There is a Black History Month, Native Americans Heritage Month, a Hispanic American Month and a Woman’s History Month. Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month is a time to highlight the contributions of these groups of people to the culture of the United States. It is celebrated...
Hapa, literally “half” in Hawaiian, was originally used as a derogatory term to describe people of biracial ancestry. Today, many multiracial individuals of Asian or Pacific Islander descent have embraced the word as a term of prideful self-identification. Although some object to the term’s ...
In celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, we’re highlighting books that touch on this year’s theme: “A Legacy of Leadership and Resilience.” From environmental justice and Indigenous youth activism to Cold War-era Taiwanese student organizi...
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May – Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Jewish American Heritage Month June – LGBTQ Pride Month July – Disability Pride Month August – Black Business Month September – Hispanic Heritage Month (15 Sept – 15 Oct), Hawaiian History Month ...
The “other” category included Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian, Asian Indian, Filipino, Guyanian, Guamanian/Chamorro, Japanese, Middle Eastern, Native American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Turkish. We used 2010 Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes27 to categorize participant ...
October is Filipino American History month. There’s so much most of us don’t know about Asian American history. For example, did you know the first Filipnos arrived in Northern California in October of 1587? The history and stories of AAPI’s is varied and are often unknown. I’m ...
Malasadas! — stems from the diverse Japanese, Puerto Rican, Portuguese, and Pacific Islander palates. Talde himself notes that Filipino cuisine as we know it today is a hybrid of Filipino, Spanish, and Malay cultures. Even American-Chinese inventions like General Tso’s chicken, crab rangoon,...
Open Document “Fear is at the root of all forms of exclusion, just as trust is at the root of all forms of inclusion” (Vanier 71). Vanier explains how people exclude certain people because they are afraid of something, such as the fear of criticism from others, broken friendships, unpo...
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