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Daniel Passer

Daniel Passer is an actor who has appeared in film, television, and stage productions. He was the lead clown and comedy conceptor for the world tour of Cirque du Soleil's spectacle Zarkana directed by François Girard. Passer has taught commedia/clown/improvisation at the Moscow Art Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Brown University, Harvard University, Cornell University, California Institute of the Arts, Trinity College, the Second City, University of Redlands, and University of Alaska. He is also a founding member of the clown troupes Your New Best Friends (World Stages, New York City), Gods of Sex, and The Rotten Plantains (45 Bleecker, New York City).

Books for Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Every May we celebrate the rich history and culture of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Browse a curated selection of fiction and nonfiction books by AANHPI creators that we think your students will love. Find our collection of titles here: Elementary School

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PRH Education Translanguaging Collections

Translanguaging is a communicative practice of bilinguals and multilinguals, that is, it is a practice whereby bilinguals and multilinguals use their entire linguistic repertoire to communicate and make meaning (García, 2009; García, Ibarra Johnson, & Seltzer, 2017)   It is through that lens that we have partnered with teacher educators and bilingual education experts, Drs.

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PRH Education Classroom Libraries

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