Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Join us in celebrating the accomplishments of people of Asian and Pacific Islander ancestry as part of #LittlerCelebrates #AAPIHeritageMonth. We will be honoring the history, achievements, influence and many contributions of our #AAPI friends and colleagues, including spotlighting some of our own attorneys and staff discussing the importance of this month, in the video published on May 1, 2023, by Littler, as “Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2023“, below:
May kicks off a month of celebration surround Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, in the video published on May 1, 2023, by WUSA9, as “What to know about AAPI Heritage Month in May 2023|VERIFY“, below:
On May 3, 2023, the White House celebrates Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a community-wide program in Washington, DC. This historic forum on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities features Biden-Harris Administration officials, groundbreaking artists, and trailblazers, in the video published on May 3, 2023, by The White House, as “The 2023 White House Forum on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders“, below:
May is AAPI Month, a time to recognize Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage. AAPI, although just four letters, represents many different cultures. We sat down with four members of that extended community to get their perspectives on being Asian American. All four said that despite being American, they find they have to explain their identity. “For me, I feel like I come up against a lot of maybe barriers or challenges where I feel like I’m constantly having to explain. Like I am born and raised from Seattle, my parents are born here. They were involved,” said Mari Sugiyama. She is a fourth-generation Japanese American. Her grandparents were among the 120,000 Japanese American citizens incarcerated during World War 2, in the video published on May 1, 2023, by KING 5 Seattle, as “What does it mean to be Asian American? Members of the Seattle Area weigh in“, below:
May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, and we’ve got a reel full of celebration. Travel from Hawaii to New York City to meet a hula champion living out a childhood dream, a rapper challenging stereotypes, and performers keeping a Tang Dynasty-era tradition alive, in the video published on May 16, 2018, by Great Big Story, as “Celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month With Us”, below:
In this video, young Asian Americans share reflections on their identities and the challenges they face. The discussion was filmed in 2022 during the COVID-19 pandemic and a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and hate incidents in the United States, in the video published on May 1, 2023, by What Does It Mean To Be An American?, as “What Does It Mean to Be Asian American?“, below:
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. It’s been 43 years since the first proclamation of an AAPI heritage celebration in the U.S. Grace Pai, executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice in Chicago, joined CBS News to talk about the history of AAPI Heritage Month and efforts to expand the teaching of Asian American history, in the video published on May 2, 2022, by CBS News, as “Understanding the history of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month“, below:
In light of recent events in the USA, we spoke to two Korean-Americans – Seo-In Kim and Steve Han – about their life as Asian-Americans and the challenges and self-exploration that came from life in the US. Listen to the full discussion on Episode 68 of The Asian Game podcast – available now on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, in the video published on April 5, 2021, by The Asian Game, as “TAG TV: What does it mean to be Asian-American?” below:
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