May is National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

May is a National Asian Pacific Islander American Month. It is not well know like African American Month February. There are several celebrations at International District during the month of May.

As a person of color in this country, it is extremely important to know where our ancestors came from and how much we know of our culture heritage. My son is growing up in a primary Caucasian Community. I witnessed his culture identity formation as a teenager and I am so glad that he is a proud Asian American.

Here is a copy from Wikipedia;
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM) is celebrated in May to commemorate the contributions of people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent in the United States. Congress passed a joint Congressional Resolution in 1978 to commemorate Asian American Heritage Week during the first week of May. This date was chosen because two important anniversaries occurred during this time: the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants in America on May 7, 1843 and the completion of the transcontinental railroad (by many Chinese laborers) on May 10, 1869. In 1990 Congress voted to expand it from a week to a month long celebration and in May 1992, the month of May was permanently designated as “Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month”.