#Asian American Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

[mindboogling]

Kamaʻāina E Komo Mai Welcome Home, Kamaʻāina

🌺Happy AAPI Month!🌺 I've had this piece in mind since I visited home last year. Among the chaos of the airport's baggage claim and shuffling between impatience, a screen greets each guest in yellow text, saying those very words: "To our returning Kamaʻāina, welcome home." My heart ached when I had to leave, leading me to draw this with a lot of plant life and flowers from my nostalgia. Now I'm back on my island, reuniting with my family, and embracing my culture - I'm Kānaka Maoli and couldn't be more grateful to be home.

[tangramkey]

Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month !!!!!!!

[lookslikethatsallthetimewehave]

it's Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

That's true!

[rrcraft-and-lore]

Photo courtesy of the lovely @EssaHansen of The Graven trilogy (which you should check out). Tis a blessing to be featured for AAPI month on this shelf with such brilliant and wonderful authors.

If you haven't checked out Jade City, The Broken Binding is doing special editions of the whole Green Bone Saga now! For those asking if The Doors of Midnight will have a special edition, yes. I've gotten the question a bunch now and will happily clarify any time. :) I'm excited too!

[kingsbridgelibraryteens]

What are we celebrating in May? Check out the new displays in our Children’s Room!

Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Jewish American Heritage Month

[devilishbird]

happy may, happy asian american / native hawaiian / pacific islander heritage month, and happy jewish american heritage month to everyone out there :]

[mixdgrlproblems]

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#JustinJones is a #mixed American activist/politician. Hes a member of the Tennessee House of Reps for District 52, representing Nashville. He served from January 2023 until April 6, 2023, when he was expelled for participating in a gun control protest inside the capitol that Republicans said was "disorderly." On April 10, the Nashville Metropolitan Council voted unanimously to reinstate him to serve as an interim pending a special election to fill his seat.

He was born on August 25, 1995, in Oakland, CA to a #Filipina mother & #Black father. Hes the grandson of Black, working-class grandparents from the South Side of Chicago & Filipino immigrants of #Ibanag & #Aeta ancestry. Growing up, his family taught him the importance of community, the environment & spirituality.

In high school, he served as his city’s Youth Commissioner & organized for the #civilrights of students & policies that ensured #racialequity, environmental protections & inclusivity. He was on the front lines in Oakland following the murder of #TrayvonMartin & to repeal nationwide Stand Your Ground laws.

His activism has brought him from #Oakland to #Ferguson, from #StandingRock to a 62 day sit-in outside the TN State House.

He attended #Fisk in 2013, where he received the John R. Lewis Scholarship for Social Activism. He was involved on campus, in community groups & spent all 4 yrs organizing campaigns for healthcare expansion in TN, the repeal of restrictive voter ID laws & community accountability in cases of #policebrutality. He served on the Board of Directors of the TN Healthcare Campaign & for Medicaid expansion.

In 2015, he helped coordinate a lawsuit/served as a plaintiff against the State of TN for its voter ID laws that targeted students. During Summer of 2020, he served as a strategist & organized the People Plaza’s 62-day sit-in outside the TN Capitol calling out the Governor to advance #racialjustice policies.

Hes been arrested for nonviolent protests & recipient of awards from the TN Human Rights Commission, ACLU of TN, TN Alliance for Progress, Fisk University Alumni Association, the Vanderbilt Organization of Black Graduate Students & the Nashville NAACP.

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[michaelgabrill]

Asian-American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month

In honor of Asian-American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we recognize astronauts with Asian roots who have flown to the International Space Station and contributed to its assembly, operations and research activities. Other pioneers preceded them into space. The first person of Asian origin to reach space, Phạm Tuân of Vietnam spent eight […] from NASA https://ift.tt/4ico9ZG

[natures-uprise]

[usnatarchives]

Honoring Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu: The First Lady of Physics 🥼⚙🔭

As we celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, let’s take a moment to appreciate Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu, a physicist who made considerable contributions to nuclear physics and worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II.

Early Life and Education

Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu was born on May 31, 1912, in a small town near Shanghai, China. Her father was big on education, especially for girls, which was uncommon at the time. Wu went to National Central University in Nanjing to study physics and later moved to the United States for further studies. She got her Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1940.

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28883982

Big Contributions to Physics

During World War II, Wu joined the Manhattan Project. She helped develop the atomic bomb by figuring out how to enrich uranium and study radioactive isotopes. Her most famous work was in 1956, when she proved that the law of parity conservation doesn’t hold in weak nuclear interactions. This was an important advancement for physics and earned her colleagues, Tsung-Dao Lee and Chen-Ning Yang, the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957. Sadly, Wu didn’t get the Nobel recognition even though her experiment was crucial.

