Have a few minutes? Watch the YouTube series, “Redefining the American Dream” from the Pew Research Center and find more Key Facts about Asian Americans at (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/04/29/key-facts-about-asian-americans). Learn More about the “Redefining the American Dream” YouTube Series at (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ9z-Af5ISatTE1Af6rgJXH8Lm5MiGcWa). #UU, #CelebrateDiversity, #AAPIHeritageMonth, #AsianAmerican, #PacificIslander, #InclusionMatters, #AmericanDream

“Asian immigrants represent a significant and growing share of the US population, contributing to the country’s communities and economy and representing dozens of countries of birth and languages spoken. Many come to the US on H-1B visas, which are used by the US government to employ immigrants in highly specialized and often technical fields, or on student visas for higher […]

Grace Lee Boggs was a Chinese American civil rights and labor activist. Her support for causes such as the Black Power movement, feminism, and the environment spanned over 70 years. Most of her activism was concentrated in Detroit, where she met her husband, James Boggs. Together, they became two of Detroit’s best-known activists. Throughout her life, Grace Lee Boggs maintained […]

Day 4. US Acts & Court Rulings Pertaining to Asian Immigrants. We are grateful to Christine Y for providing this list and descriptions. We encourage you to “google” each or any of these items to learn more about the history of anti-Asian Immigration policies in the United States. #UU, #SideWithLove, #JusticeUnites, #ImmigrantJustice, #California, #Chinese, #Immigration, #Japanese, #Punjabi, #Refugee, #SCOTUS, #WhiteSupremacy

1. Native Hawaiians are a race of people. 2. Hawaiians almost became extinct. 3. Hawai’i was an independent and sovereign nation. 4. Hawaiians quickly became literate after western contact. 5. Hawai’i’s government was illegally overthrown by the United States of America. 6. Native Hawaiians tried to fight back. 7. The Hawaiian language was banned. 8. Queen Lili’uokalani wrote the famous […]

Did you know that Asian Americans make significant contributions to Atomic Science, Farm Worker’s Rights, Civil Rights, Ethnic Minority Psychology, Universal Serial Bus (USB Drives), YouTube, Functional Cure for HIV-Positive Infants, and Rights for Assault Survivors? Learn More about Ground Breaking Contributions by Asian Americans at (https://www.history.com/news/asian-american-inventions-contributions). #UU, #SideWithLove, #JusticeUnites, #ImmigrantJustice, #WorkersRights, #USBTechnology

Today, we will begin with some general resources from The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America’s history and are instrumental in its […]