History of APA Heritage Month
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month originated in June 1977 when Representatives Frank Horton (New York) and Norman Y. Mineta (California) called for the establishment of Asian/Pacific Heritage Week. Hawaii senators Daniel Inouye and Spark Matsunaga introduced a similar bill in the Senate. Both bills passed, and in 1978 President Jimmy Carter signed the resolution. In 1990, President George H. W. Bush expanded the celebration from a week to a month.
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is celebrated to commemorate the arrival in May 1843 of the first Japanese immigrants to the United States and the role of Chinese laborers in the completion of the first transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869.
Full history from the Library of Congress: Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
Natural History Museum of LA County: A Chinese American Legacy
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is celebrated to commemorate the arrival in May 1843 of the first Japanese immigrants to the United States and the role of Chinese laborers in the completion of the first transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869.
Full history from the Library of Congress: Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
Natural History Museum of LA County: A Chinese American Legacy
2021
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2021/05/29 Quartz: America has a rich history of innovation by Asian immigrants
2021/05/27 NPR: 4 U.S. Supreme Court Cases Where Asian Americans Fought For Civil Rights
2021/05/24 National Geographic: 'I've walked between two worlds': What belonging means for Asian Americans
Nebraska Today: Q&A: Asian American prof reflects on long history of racism
2021/05/22 South China Morning Post: Chinese-American ice hockey trailblazer Julie Chu hopes to make sport ‘more visible for minorities’ in women and AAPI community
2021/05/14 Press Releaase: The National Park Foundation Honors Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month Through the Lens of National Parks
2021/05/10 ABC-7: Our America: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month past and future
2021/05/04 Chinese American Museum DC: Quiet Before: Unearthing Anti-Asian Violence Virtual Programs
2021/05/03 Palo Alto Online: 'I want lasting change.' Following hate crimes, community members stand up for Asian Americans
2021/04/30 TIME: 11 Moments From Asian American History That You Should Know
ET: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: How It Started and How to Celebrate
White House: A Proclamation on Asian American and Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2021
2021/04/29 Voice of America: Pew Census Breakdown: Asian American Population Reached 24 Million
2021/05/27 NPR: 4 U.S. Supreme Court Cases Where Asian Americans Fought For Civil Rights
2021/05/24 National Geographic: 'I've walked between two worlds': What belonging means for Asian Americans
Nebraska Today: Q&A: Asian American prof reflects on long history of racism
2021/05/22 South China Morning Post: Chinese-American ice hockey trailblazer Julie Chu hopes to make sport ‘more visible for minorities’ in women and AAPI community
2021/05/14 Press Releaase: The National Park Foundation Honors Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month Through the Lens of National Parks
2021/05/10 ABC-7: Our America: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month past and future
2021/05/04 Chinese American Museum DC: Quiet Before: Unearthing Anti-Asian Violence Virtual Programs
2021/05/03 Palo Alto Online: 'I want lasting change.' Following hate crimes, community members stand up for Asian Americans
2021/04/30 TIME: 11 Moments From Asian American History That You Should Know
ET: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: How It Started and How to Celebrate
White House: A Proclamation on Asian American and Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2021
2021/04/29 Voice of America: Pew Census Breakdown: Asian American Population Reached 24 Million