​“School was never been an issue for me.  I always excelled.  I was an honour roll student in high school, got straight As on many report cards in elementary school.  I won the English and Art awards at my Grade 8 graduation.  I was extremely involved in my high school and post-secondary institutions.  I always did extra work and went above and beyond what was required.  I have four degrees (two of them Masters). I embrace the term “nerd”.
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I started to fear losing my job over a possible gross negligence (like forgetting about my young students). I feared messing up with my work as an author and presenter.  After some investigations with testing options (low cost, free, paid) and my health insurance coverage and the encouragement from some friends, I decided to get tested.  After nine hours over three sessions, I received my official diagnosis from a clinical psychologist, who also shared my racial and cultural background— severe combined ADHD with high IQ.  I cried.”

“July is Disability Pride Month, 6 months since my diagnosis, 1 year since I knew something was different.”

Read my latest post One Year of Disability.

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“I can’t believe it’s that time of year. The midpoint of 2024, the end of the school year. It’s a time for endings, wrapping up, cleaning up, and pause for me. As a teacher, this will be the end of my 22nd year. I can’t believe I’m saying that, now.”

Read my June/July 2024 Nadia’s Notables Newsletter.

In this issue:

- The Antiracist Kitchen, Award Nominations

- 4, 000+ Followers

- Book Spotify Playlists

- 360 Ambassador

- What’s up next?

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On Friday, October 6, 2023, I participated in something called a media or press junket.  It’s a series of interviews in a short span of time to accommodate various time zones and airtimes.  

I had 13 phone interviews (with one cancellation) with CBC Radio stations across Canada in the span of 4 hours.  This was a first for me but I felt energized by the pace and challenged to describe #TheAntiracistKitchen: 21 Stories (and Recipes), the book I edited, with concise descriptions.

Through the interviews, I travelled across 5 time zones, 8 provinces, 3 territories, and multiple shows.  I’ve been to all of these places in-person, except for #Kelowna and the #Territories (#Yukon, #NWT, #Nunavut). The timing was perfect, right before the annual Thanksgiving Day weekend.  Some were recorded live and others were pre-recorded for later airing.

Thank you so much to my #CBC contact who reached out to me, invited me to interview, and helped coordinate this series of interviews.

To watch the interviews, you can find the recordings at the following links, by city:

#charlottetown 
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-130-mainstreet-pei 

#Ottawa
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-92-all-in-a-day

#Halifax
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-37-mainstreet-ns

#Toronto
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-82-here-and-now-toronto

#Victoria
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-93-all-points-west

#Vancouver
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-46-on-the-coast

#Kelowna
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-96-radio-west

#QuebecCity
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-79-breakaway

#Winnipeg
https://www.abc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-111-up-to-speed

#Sudbury/ #ThunderBay
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-84-up-north

#Calgary
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-97-the-homestretch

#Saskachewan ttps://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-103-the-afternoon-edition-sask

#Whitehorse
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-81-airplay

To order a copy of #TheAntiracistKitchen, please visit the linktr.ee/nadialhohn or your favourite bookstore.

@cbckidsca @cbcbooks @cbcindigenous @cbcbeingblackincanada @cbcradiocanada @cbcradiocanada @orcabook @yallaroza #antiracist #antiracisteducation

The Antiracist Kitchen: 21 Stories (and Recipes) is out today. Finally, I get to share this book with you.  It has been a joy working on this book.  I’d like to thank my team at ORCA book who have worked consistently with me to build this gorgeous book.  Thank you also to my illustrator Roza Nozari for these bright, diverse, and engaging images.  Finally and importantly, I thank every single contributor for sharing their personal stories and delicious recipes.  

​There are so many ways to engage with this book including:
- get the teacher guide (stay tuned!)
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​- attend the in-person book launch

​- follow the book tour

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​- order your copy of the book

- read my interviews

https://blog.orcabook.com/qa-with-the-antiracist-kitchen-editor-nadia-l-hohn/

​https://quillandquire.com/authors/nadia-l-hohn-on-the-power-of-community/

- access teacher resources 

​www.orcabook.com/Assets/PDFs/TeacherResource/AntiracistKitchen_TeacherGuide.pdf

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- 2 Kid Reviews and 2 Kid Interviews of The Antiracist Kitchen

​- listen to the 7+ hour-long Antiracist Kitchen Soundscape Playlist which is on Spotify (some songs contain mature lyrical content) spotify.link/gOriDrC22Cb