Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month(Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - APAHM)
The month of May celebrates the traditions and cultures of Asian Americans in the U.S. In 1977 the first week of May was dedicated for Asian American Heritage but in 1990 the week was then extended to a month.
These sites are here if you would like to know more about the history of Asian Pacific Heritage Month.
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
PBS / PBS Asian American Series
Books
American Writers Museum - AAPI Writers List
Kindle/Goodreads - AAPI Month Book List, AAPI Book List, South Asian Fiction, Asian American Teen Fiction, Asian American Books, & Filipino Authors
Random House Books- AAPI Reading List
Penguin Random House- Must-Read Books for AAPI Heritage Month
Today - Kid Books about the AAPI Experience
Epic Reads - 39 YA Book to Read for AAPI Heritage Month
NBC - Erin Entrada Kelly, Bich Minh Nguyen: An APAHM reading list
Teen Vogue - 13 Books by Asian and Pacific Islanders That Should be Required Reading
Insider - 12 must-read books for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Articles
Time - 11 Moments From Asian American History That You Should Know
NASA - NASA Celebrates Asian American, Pacific Islander Heritage Month
PBS - Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2021
Youtube
Get involved with the Asian community through some YouTube channels along with ours.
CAPE- Coalition Asian Pacific Entertainment- This channel's#IAm episodes & #IAm stories talk about the lack of Asians in the media and those entertainers who want to inspire other young artists. Check out the video below to see their trailer for their third season.
Asian and Asian American YouTubers
YouTube Series, TV Shows, and Films with Asian American Casts
Well Known Asian Americans
Asian Society Article “Asian Americans Now and Then”
Scholastics “Notable Asian Americans”
Wiki “List of Asian Americans”
Asian Americans in Kpop/Cpop
SM Ent. - NCT127 (Johnny), F(x) (Amber & Krystal), Girl’s Generation (Tiffany, Sunny, & ex-member Jessica), etc.
JYP Ent. - GOT7 (Mark) & DAY6 (Jae)
Pledis - Seventeen (Vernon & Joshua) & Nu’est (Aron)
BTOB : Peniel Shin
YG Ent: iKon (Bobby)
AOMG: Jessi, Jamie Park, & Jay Park
Solo Artists: Ailee, eSNa, Eric Nam, Tiger JK, Yoonmirae, Jamin Park, Tablo, Ashley (Ladies Code), Ph-1, BM (KARD), etc.
Asian Canadian (Americans) - Henry, Mark (NCT), Kris Wu, etc.
Check out Dive Studio to hear more from Asian Americans in Kpop.