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= Rising Diana = Rising Diana is an American children's book series not yet written (August 1, 2020 – November 5, 2024).

Rising Diana's Worldwide Adventures is an American children's book series written by different authors. The summary is about Rising Diana finding the world in her own community.

Synopsis of the original book
The book recounts the adventures of Diana Chuleta de Cordero after surviving being catapulted from a magic dance floor. Having landed first at an immigrants rights rally, she survives and makes the best of being transported from community action to community action. The dance floor has imparted the ability to rise above. At one point, her daughter is able to use her like a balloon to lift her into a reproductive justice convening. One special advantage is that Rising Diana can now drop in on her new friends at all the protests, because she has become a symbol of righteousness for all people.

Books in the series

 * Rising Diana (2020)
 * Diana and the Lyft (2020) (Diana cannot contain herself and floats out of a Lyft, as her daughter grabs ahold of her on the way to a campus convening of The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health)
 * Diana in Space (2021) (The Chuleta de Corderos and are lifted into space by Rising Diana and forge peace with a group of miniature humanoids by enchanting them with real life stories of intersectional justice)
 * Diana's Christmas Adventure (2022) (The Chuleta de Corderos convince Santa to bring back acts of service as the hottest gifts of the season and teach us about equity as love)
 * Invisible Diana (2023) (After a thunderstorm occurs one night, Diana mysteriously turns invisible and realizes how in some ways, she had grown accustomed to being erased and would no longer allow for that to happen to her or others)
 * Diana, Rising Again! (2024) (Diana accidentally swallows a helium gumdrop, causing her to rise to the next occasion. She has many unusual adventures that lie ahead)

In addition, a series called Rising Diana's Worldwide Adventures, about the worlds within our communities, is being written by other authors.


 * From Saigon to Camp Pendleton (2020)
 * Defending Sacred Lands (2021)
 * The Rising Tide of Color (2021)
 * Power Plants and Healthy Choices (2021)
 * Undocumented and Unafraid (2021)
 * The Flying Filipinx (2022)
 * Who Works in Chinatown (2023)

The Rising Diana Project
Main article: The Rising Diana Project The Rising Diana Project was started in 2020 by The Murphey Gals in Pearland, Texas. It is meant to facilitate letter-writing by students to each other as they document to which school board, city council, county commissioner's court, state board of education, state or federal legislative meetings, rallies, and direct actions Rising Diana has accompanied them. The Project provides an opportunity for students to make connections with students within and between classrooms who have signed up with the project. Students begin by reading the book and becoming acquainted with the story. They create paper "Rising Dianas" (representative drawings of the Diana Chuleta de Cordero character) and keep a journal for a few days, documenting the activities in which Rising Diana is involved. Each student's Rising Diana and its respective journal are mailed to other people who are asked to treat the figure as a visiting guest and add to her journal, then return them both after a period of time. While it has many similarities to the Flat Stanley Project, the Rising Diana Project uniquely aims to render the communities with whom Diana engages not quaint or exotic objects for consumption but agents of courage, creativity, compassion, and change. The Rising Diana Project focuses on civic literacy. Rising Diana at her first rally in Houston, Texas, on May 1, 2017, to celebrate the contribution of (intersectional) immigrant labor on International Worker's Day. Students may find it fun to plot Rising Diana's travels on maps and share the contents of the journal. Often, a Rising Diana returns with a digital photo that can be shared on social media.

How it works
In the Rising Diana children's books to be written, Diana travels the world within her community in balloons. Students who read the books deliver the paper doll and written notes to other students in their classrooms and schools with whom they do not typically engage on the challenges and opportunities in their communities. They exchange ideas, photographs, and questions to foster understanding and collaboration.

Arranging exchanges
Teachers register and arrange student exchanges within and between classrooms on the Rising Diana Project website. The Rising Diana Project uses blogs for teachers, parents and students to publish photos, reflections, and emerging collaborations.

More on Rising Diana
To learn more about the real world inspiration for Rising Diana, visit https://www.dianaalexander2020.com/. To download Rising Diana, visit https://www.facebook.com/dalexander2020/