{"id":820748,"date":"2022-09-30T17:31:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T17:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fair.org\/?p=9030392"},"modified":"2022-09-30T17:31:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T17:31:18","slug":"palestinian-erasure-starts-in-preschool-with-sesame-streets-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/09\/30\/palestinian-erasure-starts-in-preschool-with-sesame-streets-endorsement\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestinian Erasure Starts in Preschool\u2014With Sesame Street\u2019s Endorsement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Many children in the United States will never meet a Palestinian in person, and if they do, they may need to overcome the negative images and stereotypes that pervade popular culture: terrorist, religious extremist, misogynist, etc. For this reason, books are a critical if underused opportunity for kids to learn about the people of Palestine.<\/p>\n
Palestinians are important because they are human beings, and also because they play a\u00a0 central role in US foreign policy in the Middle East, and are a major focus of US financial and military resources. If US kids are to grow up to be responsible global citizens, they must understand Palestinian experiences and perspectives, among others.<\/p>\n
Are US kids getting good insight about Palestinians from books? My ongoing research project examining kids\u2019 books involving Palestine has already yielded some interesting findings: Even the youngest children are subjected to narratives that erase Palestinians.<\/p>\n