May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and is defined by the Law Library of Congress as "a month to celebrate and pay tribute to the contributions generations of Asian/Pacific Americans have made to American history, society and culture." For legislation, Presidential Proclamations, and Executive Orders pertaining to this commemoration, visit the Law Library of Congress' Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: A Commemorative Observances Legal Research Guide.
Online Resources
Asian Pacific American Heritage in the Collections of the Smithsonian
Asian American Portraits of Encounter This exhibition displays the diversity of contemporary Asian American identity through the groundbreaking work of seven visual artists.
Resources & Ways to Support Asian-American and Pacific Islander Communities
Asian/Pacific American Poetry poems curated by poets.org includes text, audio readings, and videos
