2022 Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Resources

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. A rather broad term, Asian Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia) and Polynesia (New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia and Easter Island).

The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants. Read more about AAPIHM here - https://asianpacificheritage.gov/

The Asian Chamber of Commerce Houston has put together a list of useful resources related to AAPIHM, where you can access information, data, statistics and register for AAPIHM-related events.

Useful Resources

• 8 Resources To Help AAPI Entrepreneurs & Small Businesses (Score)
• Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (History.com) 
• Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Fun Facts (US Census)
• Key fact about Asian Americans - Key facts about Asian Americans (Pew Research Center)
• Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month - (Visit Houston)
• Stop AAPI Hate Resources
• White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) - 

Upcoming Events related to Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

• Month of May - Asian Restaurant Month
• May 14 - AAPI Festival at the Houston Public Library
• May 14 - AAPI Amplified
• Various Days - Asian Society - Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2022

Press Publications about AAPI Heritage Month and the Asian Community

• 15 Essential AAPI-Owned Businesses in Houston
• How to Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with Kids
• Must-Read Books for Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month
• Support These 10 Organizations for AAPI Month
• Celebrating Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month With H-E-B
• Asian Restaurant Month continues with more than 100 restaurants participating in Houston
• Asian Restaurant Month celebrates Asian culture in Houston
• AAPI Action - 100 ways Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and allies have found solutions to racism and violence.