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If you shake cream and ice long enough, it turns into ice cream. Sweet! But just how much shaking, and for how long? Find out here.

Diana Ma is a statistician who has built a career out of her two passions: basketball and math. As a Data Scientist for the Lakers, she works in basketball operations and does analysis involving player evaluation, roster construction, and in-game strategy. Read about more AAPI mathmeticians here.

Join the Oregon Historical Society (OHS) and the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History (MNCH) for a dynamic, in-person professional development workshop focused on the history of the Chinese diaspora in Oregon. Educators will learn about the history of the Chinese diaspora in Oregon and explore the resistance and resilience of the Chinese community in an interactive session focused on ready-to-use curriculum materials developed by OHS. Participants will also learn about field trip opportunities through MNCH and take a guided tour of the Roots and Resilience—Chinese American Heritage in Oregon exhibition. Breakout sessions will be offered for both elementary and secondary teachers to highlight grade-level appropriate resources. Coffee, light snacks, and lunch will be provided. More information and registration available here.

The Trump administration’s attempts to freeze or cancel billions of dollars in federal spending have reopened a constitutional debate over the power of the purse – Congress’s authority to appropriate taxpayer money. At the center is impoundment, an executive maneuver to withhold funds that Congress has appropriated. This short doc revisits the last major impoundment clash, under President Richard Nixon, which led to the passage of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. With federal courts now weighing in and Congress divided over the current administration’s actions, legal scholars and historians explore what’s at stake when a president challenges the laws that govern federal spending. Includes lesson plan.

GAPS staff and students have access to the following Spanish-language research resources:

• Informe Académico - Una coleccion de revistas hispanicas con textos completos.
• Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
• aulaPlaneta Banco de contenidos

Libro.fm offers FREE audiobooks to educators, and this month's selections are here.

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