Asian/Pacific Heritage Month - May 1 - 31, 2021

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month - a celebration of Asians and 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).

Ways to Celebrate: 
  1. Learn about Asian-Pacific American history. 
  2. Read a book with connections to Asian or Pacific Islander Culture.
  3. Visit an Asian Cultural Center or Community Center.
  4. Make or try an Asian dish. 
  5. Watch a movie produced by an Asian creator or with Asian actors.

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