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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2021

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month is observed annually in May to celebrate the contributions that generations of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) have made to American history, society, and culture. This year’s  theme is: Advancing Leaders Through Purpose-Driven Service. 

According to StopAAPIHate, nearly 3,800 hate-related incidents against Asian Americans have been reported in the last year. As we know is often the case, the number of reported incidents is likely much lower than the number of incidents that have occurred. Having previously had a President who not only enabled anti-Asian rhetoric during the COVID-19 pandemic, but participated, we now see an even more heightened public display of violence toward Asian American communities.

While we know the Covid-19 Pandemic has contributed to a recent surge in violence, anti-Asian violence is not new to our country. Hatred and violence towards any community of color is intolerable and keeps us all from living in a just, safe and healthy world. It is why it is important for us to speak up if we hear racist, derogatory language, and to be actively anti-racist as individuals and as a collective.  

Learn how to support the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and get important tips on what to do if you witness or encounter hate, through Stop AAPI Hate here. Find out more about our agency’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion work, click here.

Resources:

  • Read about the History of the Asian American Civil Rights Movement.
  • Check out this Curated Reading List for Engaging With Asian American And Pacific Islander Heritage Month from NPR.
  • For free online, watch Asian Americans, PBS’s five-part docuseries that gives an overview of America’s Asian communities from the first immigrants in the 19th century right up to today.
  • Learn about 10 Influential Asian American and Pacific Islander activists who left a lasting mark on American history, fighting for civil rights, labor rights and everything in between. 
  • From disease cures to influential tech to workers’ rights, Asian American innovators have made huge impacts on people’s lives. Discover eight groundbreaking achievements by Asian Americans History.com. 
  • Enjoy 10 free streaming PBS programs that are premiering during AAPI Heritage Month, including Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir, about the life and literary career of The Joy Luck Club author; and The Donut King, about how Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy created his ultra-successful doughnut business on the West Coast. You can see the full schedule here.
  • For 42 years, the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans has hosted a festival in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month. In a typical year, the event, which takes place in New York City’s Chinatown, includes food, art, and musical performances highlighting AAPI culture in its many forms. Throughout May 2021, virtual events will be hosted on EventHub. 

 

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Google Talks: Exploring APPI Heritage Month

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At-A-Glance:

  • In June 1977, a resolution was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to proclaim the first ten days of May as Asian-Pacific American Heritage Week. In 1978, President Carter made it an annual week-long event. In 1992,  congress extended the proclamation to include the entire month of May.  
  • May was chosen for AAPI Heritage Month to commemorate the first wave of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. (May 7, 1843) and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad (May 10, 1869). 
  • 22.9 million Asian-Americans live in the United States (as of 2019). 
  • Members of the AAPI community come from East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Western Asia, and the Pacific Islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.  
  • 2017 marked the first year that three Asian American women sit on the Senate. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) all currently serve in the Senate. 
  • In World War II, Japanese and Chinese women were trained as interpreters and translators for the U.S., and some Filipino American women put their lives on the line as members of the underground resistance in the Philippines.”
  • The first large-scale immigration was in 1848. During the California gold rush, many gold-seekers came from Asia, specifically from China. This group endured horrible racism, which led to wrongful acts such as Chinese Exclusion Act and Foreign Miners Tax, which sought to drive out foreigners. No retribution has been made for the treatment of immigrants during this time.

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Since the start of the pandemic, we have:  

  • Assisted at least 4,000 families with meeting basic needs such as food, cleaning supplies, education kits, and PPE.  
  • Helped more than 1,000 families stay connected in rural and city neighborhoods with tablets and internet hotspots.  
  • Provided direct financial assistance to more than 400 families in order to meet rent and utility bills in the face of unemployment and rising poverty. 
  • Served over 1,000 children ages 0-5 and their families at our five early education centers through a combination of in-person classes and remote learning options for families not comfortable or able to return to center programming. 
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