See Us Unite for Change : Ken Jeong will host this special event on MTV Entertainment on May 21 at 8 p.m.Film Screening: Geographies of Kinship May 21.AAPI Heritage Teen Book Discussion May 19.Celebrating Asian Pacific Heritage Month with Picture Books + Self-love May 18.Dekalb Public Library Chinese Dance Demonstration & Lecture Monday, May 17 -23 (Virtual Library).Yang Warriors Virtual Event with Author, Kao Kalia Yang.Dekalb Public Library More-igami May 15.AAPI Arts & Culture Pops at the Shops of Dunwoody Saturday, May 15.Here are ways you can support and learn about the AAPI community in Atlanta, and beyond, while also celebrating their culture and traditions. Positive representation and uplifting the voices of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders matter in Atlanta, GA, and beyond. Reports of increased violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have been in the news frequently and now is a time more than ever to show compassion and support to this amazing group of Americans. This month-long celebration in previous years has featured the diverse contributions and historical achievements of the AAPI community to the United States and around the nation through festive celebrations with traditional performances, food, and art.īut this year is different. Congress officially designated May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in 1992. The transcontinental railroad was largely built by Chinese immigrants. The month of May was chosen as AAPI Heritage Month in the United States to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, a time to celebrate Asians and Pacific Islanders in Atlanta, GA and across the United States.Īsian American and Pacific Islander cultures are so rich in culture and diversity because they are represented in more than 30 countries - including the entire Asian continent and the Pacific Islands - and encompass more than 100 different languages.

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