Cabin 8 at the Highlights Foundation Supported by the Asian American Voices Collective
Where Asian American Voices are Seen, Heard and Amplified
When visitors come to the cabin, they’ll be surrounded and inspired by the work of our community, and our Asian American voices will be seen, heard, and amplified at the Highlights Foundation. The scholarships will play a meaningful role as they support Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander storytellers who inspire children through story.—Grace Lin & Debbi Michiko Florence
Sponsored by the Asian American Voices Collective
Stewarded by Debbi Michiko Florence and Grace Lin
On Building the Asian American Voices Community at the Highlights Foundation
…Grace saw it as an opportunity to create the children’s book support and friend group she never had – but needed – when she was starting in the industry. Debbi saw it as a way to build connections and grow the community. Overall, they both knew that a safe place for Asian and Asian American voices to create stories for kids was not only desired, but needed—for now and for the future, as well.
Learn more about how the retreats and cabin sponsorship came to fruition.
The Cabin
Celebrating the Cabin at the 2024 In-Community Retreat!
The Asian and Asian American Storytellers Scholarship and the Pacific Islander Storyteller Scholarship
The sponsorship of the Asian and Asian American Voices Cabin at the Highlights Foundation provides funds to amplify the diversity of voices in children’s books through the Asian and Asian American Storytellers Scholarship and the Pacific Islander Storyteller Scholarship.
