#aapi history

[whenweallvote]

Happy heavenly birthday to Rep. Patsy Mink (1927-2002) of Hawaii! 🎉 Today, we celebrate her glass-breaking legacy as the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the first Asian American woman to serve in Congress in 1965. 

Rep. Mink helped shape landmark legislation like Title IX — later renamed the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act — which prohibits gender discrimination in federally-funded school and sports programs. 

60 years after her election, there are currently 22 AAPI Members of Congress. Thank you for paving the way, Rep. Mink. 🙌🏽

[obliviani]

happy api month!

annual heritage piece 🏵️

[californiastatelibrary]

When you think of the infamous 1906 San Francisco earthquake, a meet-cute is likely not at the top of your mind. But the story of Mr. and Mrs. Wong Sun Yue Clemens would not exist without the 1906 disaster — the two met while distributing rations to Chinese earthquake refugees. Shortly after, they built a shelter in Chinatown with Red Cross lumber and an army tent for a roof.

When they got married, they decided to use Wong Sun Yue’s full name alongside Ella May’s last name, and became Mr. and Mrs. Wong Sun Yue Clemens, and opened a Chinatown curio shop and tea garden. The shop was filled with items found in the rubble and ruins of the earthquake and fire, hence the name “Relics Dug from the Ruins.” They created and sold postcards showing themselves in and out of the shop in various poses. The handwriting on the postcards usually mentioned Ella May’s wealthy sister, Mrs. Howard (Katharine) Gould.

[calixcasual]

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[fairynisse]

It's a really strange feeling how people's perception of me are different from what I was used to. Like everyone in school knew I grew up poor, but now as an adult, a 45 minute drive away to some irrelevant college or work, some strangers would assume I'm well off or never faced any hardships. Like we go to the same college and I qualified for financial aid but you didn't, or we work the same job. The cognitive dissonance is real. It was the first time someone ever made that assumption about me. I am now guessing it was their prejudice toward me because I'm Asian because that was the only thing obviously different. I didn't know where these ideas came from and I'm not responsible for their prejudice, but Asians have literally never been privileged in this country.

Also, people my ethnicity have alarmingly high rates of poverty and have absolutely no generational wealth from centuries of persecution and genocide.

[melliotwrites]

Ghost Story: a new musical is up on YouTube!

Two love stories between Chinese American and Polish American men haunt the same Montana ranch house — one century apart. As past and present intertwine, the lovers confront long-held fears in their quest to determine if they love one another for the right reasons.

GHOST STORY is a new musical exploring queer interethnic intimacies between working-class immigrants in the early Mountain West, as well as the complicated racial past of modern gay relationships. Through a story about love, culture, and identity, the show asks: In making meaning from the overwhelming tragedies of queer history, how do we balance seeking truth and beauty?

This presentation includes mature language and some mature themes. Stream our live cast album here on Spotify (and look up Ghost Story Melliot on other streaming services to find it!)

[uwmarchives]

To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the UW-Milwaukee is showcasing the Desi Wisconsin oral history collection. During the 1950s to the 1970s, the Indian population of the city of Milwaukee grew from a few families to a community of hundreds. In a city of primarily white and black residents, these immigrants learned to navigate and raise families in a culture that was fundamentally different to the one they had left behind. Covering themes of religion, identity, family, and immigration, these interviews give insight into the experiences of the South Asian immigrants who made Milwaukee their home. 

[whenweallvote]

This AAPI Heritage Month, we’re celebrating the rise in AAPI voting power! The Asian American and Pacific Islander community is the fastest growing voting bloc in the U.S., accounting for about 15 million eligible voters in 2024. 🙌🏽

Join us and APIAVote in uplifting the power of AAPI voters! Register to vote NOW at weall.vote/register, and ask three friends to do the same.

[watchertvzine]

Announcing the next artist for our 2024 Watcher TV Zine - Hillary!

Follow this artist on: Instagram | Twix

Creator Interest Form is open until July 31st if you'd like to join the zine project!

[yerawitchbitch]

This is the news release from the Department of Defense stopping official activities for "identity months." including

National African American/Black History Month (February)

Women’s History Month (March)

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (May)

Pride Month (June)

National Hispanic Heritage Month(Sept. 15 - Oct. 15)

National Disability Employment Awareness Month (October)

National American Indian Heritage Month (November)

Guess I know what identity months I'll be making sure to celebrate. 😆

https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4050331/identity-months-dead-at-dod/

[californiastatelibrary]

On display on the third floor of the Library and Courts building, a tapestry depicting the history of the Hmong people as they fled from China in ca. 1200 up to their arrival in the 1980s at Los Angeles International Airport. The artist of this 1980 tapestry is unknown.

[theoffingmag]

History can die, and disassemble, and decompose, and regrow, and rebuild, and rebecome. History exists simply because it once was—even without proof, without memory, without ruins.

Kyla-Yến Huỳnh Giffin, "Ngoại and the Coral Reef"

[jomtones-bussy]

Grandma gave me all this cool stuff

WE'RE NOT EVEN CHINESE WE'RE FUCKING KOREAN

Someone else Korean, pls help me connect with my culture I beg

[agmagazinescans]

Paper Doll: Christy Nock

American Girl Magazine, March/April 1996

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