Growing up as an Asian American in the United States, I knew very little about the AAPI experience. I’m starting to fix that here.
In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, this site will post a small writeup on an AAPI topic or a figure part of the AAPI community, along with additional resources for further reading. These passages are not meant to be an authoritative source of truth but rather a starting point to better understand the diverse cultures and rich histories of the AAPI peoples.
May 2021
- Ruth Asawa
- Bhagat Singh Thind
- Cecilia Chiang
- Herb Kawainui Kāne
- Ted Ngoy
- People v. Hall
- The Model Minority
- The Joy Luck Club
- Kala Bagai
- LA Riots of 1992
- Corky Lee
- AAPI and Mental Health
- SPAM and Asian American Food
- Chinese Exclusion Act
- Chinatown, San Francisco
- Chinatown, New York City
- Transcontinental Railroad and Chinese Workers
- Kalpana Chawla
- The Bamboo Ceiling
- "Aloha 'Oe", Mele Oli, and Mele Hula
- Killing of Vincent Chin
- Wong Fu Productions
- AAPI and LGBTQ
- Grace Lee Boggs
- Fred Korematsu
- Philip Ahn
- South Asian Americans and Islamaphobia After 9/11
- Filipino Cuisine in America
- Lili'uokalani
- Select Asian American Literary Works
- Asian Americans in the US Military