Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebrates of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
Description and History
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebrates Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. The 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).
Professional Learning Resources
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
The Library of Congress provides a curated list of ready-to-use lesson plans, student activities, collection guides and research aids.
Co-Create Initiative Resources
The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center provides some resources about how Asian Pacific Americans have impacted various cities throughout the country. Each resource provides a short description.
Fighting Anti-Semitism and Anti-Asian Hate Through Books
Blogger Karin Greenberg reviews two nonfiction books highlighting the complexities and beauty of Jewish and Asian culture. She also shares book lists to celebrate Jewish American Heritage and Asian American & Pacific Islander Month.
Asian Pacific American History Timeline
This timeline by ChangeLab contextualizes Asian American and Pacific Islander history in the United States
We Are Not a Stereotype
The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center provides this video series about Asian American and Pacific Islanders for educators
“Asian American History IS American History” receives AASL Roald Dahl's Miss Ho…
Sparked by the tragic Atlanta spa shooting in 2021, school librarian Sarah Sansbury and 4th-grade social studies curriculum lead Emma O’Connor, became keenly aware that…
Learner Engagement Resources
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center Care Package
The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center has curated a list of poems, meditations, films, and other "cultural nutrients."
The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center: Learning Together
Curated resources on addressing anti-Asian racism and xenophobia, activities and videos for learners, and resources about Asian American and Pacific Islander voices in literature.
Google Arts & Culture: HAPPY Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
In this video, vlogger Jeanelleats shares six ways to commemorate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month.
Google Arts & Culture: Asian Pacific American Cultures
Google Arts & Culture shares ways to celebrate, contemporary artists, a tour of the Asian Art Museum, trailblazers in their fields, women paving the way, and more.
Boys & Girls Club of America AANHPI Activities
Take a look at this short list of resources and activities you can do with your students. Recommendations vary from elementary to high school, as well as all ages activities.
Book Lists
Books Matter™ | Children's & Young Adult Literature
This book finder from the Anti-Defamation League provides age level recommended books on Asian/Asian-American/South Asian/South-Asian American/Pacific Islander people, identity, and culture.
Imagination Soup K-12 Book List
This book recommendation list is full of current and wonderful suggestions to celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Island Heritage Month for all levels, K-12.
PBS AANHPI Heritage Month Book List
Take a look at these children’s books for elementary students recommended by PBS to celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month.
Social Justice Books
A wide-ranging list of titles to recommend to students, from K-12. Books were reviews are noted as well as books that are not recommended to use to celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month.
