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Author seeks to promote book diversity million fewer words by age 3. And ScholasticMediaRoom.com maintains that seeing your own There is a lack of represen- race in media or literature tation of characters of color in helps validate your identity or children’s literature, according experience while encouraging to Ama Karikari-Yawson, a additional reading. Baldwin, a multicultural B a l dw i n - b a s e d c h i l d r e n ’s community, will once again author and a co-founder of h o s t t h e a n nu a l Milestales PublishLong Island Multiing and Education cultural Book Fair Consulting. this Saturday, aim“There is a word ing to continue progap that very often moting diverse chilimpacts minority dren’s literature communities and and engaging with communities of local authors. c o l o r, ” s h e s a i d . The sixth annual “ T h a t wo r d g a p fair will be part of deals with the fact the Cedar more that children from Farmers Market, in African American the Baldwin Long and Latin American Island Rail Road backgrounds often station parking lot are exposed to a between 11 a.m. and lower number of 3 p.m. words during their AMA KARiKARiThe Cedarmore very infor mative YAwSoN Corporation, a nonyears. profit based in “Part of making Baldwin Freeport that mansure that children ages the market, have access to literature is making sure that the has a stated mission to improve literature reflects them and the educational, social and emotheir culture,” Karikari-Yawson tional development of youth of all backgrounds. The market added. A c c o rd i n g t o N P R . c o m , will run through Oct. 12, but research since 1992 has found the book fair will be one day that children in poverty hear 30
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‘Music in the Park’ continues ‘Toby Tobias Ensemble’ performs to the Silver Lake Park crowd on July 11, continuing the ‘Music in the Park’ series this summer season. Story, additional photos, Page 10.
Dorothea Vik celebrates a century
Baldwin resident of 91 years shares her secret to a long life By HERNESTo GAlDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com
Longtime Baldwin resident Dorothea Vik, who recently turned 100 years old, has long believed in the friendly, good-neighbor policy. Since her youth, Vik has consistently introduced herself to every new neighbor on her block for more than 90 years. Just ask Dawn Singh, who immediately felt welcomed when she moved next door to Vik 15 years ago. “She was such a God-sent neighbor,” Singh said. “You hear a lot about neighbors — they don’t talk to you. But from Day One, it was great because it was welcoming. It was new for us.”
According to Vik, being friendly with people is vital to living a long life, validating this belief by recently celebrating her 100th birthday. “You have to have an interest in things to have an interest in people,” Vik said. Vik was born on July 14, 1924, to Norwegian parents Rasmus and Agnes Vik. Although born in the United States, she proudly displays her patriotism by flying both the flag of Norway and the United States in her front yard, and showcases her heritage inside with a small Norway pillow in her living room. Before settling in Baldwin, her family called Roosevelt home, residing on Washington Street. Continued on page 4
here is a word gap that very often impacts minority communities and communities of color.
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