Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Asian_American_and_Pacific_Islander_Heritage_Month
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:heritage_month
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:AAPI_Heritage_Month
gptkbp:category May observances
Asian-American culture
Pacific Islands American culture
United States observances
gptkbp:commemorates immigration of the first Japanese to the United States
completion of the transcontinental railroad by Chinese immigrants
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:expandedToMonth 1990
gptkbp:firstObserved 1978
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:United_States
May
gptkbp:officiallyDesignatedAsMonth 1992
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:Asian/Pacific_American_Heritage_Week
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 gptkb:Pacific_Islander_Americans
gptkb:Asian_Americans
heritage month observances in the United States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Asian_Pacific_American_Heritage_Month
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month