Legacy and Recognition

Dr. Wu’s work earned her the nickname "The First Lady of Physics." She received many awards, including the Comstock Prize in Physics and the National Medal of Science in 1990. Besides her scientific work, Wu was a big advocate for women in science and education, encouraging young women to pursue STEM careers. During her career Dr. Wu also taught at Princeton and Columbia Universities. She received the National Medal of Science from President Ford on October 18, 1976, “for her ingenious experiments that led to new and surprising understanding of the decay of the radioactive nucleus.“

Explore More About Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu

To learn more about Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu’s life and work, check out these resources from the National Archives:

The Manhattan Project

Women in STEM

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

As we celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, let’s remember Dr. Wu’s contributions and how she paved the way for future scientists. Her story is a reminder of the importance of perseverance and the pursuit of knowledge.

[joannekwan]

Happy Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month from me and my OCs!

[harvardfineartslib]

Kicking off the month of May for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

Carlos Villa : worlds in collision Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021] HOLLIS number: 99155985964903941

Bruce and Norman Yonemoto : memory, matter, and modern romance Los Angeles, Calif. : Fellows of Contemporary Art : Japanese American National Museum ; Santa Monica : Distributed by Ram Publications, 1999 HOLLIS number: 990081800110203941

We Are in Open Circuits: Writings by Nam June Paik Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2019] HOLLIS number: 99153836469503941

Miyoko Ito: Heart of Hearts New York? : Pre-Echo, 2023 HOLLIS number: 99157645381703941

Do Ho Suh : works on paper : at STPI Singapore : STPI Creative Workshop & Gallery ; New York : DelMonico Books/D.A.P., 2021 HOLLIS number: 99155779049803941

[lookslikethatsallthetimewehave]

Since it's asian heritage month, you should ask Mya how she feels being upstaged by the white boy 🤣

Since Mya is the only Asian character that people (kind of) care about.

I want "upstaged by the white boy" as a t-shirt.

Wanna hear something incredibly sad? No? Too late. It's happening.

When I first started editing on the Poptropica Wiki, I noticed that Mya didn't even have her own page, nor did she have a proper picture on the wiki.

Her old picture:

The picture that I made for her page:

Oliver and Jorge had their own pages, which makes sense since the comic strip came out first.

But the graphic novels had ended in 2017, and I had to create Mya's page in 2021... WOW.

Ingenious username, I know :p

Shows you how much people didn't care about her. It's upsetting, honestly. Why the heck does Mya not get the same amount of respect or recognition?

Like race and gender aside, I can see how her more down to earth and pessimistic personality might not be as appealing to most children. But the lack of respect is killing me.

I can honestly write an entire book about this.

Nobody cares XD

[barbielore]

In the United States, May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, commonly abbreviated to AAPI Month.

I know that in the past I have done a brief history of Asian representation in the Barbie line but I can't find the post in my history anymore and to be honest, it probably wasn't a very good or detailed wrap-up as I did it quite early in the blog's history - in fact, the reason I'm so sure I did a post like that even though I can't find it now is because I remember getting some feedback that the post left out a lot of stuff that I really should have talked about.

This year as a celebration of AAPI Month, Mattel have released a new doll in the Inspiring Women line: Kristi Yamaguchi.

Celebrating Yamaguchi as the first Asian-American woman to win Olympic gold in figure-skating, this doll is depicted wearing a replica of Yamaguchi's Olympic skating outfit. Notably she is not depicted with her gold medal.

But more than being a figure skater, Yamaguchi is also a children's book author. Did you know that? Because I didn't.

Mattel have not always been at the forefront of diversity especially when it comes to representations of AAPI women. There have been some improvements - Mattel have gone from the only Asian doll in the line being an unfortunately named Dolls of the World doll, to including some Asian-American or Pacific Islander friends of Barbie such as Kira and Miko, to having Barbies depicted as AAPI in the regular Fashionistas and careers line.

However, there have still been problems, such as the Tokyo Olympics Barbie series that contained no Barbies of Asian appearance.

And the last AAPI doll that I am aware of that was released in the Inspiring Women line was Anna May Wong - for AAPI month last year.

I do wonder if Mattel could be showing more dedication towards diversity by showcasing Inspiring Women of AAPI backgrounds at times of the year other than the leadup to May, as well as emphasizing more inclusion in the doll line year round.

[allthegeopolitics]

President Joe Biden has labelled key United States ally Japan and partner India alongside China and Russia as countries that were failing to reap the economic rewards of migration because they were “xenophobic”. Speaking at a campaign fundraising event in remarks that were not filmed or recorded, Biden said hostility towards foreigners was hobbling their growth. “One of the reasons why our economy’s growing is because of you and many others. Why? Because we welcome immigrants,” Biden said at the event to mark the start of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. “Why is China stalling so badly economically, why is Japan having trouble, why is Russia, why is India, because they’re xenophobic. They don’t want immigrants. Immigrants are what makes us strong.”

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