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Ashok by Any Other Name

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Colored drawing of a boy with a sad expression as he holds his chin in both hands. He wears a red sports jersey.

Ashok doesn't care that he was named after a famous Indian king; he wants an American name. After several attempts to have his classmates call him by different names, Ashok learns a valuable lesson about ethnic pride from the school librarian. He returns to class to proudly announce "My name is Ashok." Based on the book by Sandra Yamate.

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Runtime: 14 minutes

Topic: Counseling and Self-Help, Literature, Social Science
Subtopic: Multiculturalism, Prejudice, Self-Perception, Yamate, Sandra S.
Grade/Interest Level: 4 - 6
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Release Year: 1994
Producer/Distributor: AIMS Multimedia
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Teenage boy with his arm over a girl's shoulder as they walk down a school hallway. Text over the image reads, Carnel ranks in the nation's top 5% of public high schools in academics. Caption. People talking and laughing.

A young boy wearing a beanie, winter coat, and gloves holds a large hook on a stick outside near snow. On the hook is the head of a large silver fish. Caption. The first time I caught a big salmon like this, ever.

Group of teenagers getting ready in a gym locker room, some wearing bathing suits, others in shirts and shorts.

Mottled black and white photo of 3 Native Americans with white tipis in background.

4 Mexican girls, 2 older and 2 younger, in a living room space. The older girls are working with their hands. Caption. My Aunt Maria, took my sisters and me to live with her.

Image of women in colorful attire working and walking in an African village courtyard. They're surrounded by mudbrick buildings. Caption. People said that he was looking for a second wife.

3 people in red, gold, and green headbands sit on horses. Men stand in front of them on both sides. Caption. Selamawit as narrator. Red, gold, and green are the colors of the Ethiopian flag.

Masai boy in red and white shuka looks down at an object held in his fingers. Caption. He tells us that smiling and laughing is for women, not us men.

Tuareg boy smiles broadly and looks slightly off camera. Caption. Another of our Tuareg customs, is wearing blue clothes.

Senior Black man wearing glasses, a teal-colored African scarf and head wrap, and a dark suit jacket stands next to an African wall hanging and speaks towards camera.