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Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Resources

St. Markers there are myriad resources available to help you celebrate AAPI Heritage Month

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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

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This image released by Mattel shows a Barbie doll in the image of Asian American Hollywood trailblazer Anna May Wong, part of their Inspiring Women Series. The doll is dressed in a frock inspired by Wong's appearance in the 1934 movie “Limehouse Blues,” a red gown with a shiny golden dragon design and cape. (Mattel via AP)

"Six months after she was immortalized with a U.S. quarter, Asian American Hollywood trailblazer Anna May Wong has received another accolade affirming her icon status — her own Barbie."

NBC Universal

100 ways Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and allies have found solutions to racism and violence.

"Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have reported surges in hate incidents, crimes and violence over the past two years, often related to racist scapegoating because of  the pandemic. As a result, AAPIs have spurred their own communities and other leaders and industries to take action. From local fundraisers to rallies to national legislation to systemic changes in schools, AAPIs and others are developing solutions to increase visibility and fight racism. Here are 100 of the ways legislators, teens, artists, schools, athletes and many others nationwide have stepped up to fight hate and increased attacks."

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center

"Poems, meditations, films, and other cultural nutrients for times like this. Care Package, the Asian Pacific American Center's online exhibition curated with love in difficult times. This exhibition includes short films, poems, music, and meditations."

Teen Vogue & The Atlantic articles

The New York Times Style Magazine

<a href="http://www.itswillyu.com/">William Yu</a>, the creator of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/starringjohncho/">#StarringJohnCho</a> — a hashtag for a series of Instagram images that superimposed the Korean-American actor John Cho’s face onto those of leading men in various Hollywood blockbuster posters — and <a href="https://www.seeasamstar.com/">#SeeAsAmStar</a>, imagines an all-Asian cast in John Hughes’s 1985 film “The Breakfast Club.” Clockwise from left, the actors Sunita Mani, Hayley Kiyoko, Karan Brar, Arden Cho and Ki Hong Lee. Yu is an advocate for greater Asian-American representation in Hollywood.

William Yu, the creator of #StarringJohnCho — a hashtag for a series of Instagram images that superimposed the Korean-American actor John Cho’s face onto those of leading men in various Hollywood blockbuster posters — and #SeeAsAmStar, imagines an all-Asian cast in John Hughes’s 1985 film “The Breakfast Club.” Clockwise from left, the actors Sunita Mani, Hayley Kiyoko, Karan Brar, Arden Cho and Ki Hong Lee. Yu is an advocate for greater Asian-American representation in Hollywood.Credit...Image by William Yu. Background source photograph: Everett Collection. Face source photographs, clockwise from top: Michael Germana/Everett Collection; Araya Diaz/Getty Images for IFC; Mike Pont/WireImage/Getty Images; Chris Delmas/AFP/Getty Images; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images

The New York Times

New York Times analysis of historical imagery from Google Street View, Chinatown: Lens on The Lower East Side by Lower East Side Preservation Initiative, Museum of Chinese in America, Heart of Chinatown: A Panoramic Tour by Iron Sights Studio.

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Students walk past a display for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at Farmington High School in Farmington, Conn., on May 10, 2021

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