Sunday Story Time: Sakamoto'S Swim Club: How a Teacher Led an Unlikely Team to Victory

It’s Asian American Pacific Ilsander Heritage Month, and we’ll be celebrating all month long by reading about AAPI people and traditions, and by reading stories written by AAPI authors today! In the 1930s, a science teacher named Soichi Sakamoto began coaching the children of Maui sugar plantation workers in swimming. In Sakamoto’s Swim Club, written by Julie Abery and illustrated by Chris Sasaki, we’ll learn how Sakamoto brought his team of Hawaiian swimmers all the way to Olympic gold! After the story, make your own super swimmer craft! Join us every Sunday in person at the Museum for story time and crafts! Each class includes a special hello song, silly dances and games, a story book reading, and a craft to do after the story.