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ARL Libraries Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2022

Last Updated on July 9, 2022, 9:40 am ET

AAPI Heritage Month graphic with text and tropical plants
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The following list includes events, news stories, blog posts, resources, and exhibits from Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2022.

Events | News and Blog Posts | Resources and Exhibits

Events

Library of Congress
Memory, Experience & Imagination in Works of Lao & Hmong American Authors
May 2, 6:30–8:00 p.m. EDT, online and in-person

Library of Congress
Herb Ohta Jr., `Ukulele Virtuoso from Hawai‘i: Homegrown Concerts from the Library of Congress
May 4, 12:00 p.m. EDT

Library of Congress
Patsy Takemoto Mink, First Woman of Color in Congress
May 4, 12:30–1:30 p.m. EDT, online

New York Public Library
Kids STEAM: Lanterns
May 5, 3–3:45 p.m. EDT, online

New York Public Library
Marvel Debrief: Doctor Strange 2 & Moon Knight
May 10, 4–5:00 p.m. EDT, online and in-person

New York Public Library
Virtual Comics Chat
May 11, 3–4:00 p.m. EDT, online

The University of British Columbia Library
Celebrate Learning with Asian Library: Spotlight on Collections and Innovations
May 12, 4–5:00 p.m. PDT, online

New York Public Library
Online Book Discussion: Clark and Division
May 12, 1–2:00 p.m. EDT, online

New York Public Library
Family Storytime: AAPI Storytime
May 14, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. EDT, online

New York Public Library
Teen Reads
May 17, 4–5:00 p.m. EDT, online

University of Toronto Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library
Have You Eaten Yet? A Dialogue with Cheuk Kwan
May 25, 4–5:00 p.m. EDT, online

 

News and Blog Posts

University of Alberta Libraries
Asian History Month: Mange Recommendations

UC Davis Library
AAPI Heritage Month Book Recs

UCLA Library
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2022

Emory University Libraries
The Social and Political Activism of the Asian American Movement

University of Guelph Library
Featured Online Collection: Celebrating Asian Heritage Month 2022

Library of Congress
The Filipino Forum as Business Research Resource

New York Public Library
Nine New Fiction Reads by Asian American Women

University of Ottawa Library
Asian Heritage Month

Penn Libraries
May Featured Books and DVDs: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 

Princeton University Library
PUL Honors Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Simon Fraser University Library
Celebrate Asian Heritage Month with Books, Films, Video Games and More

Stony Brook University, SUNY, Libraries
University Libraries Hosts Asian and Asian American Studies Student Research Symposium

Syracuse University Libraries
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 2022

The University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library
Recommended Books for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

University of Virginia Library
Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage with Some Great Reads!

 

Resources and Exhibits

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month website combining resources from 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

Georgetown University Library
Recommended Reads: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Library
China100 @ UH Mānoa: Online Exhibit to Commemorate 100 Years of Chinese Studies at the University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa

Library of Congress
Asian American and Pacific Islander Materials: A Resource Guide

Library of Congress and GBH
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Collection

University of Louisville Libraries
AAPI Heritage Month

National Archives and Records Administration
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

New York Public Library

NC State University Libraries
Historical State Timelines: Asian & Asian American Community

University of Oregon Libraries

Rice University Library
Book Display Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Syracuse University Libraries
Anti-Asian Hate Crime Exhibit

Tulane University Libraries
New Book Display for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

York University Libraries
Leisure Reading: Asian Heritage Month

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