WATCH: I often get asked how to learn about AAPI history. I’ll admit I don’t know as much as I should too. Please set aside time to watch this PBS series on the history of Asian Americans. AAPI history is American history, for all of us to learn(2/20) https://www.pbs.org/weta/asian-americans/">https://www.pbs.org/weta/asia...
READ: There are a lot of good books and people should recommend others. One that is really informative about Asian American history is Erika Lee’s THE MAKING OF ASIAN AMERICA (3/20) https://www.amazon.com/Making-Asian-America-History-ebook/dp/B00P434BMQ">https://www.amazon.com/Making-As...
As for novels, ON EARTH WE’RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS, is so powerful. THE SYMPATHIZER is on my list and I& #39;ve heard great things. My wife strongly recommends Charles Yu’s INTERIOR CHINATOWN. What other novels do people recommend? (4/20) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41880609-on-earth-we-re-briefly-gorgeous">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show...
LISTEN: I’ve looked for something I can listen to as I run errands. I’ve really enjoyed this Asian American History 101 podcast. It’s so sweet that it’s a father/daughter team and they talk in personal terms about they learned and discovered.(5/20) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/asian-american-history-101/id1542547846">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...
SHORTER READS: If you got time between zoom meetings, read these articles
-Why AAPI history hasn’t been taught in schools http://tinyurl.com/y2dnfaa4 
-Mae">https://tinyurl.com/y2dnfaa4&... Ngae on racism embedded. http://tinyurl.com/pzt23x7n 
-Riveting">https://tinyurl.com/pzt23x7n&... essays by Cathy Park Hong (6/20) https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/minor-feelings-and-the-possibilities-of-asian-american-identity">https://www.newyorker.com/books/und...
VISIT: If you want to browse an online museum, go to the Smithsonian’s Asian Pacific American Collection. I like “Our Stories” collection highlighting Native Hawaiian/Pacific Island cultures
https://smithsonianapa.org/ 
Museum">https://smithsonianapa.org/">... of Chinese in America https://www.mocanyc.org/ ">https://www.mocanyc.org/">... (9/20)
FUND: I have a new initiative I’d love your help on to identify and recruit young AAPIs to run for office. We need govt that looks a lot more like the rest of America. http://inourhandspac.com/ 
GoFundMe">https://inourhandspac.com/">... has page that splits funds to top AAPI orgs. https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate">https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/sto... (10/20)
PATRON: Support AAPI small biz including great asian restaurants in your area. We all know small biz were hard hit by pandemic, and many AAPI-owned businesses suffered disproportionately, and some endured racism targeting them due to COVID fears.(11/20) https://www.travelandleisure.com/food-drink/restaurants/yelp-launches-asian-owned-aapi-business-category">https://www.travelandleisure.com/food-drin...
COOK: Consider cooking one night this month (great way to learn about culture of food). One blog I’ve used to try and recreate my mom’s cooking is MyKoreanKitchen. What other recipes do you love? I’m going to try to learn a good Indian curry. (12/20) https://mykoreankitchen.com/bulgogi-korean-bbq-beef/">https://mykoreankitchen.com/bulgogi-k...
ENJOY: After your meal, watch a film like Oscar winner MINARI. That film felt so real to me, including ways my parents disciplined me as a boy by making me stand with hands raised. Captures a definitively American story of resilience and family.(13/20) https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/14/asian-american-belonging-minari-andy-kim/">https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/1...
RALLY: Keep an eye out for rallies and gatherings in your area during AAPI Heritage month. Lots of in-person and virtual events. Some good ideas on the Asia Society website here (14/20) https://asiasociety.org/asian-americans-building-america">https://asiasociety.org/asian-ame...
THANK: AAPIs have been at frontlines of COVID fight. 1.4 million healthcare workers are AAPI (8.5% of total health care workers). More than 1 in 5 (or 195,000) physicians/surgeons are AAPI. 1 in every 11 nurses is AAPI (348,000) https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/19/asian-american-discrimination/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/... (15/20)
LIFT UP: This video project lifts up incredible stories of extraordinary women. Some of these are Asian American women who have lived amazing lives with great contributions. https://unladylike2020.com/explore/?ull_profile_identity=asian-american

Lift">https://unladylike2020.com/explore/... up these stories of AAPI innovators. 16/20) https://www.pbs.org/articles/2020/05/aapi-history-spotlight-saluting-stem-pioneers/">https://www.pbs.org/articles/...
KIDS: I’m a dad of two baby boys. I can’t wait to read to them these Asian American kids books. I love for them to read books with characters that seem like reflections of them. And these books seem really cute. I ordered a bunch. Like a lot. (18/20) https://www.parents.com/fun/entertainment/books/asian-american-books-for-kids/">https://www.parents.com/fun/enter...
REGISTER TO VOTE: As we embrace AAPI heritage this month, we must commit to strengthening our democracy to protect our diversity. Register to vote and get others, especially younger Americans, to register (19/20) https://www.vote.org/ ">https://www.vote.org/">...
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