May Virtual Display #1: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! This month we recognize and celebrate contributions by the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. To learn more about the history of AAPI Heritage Month, read Time magazine’s article “How One Woman’s Story Led to the Creation of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month” and check out the offical website, run by the Library of Congress, for more resources.
Follow the links below to check out some ebooks, videos, articles, and other digital resources. To access ebooks click the link next to “Get It Now At:” and sign in with your lab username and password. Some may have a link at the top of the page that says “Check for full text” instead. Non-library resources do not require a Clark Labs account.
eBooks from Clark College Libraries
Outside Resources
Articles and Websites
“Currently, over 20 million people of Asian or Pacific Islander descent live in the United States, totaling about 6 percent of the U.S. population. As diverse communities built strong roots in the United States, they retained cultural heritages that stretch across the globe. ”
PBS Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
This website has a series of videos celebrating AAPI cultures, as well as classroom resources.
Dragon Fruit Project: An Intergenerational API LGBTQ Oral History Project
“The Dragon Fruit Project is an intergenerational oral history project that explores queer Asian and Pacific Islanders and their experiences with love and activism in the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and 90s.”
Asian Americans – Disability Visibility Project
National Park Service – Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
“Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have a rich heritage thousands of years old and have both shaped the history of the United States and had their lives dramatically influenced by moments in its history. Every May during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and throughout the year, the National Park Service and our partners share those histories and the continuing culture thriving in parks and communities today.”
Washington State Commission on Asian American Affairs
“The Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs is a state agency with an advisory board of 12 commissioners who are appointed by the governor to be a voice for Washington’s diverse Asian Pacific American communities.
Our mission is to improve the lives of Asian Pacific Americans in Washington State by ensuring their access to participation in the fields of government, business, education, and other areas (Chapter 43.117 RCW). We work in partnership with our communities and state leaders to respond to concerns and bring about positive change and long-term solutions.”
Videos
What Pacific Islanders Want You To Know – Buzzfeed
This Concrete Dome Holds A Leaking Toxic Timebomb | Foreign Correspondent ABC News
“Thousands of cubic metres of radioactive waste lies buried under a concrete dome on the Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands, the legacy of over a decade of US nuclear tests in the Pacific.”
Other
“Home Cooking is a podcast from Samin Nosrat and Hrishikesh Hirway. We want to help you figure out what to cook (and keep you company) during the quarantine.”
“A collective of podcasts featuring unique voices and stories from the Asian diaspora.”
Featured Image Photo Credit: https://asianpacificheritage.gov/
