内容提示: COLLECTION OVERVIEW ASIAN- AND PACIFIC ISLANDER-AMERICANS I. SCOPE This overview focuses on materials in the Library of Congress collection concerned with peoples living in the United States and having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian ...
Pres.Barack Obamanoted the contributions of Pacific Islanders and changed the name to Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, in 2009. Today Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and othercommunitiescelebrate AAPI Heritage Month with festivals, educational programs, and other...
是亚洲人或波利尼西亚人和托雷斯海峡岛民（pacific islander 泛指那些生活在太平洋岛屿上的岛民，如：斐济 汤加 新格里多尼亚 瓦努阿图等）
Asian Americanshealth careaccesselderlyIn the year 2000, the Asian American and Pacific Islander population comprised more than four percent or approximately eleven million of the total United States population. They are often referred to as Asian Americans. This number is expected to double by 2009...
Asia is the largest continent and consists of around 50 countries with more than 4 billion people, and the World Bank's Pacific Island member countries have a combined population of about 2.3 million people. In addition, Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial or ethnic group in the U...
It also, in some ways, symbolizes a potential shift in political power for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, the nation’s fastest growing –and often politically overlooked– ethnic group, political experts say. A voter holds out her sticker after casting her ballot at the polling place...
May signifies Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, a time in which we show support for the AAPI community and honor their contributions. According to the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, Asian Americans and Pacific islanders are one of the fas...
asianislanderspacificamericansneaislander Takeeventhebriefestoflooksintothepastanditbecomes clearthattheAsianAmericanandPacificIslander(API) communityisonthemove—andontherise. In1970,theU.S.CensusBureaucountedonly1.4mil- lionAsianAmericans.Amongthese,morethan40per- centwereJapaneseAmerican;another32percentwere ...
As Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month continues, several newer films with Aapi stars and/or creators are available on streaming. Check out their descriptions and how to watch them, below:“The Donut King” (2020)From filmmaker Alice Gu,“The Donut King” traces the twisty, unex...
Explore Orlando's Asian American & Pacific Islander culture with events, museums, restaurants and more.