In the United States of America we have so much diversity in our people. The Native Americans were already here. Then people from everywhere else and made their home in this land. Not going to get into the details of U.S. history of how so many different people got here. The point is: We’re here!
Unfortunately, our American history books are very “selective” in retelling the stories of the American people. In an effort to compensate for these serious “omissions”, somebody in the political arena (I guess but I don’t know who) decided to start dedicating certain months of the year to highlight the contributions of various groups of American citizens and honor their heritage.
As examples. For February, we have African-American History Month. For March, we have Irish-American Heritage Month. May is set aside for Asian-American Heritage. More specifically it is called Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
I did a little research and want to share these links of interest. They are really interesting.
History articles, to “add on” to what was left out of most of our school text books:
The oddest thing is that when people say “Asian-American”, they (“they” as in “me and a few other ignorant Americans”) tend to think Chinese, Japanese, Korean and/or Vietnamese. From what I understand, India is in Asia. But for some reason, we never tend to think of Americans who are from India or have Indian (not Native American) descent. And the Pakistani folks are completely out of the loop. Also, Filipinos are included in this grouping but we usually don’t think of them either. Probably because some of them have Spanish-sounding names. (I said “probably”.) The article link below clarified some of my confusion as to the citizens who comprise this diverse group. Although the map of Asia (featured image) found at Wikimedia Commons still has me somewhat befuddled. (O.o)
Additional Reading:
Did you know?
“Asian Americans are the highest-income, best-educated and fastest-growing racial group in the U.S, with Asians now making up the largest share of recent immigrants.”
I want to take this opportunity to honor my fellow Americans of Asian / Pacific heritage and to let them know that their contributions to the building of this nation are appreciated; not just during the month of May.
If you consider yourself to be of Asian / Pacific – American heritage, it would be wonderful to hear from you and to know how you are celebrating your heritage during the month of May.
Image Credits: By Cacahuate, adapted by Peter Fitzgerald, Globe-trotter, Joelf, Texugo, Piet-c and Bennylin. (Own work based on the blank world map) [CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons ; US flag found at glitter-graphics.com
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