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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

Image Credit: Courtesy of the Smithsonian.


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

Image credit: Courtesy of National Park Service.


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

Image credit: Courtesy of the National Archives.


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

Image credit: Wikimedia Commons


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