AAPI Heritage Month

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf heritage month
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Asian_American_and_Pacific_Islander_Heritage_Month
gptkbp:commemorates completion of the transcontinental railroad
immigration of the first Japanese to the United States
gptkbp:established 1978
gptkbp:expandedToMonth 1990
gptkbp:expansion gptkb:President_George_H._W._Bush
gptkbp:hashtag #AAPIHeritageMonth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label AAPI Heritage Month
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:United_States
May
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://asianpacificheritage.gov/
gptkbp:originallyDuration one week
gptkbp:originallyProclaimedBy gptkb:President_Jimmy_Carter
gptkbp:purpose celebrate the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States
gptkbp:relatedTo diversity and inclusion
Asian American history
Pacific Islander history
gptkbp:significance recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Asian_American_and_Pacific_Islander_Heritage_Month_(May)
gptkb:Asian_American_and_Pacific_Islander_Heritage_Month
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7