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AAPI Heritage Month: Michelle Yeoh

May 17, 2023

This month we are showcasing important figures in the Asian community, in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This week, we are taking a look at the life of actress Michelle Yeoh, the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. Yeoh’s career started small, but now she is a household name. She was born in Malaysia in 1962 and spent time as a young girl learning ballet, playing the piano, and staying active in several

Washington History: First Asian American Governor in the Continental U.S.

May 11, 2023

As we celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we wanted to highlight some of the local Asian-Americans who have made a big impact in the Northwest and around the world. This week, we are taking a look at former Washington Governor Gary Locke, the first Asian American Governor in the continental U.S. Locke was born in 1950 in Seattle, Washington, and is a third generation Chinese American. His grandfather immigrated to Washington and worked in exchange for English lessons. Locke’s father was

Get Outside for a Bike Ride!

May 7, 2023

May is National Bike Month, and it’s a good way to encourage kids to get outside and ride a bike, or maybe start learning for the first time. In fact, Sunday May 7th is National Ride a Bike Day. This is always held on the first Sunday of May, and organizers in many communities hold events to try to get more people interested in how cycling can be both important and fun. National Bike Month was started in 1956 and is promoted

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Imagine Spotlight: Marion Hedin

April 27, 2023

This week, we’re proud to feature child care provider Marion Hedin from Port Angeles. MEET MARION Marion Hedin has more than four decades of child care experience, including running Country Fun Childcare and Preschool LLC from her home in Port Angeles for the past 18 years. She had always enjoyed working with children, and becoming a child care provider gave her the opportunity to spend more time with her son when he was young. Over the years, she’s gained experience and expertise,

Celebrating Earth Day: What’s it All About?

April 21, 2023

As we take some time to celebrate Earth Day, we wanted to share some of the history of the event, and let you know about some activities you could do with kids to teach them about the importance of the world we live on. Earth Day was started on April 22, 1970 by a group of university student activists and a senator from Wisconsin. It was created as a way to set aside time to educate people about the environment, and what

Imagine Spotlight: Eunae Cho

April 18, 2023

This week, we’re proud to feature Eunae Cho, who owns a family home child care business in Bellevue and is working with Imagine to become a state-approved trainer. MEET EUNAE Eunae Cho has always loved serving others and making people happy. Her first college degree and career were focused on hotel management. But when she became pregnant with her first child, she decided to study the Montessori method of early childhood education, and it changed her life. LEARNING AND GROWING Before her

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Spring into April with These Flowery Children’s Books

April 14, 2023

Spring is in the air — and in these beautiful books about flowers! Plant the Tiny Seed, by Christie Matheson Little readers help plant a row of flowers in this interactive book that’s perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. Read (and play) along with the author in this video! Bloom, by Ruth Forman The hairstyles of Black and brown girls match with fields of flowers in this sweet and celebratory book. This author has a video read-along, too! Planting a Rainbow, by Lois

Imagine Spotlight: Basma Faraj

April 7, 2023

This week, we’re proud to feature Basma Faraj, a child care provider and Arabic community advocate in Washington. When she settled in Western Washington, Basma Faraj never dreamed of becoming a child care provider, but two decades later, she is now a Technical Assistant, a mentor, a trainer, and part of the Arabic Community of Care with Imagine. JOURNEY TO BECOMING A PROVIDER Basma grew up in Jordan with 8 siblings: two brothers, and six sisters. She then moved to the United

Celebrating Women’s History: Beverly Cleary

March 23, 2023

She is considered one of the pioneer children’s book authors in the country and made the character Ramona a household name in the Pacific Northwest. As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting the life and legacy of Beverly Cleary. Cleary was born in McMinnville, Oregon, and after a few years, her family moved to Portland where she want to grade school. At an early age, Cleary had an interest in reading and writing, and she spent a lot of

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Picture Books that Tell Stories of Women in STEAM

March 21, 2023

Women throughout history have made amazing discoveries and achieved incredible things. Here are five fantastic books for Women’s History Month, one for each letter in STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics. ScienceShark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist, by Jess Keating, illustrated by Marta Álvarez Miguéns Growing up in the 1920s and ’30s, Eugenie Clark loved sharks and wanted to learn everything about them—even when teachers told her women couldn’t be zoologists. Kids

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