May is Asian/Pacific American Month
Asian/Pacific American (AAPI) Heritage
Month commemorates and celebrates Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S.
and pays tribute to the generations who have enriched America’s history.
The University Libraries invites you
to join in celebrating the month with our collections highlighting the works of
and about Asian/Pacific Americans. We have a vast collection of books and
e-books, including recently published works, “Race
and Migration in the Transpacific” and “Beyond
the Icon: Asian American Graphic Narratives.”
The
month of May was chosen to commemorate two milestones in AAPI history: the
first Japanese immigrant arrived in the United States on May 7, 1843, and the
building of the transcontinental railroad was completed on May 10, 1869. The
majority of the transcontinental railroad workers were Chinese immigrants.
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