April 3, 2025 Dear Wolf Pack Family, Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month provides our campus community an opportunity to honor traditions, foster connection and celebrate the stories, ...

The celebratory week began on May 4, 1979, as a seven-day period of ‘Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week.' By 1992, Congress passed Public Law 102-450, which annually establishes May as Asian ...

In 2009, President Barack Obama changed the name to Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. President Joe Biden’s administration referred to it as Asian American, Native Hawaiian ...

May marks Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month! The Dallas-Fort Worth area is celebrating with a vibrant lineup of festivals, performances, food, and cultural experiences ...

It has been designated “Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.” Historians say May was chosen to commemorate two events – the May 7, 1843, arrival of the first ...

Highlighting Asia Society's live programs, our calendar also features a curated selection of on-demand activities, staff recommendations, and more. Since 1979, May has been a dedicated time to ...

It has been almost 50 years since the U.S. government established that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments should be recognized annually across the ...

Origin of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month On October 4, 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed Public Law 95-419, designating a week beginning May 4, 1979 to be celebrated at ...

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month was first established in 1977 when Representatives Frank Horton and Norman Mineta and Senators Daniel Inouye and Spark Matsunaga introduced resolutions asking ...

Jew believed Asians should appreciate their heritage and “Americans must know about the contributions and histories of the Asian-Pacific American experience,” Horton said in 1992, according to ...

It has been almost 50 years since the U.S. government established that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments be recognized annually across the nation.