Asian American and Pacific Islander History

To celebrate Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Asian Author Alliance presents Book Month!, a month-long celebration where authors and artists come together for virtual panels and events throughout the month of May. All livestreams are hosted on the A3 YouTube channel.

Census statistics of the US Asian American and Pacific Islander population and a brief history on how Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month came about

In this article, published online in May 2021, a couple of AAPI NASA interns explain what the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration means to them.

Comprising over 21 million people, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are the fastest growing ethnic group in the U.S. electorate. This guide provides research strategies and pointers to materials available both at the Library of Congress and online.

Exhibits, collections, audio, video, images, and more from the Library of Congress, National Archives, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, National Park Service, and United States Holocaust Muesuem.

Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month this May and every day with a special PBS collection of stories that explores the history, traditions and culture of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States.

A Library of Congress cascade index of Asian Americans in the military, namely their treatment and struggles historically, from the Civil War to Vietnam War.

An online exhibit celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month featuring items from the collections of The Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center recognizes and informs through a short series of interviews of some of the AAPI team members that make NASA's space missions possible behind the scenes.

In this article, NASA recognizes the American astronauts of Asian and Pacific Island heritage who have flown aboard the International space station, contributing to its construction and operation, and conducting the world-class research for which the station is known.

Q&A with Texas A&M professor Vanita Reddy.

A Library of Congress blog post touching on the treatment of Asian Americans in the Military historically

A short series of interviews with Asian and Pacific American employees at NASA

CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) started the #IAm campaign in 2014 to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM) and to share inspiring stories of AAPI role models.

Adler University shares some brief interviews and additional resources to recognize and celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander American and Canadian leaders, practitioners, and advocates and their work to advance social justice and community mental health.

As a young man in Cambodia he worked to help refugees during the Vietnam War. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1976 he continued his humanitarian efforts by helping refugees as Deputy Assistant to the President for Public Liaison and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. He served as the first Asian native to be appointed Deputy Assistant to President George H. W. Bush. Ambassador Siv currently resides in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife Martha Pattillo Siv who is from Pampa, Texas.

Author and illustrator Kazue Mizumura, a child of Japan’s Taisho era (1912-1926), displayed the independence and confidence for which that era became known. Tested by hardship and sorrow, Mizumura (1920-96) survived to become a teacher, painter, textile designer, jewelry maker, advertising artist, and, finally, an illustrator and writer of children’s books.

The Deputy Program Scientist for Space Biology in NASA’s Division of Biological and Physical Sciences whos journey started in a small town called San Angelo (Home of Angelo State).

A brief interview with Ms. Mamta Patel Nagaraja by NASA celebrating Asian Heritage Month by highlighting this NASA employee who share their passion for exploration.

Women of Asian descent have been among the numerous women on the ground who made journeys beyond Earth’s atmosphere possible. Their numbers at NASA continue to grow at an inspiring pace, doubling from 1992 to 2015. The following eight women are just a fraction of the Asian Americans whose remarkable work continues to impact the investigation of worlds beyond our own.