In the inaugural season of My One Thing with Margaret, host Margaret Park brings together educators, scholars, and changemakers to explore the ideas that matter most in education today. From Harvard Law School's Bob Bordone on conflict resilience to Dr. Soojin Pate on redefining difference, each conversation slows down to deeply examine one essential question: What's one thing you wish educators were thinking about right now? Featuring voices like Michelle Mijung Kim on turning good intentions into real change, Sarah Park Dahlen on critically analyzing literature, and Laura Ouk on inclusive education and Asian American history, Season 1 invites listeners to pause, reflect, and reimagine education through diverse perspectives that challenge assumptions and spark meaningful transformation in classrooms, communities, and beyond.
My One Thing with Margaret
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In the inaugural season of My One Thing with Margaret, host Margaret Park brings together educators, scholars, and changemakers to explore the ideas that matter most in education today. From Harvard Law School's Bob Bordone on conflict resilience to Dr. Soojin Pate on redefining difference, each conversation slows down to deeply examine one essential question: What's one thing you wish educators were thinking about right now? Featuring voices like Michelle Mijung Kim on turning good intentions into real change, Sarah Park Dahlen on critically analyzing literature, and Laura Ouk on inclusive education and Asian American history, Season 1 invites listeners to pause, reflect, and reimagine education through diverse perspectives that challenge assumptions and spark meaningful transformation in classrooms, communities, and beyond.
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April 12, 2026
Reading Lists, Power, and Responsibility with Sarah Park Dahlen
<p data-start="1596" data-end="2173">In this episode, Margaret Park speaks with Sarah Park Dahlen about choosing books with greater care and being more thoughtful about the narratives educators assign. Sarah is an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign whose research focuses on Asian American youth literature and transracial Korean adoption. She co-edits Research on Diversity in Youth Literature, co-created the Diversity in Children's Books infographics, and co-edited Harry Potter and the Other: Race, Justice, and Difference in the Wizarding World with Ebony Elizabeth Thomas.</p> <p data-start="2175" data-end="2387">Together, they examine what it means to assign literature responsibly, how certain stories become normalized in schools, and why the books educators choose can shape how students understand themselves and others.</p> <p data-start="2175" data-end="2387"><strong>Resources mentioned in the episode:</strong></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Asian author alliance</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/asian_authors/">https://www.instagram.com/asian_authors/</a></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Maybook project</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.veryasianfoundation.org/may-book-project">https://www.veryasianfoundation.org/may-book-project</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Social justice books</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.splcenter.org/learning-for-justice/reading-for-justice-books-for-teens-and-young-adults/"> https://www.splcenter.org/learning-for-justice/reading-for-justice-books-for-teens-and-young-adults/</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Brown bookshelf</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://thebrownbookshelf.com/">https://thebrownbookshelf.com/</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Audits- lee and low books</p> <p data-start="2175" data-end="2387"><a href= "https://www.leeandlow.com/about/diversity-baseline-survey/dbs3/">https://www.leeandlow.com/about/diversity-baseline-survey/dbs3/</a></p> <p data-start="2175" data-end="2387"> </p>
March 28, 2026
Mitigating hierarchy with Dr. Soojin Pate
<p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/soojin-pate-48a6a8b7/">Dr. Soojin Pate</a> is the host of Decolonize yourself and co-host of the Antiracist Parenting podcast. She is a consultant, educator and writer and one thing I appreciate about Soojin, is her gift of teaching as I have personally learned so much from attending her sessions and listening to her thought provoking podcasts. During this podcast, Soojin talks about the importance of redefining difference and how we can respond to difference in a healthy way. She also talks about the importance of mitigating hierarchy in our relationships and in all the spaces we inhabit. </p> <p>Learn more about this week's guest: <a href= "https://strategicdi.com/dipl-team-member/soojin-pate/">https://strategicdi.com/dipl-team-member/soojin-pate/</a></p> <p> </p>
March 8, 2026
Opening up Dialogue with Dr. Darnell Fine
<p>In this conversation, Margaret and Darnell talk about the resources we lead with and learn with, and why it is critical to reflect, update, and recontextualize those resources.</p> <p>If you are interested in critical reflection, this conversation is a must listen.</p> <p>Dr. Darnell Fine is the High School Principal at Singapore American School (SAS). With academic credentials including a bachelor's degree from Brown University, a master's from City University of London, and a doctorate from the University of Southern California, his career spans teaching, leadership, and global consultancy.</p> <p>He has led sessions for national and international conferences, numerous US public, independent and international schools, as well as the Pew Center and the US Department of Education. In addition to facilitation, he serves as a curriculum consultant, reviewing manuscripts and curricula for publishing companies, national arts organizations, and universities. After earning his Bachelor's in Africana Studies and Education at Brown University, Darnell obtained his Teacher Support Specialist Endorsement through Georgia State University and his Master's in Creative Writing in London. He is currently an instructional coach and chairs the faculty Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) planning team at Singapore American School. He is also a doctoral candidate at the University of Southern California, studying educational leadership through a lens of equity and social justice. Darnell is a 2012 recipient of the Learning for Justice Award for Excellence in Culturally Responsive Teaching and a former advisory board member with Teaching Tolerance.</p>
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