May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
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 future success.
Images on Flickr
A new set containing photos and documents from the National Archives that relate to Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on the Flickr photo sharing site.
Picturing Hawai’i
Picturing Hawai’i is a unique educational resource that localizes National Endowment for the Humanities’ Picturing America initiative. It is an educational package that brings history alive through representations of American Art from the Honolulu Academy of Art.
Veterans History Project
Asian Pacific Americans made lasting contributions to America’s wartime efforts. Collected stories highlight service from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq.
For Teachers
Put the power of primary sources to work in the classroom. Browse ready-to-use lesson plans, student activities, collection guides and research aids.
Event Highlights
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Throughout the Month of May
Two Artists, Two Series, One Modern Society
Few artists better captured the energy and turmoil present in nineteenth-century Japanese society than did Katsushika Hokusai and Kano Kazunobu, both residents of the great metropolis of Edo (now Tokyo).
(Smithsonian Institution, Freer and Sackler Galleries) - Throughout the Month of May
Colorful Realm: Japanese Bird-and-Flower Paintings by Itō Jakuchū (1716–1800)
this exhibition features one of Japan's most renowned cultural treasures, the 30-scroll set of bird-and-flower paintings by Itō Jakuchū.
(National Gallery of Art) -
May 26 & 27
Celebrate Hawai’i Festival: Healing and Aloha
Hawaiian artists, performers, and practitioners of traditional Hawaiian healing and culture.
(Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of the American Indian)