Origins of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

May is Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Month—a celebration of Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Much like Black History and Women's History celebrations, APA Heritage Month originated in... more

History and Timelines

• Origins of APA Heritage Month
• Asian-American History
• Timeline of Asian-American History
• Japanese Relocation Centers

Special Features

• Asian Pacific Americans by the Numbers  Updated!
• Famous Firsts by Asian Americans
• Gung Ho, Tycoon, Amuck: Asian Loan Words in English
• History of Tea
• History of the Fortune Cookie
• History of Chopsticks
• What is Feng Shui?
• 13 Feng Shui Tips

Asian-American Enclaves »

• Chinatowns
• Filipinotowns
• Nihonmachi (Japantowns)
• Little India
• Koreatowns
• Little Saigon

Fun Stuff

• Quiz: Asian-American History
• Quiz: Asian-American Leaders
• Quiz: Asian-American Entertainers
• Crossword: Asian Influences

Almanac and Reference Links

Language

• Persons Speaking a Language Other than English at Home
• Chinese
• Hindi
• Indo-Iranian (Indian, Iranian)
• Japanese
• Malayo-Polynesian (Malay)
• Mandarin
• Sino-Tibetan (Chinese, Thai)
• Southeast Asian (Cambodian, Vietnamese)
• Tagalog
• Thai
• Tibetan
• Urdu