Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month 2024
May is Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month
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 American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month – Smithsonian Events and Resources
In the month of May we take time to reflect and celebrate the important role that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) have played in our shared history. Explore Smithsonian events happening online and in-person and find resources, podcasts, and collection items to learn more about AANHPI contributions.
Smithsonian
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Relational Reconstruction Toolkit
Library of Congress Innovator in Residence Jeffrey Yoo Warren developed a toolkit for Asian Americans to reconstruct lost enclaves from Library collections and other sources. The toolkit features chapters on research, 3D modeling, atmosphere and soundscapes. Warren wants this work to support the creative possibilities of what it could have felt like –as an Asian American person – to walk down the street of a historic neighborhood and experience a sense of belonging at that moment in history.
Library of Congress
Image credit: Image and illustration by Jeffrey Yoo Warren
Centering Asian Artists in the American Story
Asian Americans are often left out of view of American history but their lives—and art—are inextricably intertwined with the nation's history. Discover AAPI artists whose art contend with the complex events and issues of the American story.
National Gallery of Art
Image credit: Binh Danh, Found Portrait, 2003, chlorophyll print and resin, National Gallery of Art, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase with funds donated in honor of Jean Efron's 60th Birthday), 2015.19.4993
National Park Service Celebrates Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Every May during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and throughout the year, the National Park Service and its partners share those histories and the continuing culture thriving in parks and communities today.
National Park Service
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Site from the National Archives
The National Archives holds a wealth of material documenting the Asian and Pacific Islanders experience, and highlights these resources online, in programs, and through traditional and social media.
National Archives
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Veterans History Project: Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander American Veterans
The digital collection Asian Pacific Americans: Going for Broke highlights additional stories from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq. Kimberly Mitchell, James Miho , Kenje Ogata, John Junji Katsu, Jaden Kim Mary Nagano Salmen, and Veasna Rouen.
Library of Congress
Image credit: Left: Kenje Ogata in uniform, Sterling, Illinois. 1943. Kenje Ogata Collection (AFC2001/001/76800). Right: Kimberly Mitchell taken for National University, San Diego, CA. Kimberly Mitchell Collection (AFC2001/001/113667)
Teaching Resources – Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage and History in the U.S.
This Teacher's Guide offers a collection of lessons and resources for K-12 social studies, literature, and arts classrooms that center around the experiences, achievements, and perspectives of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across U.S. history.
National Endowment for the Humanities
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