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ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH!

Join @MaiStoryBook for an interacitve reading of THE STAR FESTIVAL!​

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THE STAR FESTIVAL
Images and Inspiration

Summers in Japan.

A festival I attended as a kid in Japan.

Celebrations with siblings & my Aunt Eiko.

CRAFT: Make a tanzaku.

Check out other picture book video crafts compiled by Kidlit TV!

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