reading books with representation and celebration of diverse storytelling. Marie emphasizes the concept of imago dei (God created all humans in God’s image), which calls for the celebration of unique and interconnected identity formation.
Show Notes
Mamie Takes a Stand and to access the digital download for the Parent & Educator Guide.
- Marie Chan’s Website: mariechan.com/books
- Instagram: @mariechanbooks
- Facebook: @mariechanbooks
Communities that supported Marie during the time she wrote Mamie Takes a Stand:
- Women of Color Mentoring for Emerging Writers cohort sponsored by the Redbud Writers Guild
- Entrusted Women
Victoria Cheng linkedin.com/in/victoriaylcheng
Music Credit—
Intro & Outro Music via Vlog No Copyright Music.
• Song: TVARI – Tokyo Cafe
• Creative Commons—ShareAlike—Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)