AAPI Heritage Month Learning Resources

Asian American Pacific Islander Month is a commemoration of the culture, contributions and history of Asian American Pacific Islanders in the United States. A rather broad term, Asian/Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia(Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia) and Polynesia (New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia and Easter Island.)

In 1978, Congress passed a joint resolution to commemorate the first week of May as AAPI Heritage celebration. By 1992, the entire month of May was permanently designated as AAPI Heritage Month. The contributions of AAPI people are extensive and touch every fabric of American society. In celebration of this rich culture, our DEI Learning and Development Committee put together this list of resources for our staff to learn from and pass on and we wanted to share them with you here!

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National Endowment for Humanities https://www.neh.gov/news/virtual-bookshelf-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-communities
Pieces of History https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2020/05/18/asian-pacific-american-history-learning-our-legacy/
Asian/Pacific American History https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/asian-pacific-american-heritage-month
30 Revolutionary Asians and Pacific Islanders https://www.negrabohemian.com/blog/aapi-heritage-month
Club Experience Blog https://clubexperience.blog/2019/05/16/its-asian-pacific-american-heritage-month/
Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/woodruff/news/celebrate-asian-pacific-heritage-month-with-emory-libraries
The long and ugly history of anti-Asian racism https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/03/18/history-anti-asian-violence-racism/
Asian Cuisine – Comfort and Connection https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/interactive/2021/asian-pacific-heritage-month-comfort-food/
AAPI Narrative Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aapi-narrative/id1537427241
Self evident:Asian American stories podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/self-evident-asian-americas-stories/id1462539226
Debunking the Model
Minority Myth
https://nasa-space-challenge.herokuapp.com/
Nguyen Coffee Supply https://www.instagram.com/nguyencoffeesupply/
AAPI Women Lead https://www.instagram.com/aapiwomenlead/
Japanese Americans for Justice https://www.instagram.com/jasforjustice/
Queer Asian Social Club https://www.instagram.com/jasforjustice/
Korean Resource Center https://www.instagram.com/krclaorg/
Chinatown Art Brigade https://www.instagram.com/chinatownartbrigade/
GAPIMNY https://www.instagram.com/gapimny/
AAPI Resource Center https://www.fapac.org/AAPI-Resources
AAPI Book Recommendations https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/05/04/celebration-asian-pacific-american-heritage
Why May is the month we celebrate Asian Pavific Islander Heritage and History https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/why-celebrate-asian-american-pacific-140000417.html
PBS Asian Americans Documentary Series https://www.pbs.org/show/asian-americans/
Asian American Writers’ Workshop https://aaww.org/
Asian American Feminist Collective https://www.asianamfeminism.org/resources
PBS American Revolutionary-Grace Lee Boggs http://www.pbs.org/pov/watch/americanrevolutionary/video-american-revolutionary/
MA Town Hall on Anti-Asian Racism Resource Guide https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UfetnvmNsKk_lZ-_I6ZuFJ9tLYfPjjNd3zegbPpCBP4/edit