The month of May commemorates National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, celebrating people of Asian and Pacific Island ancestry in the United States.
More than 12 million Americans can trace their ancestry to Asia and the Pacific Islands. Asian Pacific Americans include diverse ethnic communities from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Hawaii, India, Indochina, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Polynesia, Samoa, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tibet, Thailand, Vietnam, and more.
The City of Chicago is publicizing dozens of public events around the city to mark this auspicious month. For a complete list of events, please check your site’s lunchroom or visit the Chicago Commission on Human Relations here for an electronic copy of the 2010 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Calendar:
