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GPB EXTRA GPB RECOGNIZES ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH
Empty chairs with signs before the beginning of the Asian Justice Rally in Atlanta to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the March 16th Atlanta shootings. Credit: Jia Li / © Repartee Films
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n order to honor and pay tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America’s history and are instrumental in its future success, May has been chosen as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) month.
Specifically, May was chosen to commemorate two significant milestones: the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants to the U.S. on May 7, 1843, and the contributions of up to 20,000 Chinese workers to the construction of the transcontinental railroad, which was completed on May 10, 1869.
Visit our web page gpb.org/aapi for more Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month resources. For Full Schedules and Program Information visit gpb.org
