LA County Library: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

San Marino CA

05 May, 2022

5:21 AM

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Press release from LA County Library: April 28, 2022 National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month recognizes and celebrates the culture, contributions, and heritage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans. President Jimmy Carter signed a joint resolution declaring May 4-10, 1979, as the first Asian Pacific Heritage Week. In 1990, President George H. W. Bush signed an extension changing Asian Pacific Heritage Week to a month-long observance. The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid those tracks were Chinese American immigrants. Stop AAPI Hate blog post Beginner's Guide to Sushi Beyond Kimchi: An Introduction to Korean Cooking Batik Art Essence of Tea Heritage Month Virtual Film Fest Kirigami Paper Display Koinobori Stories on Skin: Samoan Tatau and Japanese Irezumi Tracing the Path of the Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane Additional Information National Asian Pacific American History Month website. The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's history and are instrumental in its future success. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month – PBS. Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month this May and every day with a special PBS collection of stories that explores the history, traditions and culture of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. U.S. Census Facts and Features, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2021. Asian Collections at the Library of Congress. With over 2.8 million books, it is one of the most comprehensive collections of Asian language materials outside of Asia. Asian American Pacific Islander Collection at the Library of Congress. Comprises a number of individual collections pertaining to notable AAPI authors, scholars, activists, and artists including unique material, such as correspondence, manuscript drafts, diaries, photographs, organizational records, interviews, and speeches. Visit the Asian Pacific Resource Center Reading Room on Overdrive for a curated collection of eBooks and audiobooks by and about Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans for all ages. Stream Kanopy's selection of Asian and Pacific Islander feature films and documentaries. Asian Pacific American History Month U.S. Census Facts and Features Asian American Pacific Islander Collection at the Library of Congress This press release was produced by LA County Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.