Did you know? Maya Lin’s abstract design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was a departure from traditional memorial design. She described the design as “...a rift in the earth, a long, polished, black stone wall, emerging from and receding from the earth.”

Inscribed on the wall are the individual names of the soldiers who died in combat during the Vietnam War. Find out more about Maya Lin’s design this Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with @artassignment and @pbsds https://to.pbs.org/2LnT39Z