Le mois du patrimoine des Américains d'origine asiatique et insulaire du Pacifique est l'occasion de célébrer les contributions des Américains d'origine asiatique et insulaire du Pacifique à l'histoire, à la culture et à la société.

Pourquoi le mois de Mai ? Il a été choisi pour commémorer l'arrivée du premier immigrant japonais aux États-Unis, le 7 mai 1843, et pour marquer l'anniversaire de l'achèvement du chemin de fer transcontinental, qui a été réalisé en majorité par des ouvriers Chinois le 10 mai 1869.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the contributions of this community to history, culture and society.

Why the month of May? It was selected to commemorate the arrival of the first Japanese immigrant to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad, which relied primarily on Chinese laborers for its completion on May 10, 1869.

Ressources pour en savoir plus | Resources to learn more

• Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month — Site officiel: https://asianpacificheritage.gov/ and their page of resources for teachers: https://asianpacificheritage.gov/for-teachers/ 
• Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, 
• Asian Pacific American Center, Smithsonian - We are not a stereotype. 
• Breaking down Asian Pacific American Bias “How inclusive is 'AAPI'? Pacific Islanders debate the label”, USA Today (May 2021)
• Korematsu Institute
• Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
• Japanese American National Museum
• Asian Art Museum
• Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum
• Ka’iwakiloumoku, Hawaiian Cultural Center
• Outside the Frame. How Asia Changed the Course of American Art, The National Endowment for the Humanities

Pour les enseignants | For teachers

• Collection of videos by PBS
• Collection of podcasts by Listenwise (via AFT-Share My Lesson)
• Collection of lesson plans, UCLA Asian American Studies Center
• People of the Pacific Curriculum, Utah Valley University
• National Council of Asian Pacific Americans Resources
• National Pacific Islander Education Network Resources
• Asian Americans Then and Now, Center for Global Education
• Classroom Resources on AAPI History and Contemporary Life, Facing History and Ourselves
• Combating the Erasure of API Experiences and Anti-API Violence, Facing History and Ourselves
• Asian American & Pacific Islander Perspectives within Humanities Education, EDSITEment!
• “Untold Civil Rights Stories”, Asian Americans Advancing Justice
• Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage, AFT-Share My Lesson