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May is Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month is celebrated every May in the United States, honoring the rich cultures, histories, and contributions of AANHPIs to American society. The month of May was chosen for two significant reasons: May 7th marks the anniversary of the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants to the United States in 1843, and May 10th commemorates the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869, a monumental achievem
May 22 min read


Seattle Chinatown Book Club: A Third Place of Belonging for the AANHPI Community
On the last Sunday of every month, Asian Americans form a long line at a small table in front of Mam’s Books in Seattle’s...
Aug 26, 20256 min read


May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May is Asian American & Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month! AANHPIs encompass a vast and diverse diaspora of people who have...
May 2, 20253 min read


Make Us Visible: Urgent Action Needed to Include AA&NH/PI History in Schools
Angelie Chong recalls walking across the street in a neighborhood with her children when a woman slowed down her car to shout something...
Feb 12, 20253 min read


My Name Story Short Documentary
Judy Lee, our Projects Manager, concluded her month long exhibition My Name Story in honor of AANHPI Heritage Month. Her project...
Jun 20, 20241 min read


Newsletter: June 2024 Issue 2
Q&A: White Women Allies Welcome to our Question & Answer segment! You wrote in and we answered! This next question is about about White...
Jun 14, 20244 min read


An Interview with Tiffany Lee on her Aunt Grace Lee Boggs
“I just so often wish that I could talk to Grace or my dad. I would ask them, when you were 43 years old, were you as worried about the...
May 14, 20244 min read


May is AANHPI Heritage Month
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. The term AANHPI is just one way to represent this...
May 1, 20241 min read


My Name Story Exhibition Opens in Honor of AANHPI Heritage Month.
My Name Story is a portrait-video project that examines the AANHPI experience through the lens of names at the intersection of race, gender
Apr 18, 20241 min read


Newsletter: April 2024 Issue 2
Ask Us a Question! Do you have questions about racial justice work? We know these are complex issues with no simple solutions, yet many...
Apr 17, 20244 min read


An Hour with Tiffany Lee on Grace Lee Boggs
In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, our Cultures Connecting team member Judy Lee had an opportunity to speak with Tiffany Lee, niece to...
May 30, 20238 min read


Affirmative Action & The Model Minority
The Supreme Court is currently debating two cases about affirmative action in college admissions. This is the latest test of affirmative...
Nov 3, 20223 min read
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