The move arrives amid a surge in anti-Asian hate crimes across the country
In the wake of the #AsianPrivilege response hash-tag to #NotYourAsianSidekick and #BlackPowerYellowPeril, it appears as if (among other misguided ideas) there is a prevailing notion out there that,…
Researchers have debunked a long-running theory for why Asian Americans have done so well.
As a boy, actor George Takei and his family were taken away from their homes and sent to live in Japanese interment camps. This is his story.
Much of Asian American history remains unknown to many Americans
Teaching the Chinese American community’s history weaves its people and stories into the country's social fabric.
A collection of our favorite stories that introduce kids to Chinese American history and accomplishments in the United States.
As an Asian-American doctor, it's tough to reconcile being both celebrated and villainized at the same time as I treat coronavirus patients.
Asians and Latinos in the U.S. have been working in solidarity for a very long time.
Dramatic Group, Digital ID 1150630, New York Public LibraryMay is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. This month celebrates the contributions of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. In 1978, Congress passed a joint congressional resolution to observe and honor Asian American Heritage week during the first week of May. Historically, Asians have played an
Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by learning about its rich history and understanding the causes and challenges faced by the AAPI communities. Learn key facts and discover various initiatives that support this annual observance.
Teaching the Chinese American community’s history weaves its people and stories into the country's social fabric.
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month is May 2023. Download 42 FREE desktop and phone wallpapers in Sun. and Mon. starts + no cals!
The Yuan Dynasty was not a time of innovation. The Emperor had no desire in learning new things or trying to make life easier through inventions in some way. The Yuan Dynasty, in fact, is known more for expansionism than anything else. For that reason, the inventions that came forth from this period of time […]
The first woman of color in Congress was of Japanese descent.
AAPI activism didn't start with #stopasianhate.
The discourse around housing segregation traditionally focuses on the interplay and conflict between black and white communities. Arnold Hirsch’s Making the Second Ghetto, Thomas Sugrue’s The Origi…
An article that hit the wire at FoxNews on December 13th caught my attention, written by Colleen Slevin, AP writer, about a person’s personal experience as a Japanese American citizen after the att…
Anti-Asian racism is nothing new in America. The pandemic, and Trump, just made it worse.
Yuri Kochiyama and her family were rounded up by the American government and forced to live behind barbed wire during World War II. Her brief friendship with Malcolm X inspired her activism.
"Forgotten Asian Americans" no longer.
Baggage of Japanese-Americans being inspected as they arrive from West Coast areas under U.S. Army war emergency order, 1942 Japa...
In honor of APIA Heritage Month, we're celebrating the strength and resilience of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
When Janice Mirikitani was 5 years old, she cut off the blonde hair from her favorite doll and glued it to her own head, hoping it would magically transform
A look at the long history of Asian Americans and its role in shaping American identity.
