AAPI History Month: AAPI Affinity Group Spring Meeting
Celebrate AAPI History Month!
Join FSC's AAPI Affinity Group for our Spring meeting in celebration of AAPI History Month which runs throughout the month of May!
May is During this time, we celebrate the culture, history, and achievements of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in New York and across the country.
AAPI Heritage Month first received federal recognition in 1978 from then-President Jimmy Carter. That year, he signed a proclamation first introduced to Congress by Representative Frank Horton of Rochester, New York to establish Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week to take place in early May. Representative Horton credited with the original idea for the resolution. She approached Horton after being disappointed that AAPI communities had been largely ignored during the nation鈥檚 bicentennial celebrations in 1976. She was also inspired by the memory of her grandfather, who was one of the laborers working on the transcontinental railroad before he was tragically killed in an act of anti-Chinese violence.
In fact, the reason the month of May was chosen was to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869, in recognition of the Chinese immigrants who made up a majority of laborers completing the work on the project. In addition, it commemorates the on May 7, 1843.
Later, the week-long celebration established by President Carter was extended to last for the entire month of May in 1990. In 1992, Congress passed a law that officially designated an annual celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May.
AAPI Heritage Month celebrates communities with roots throughout the Asia-Pacific region, encompassing the entirety of the Asian continent, as well as the countries and territories that make up the Pacific Islands of and Coming from such a wide geographical area, the Asian American and Pacific Islander community has a rich and varied and culture to learn more about all month long.
April 30, 2026
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
, The Faculty Center, 206
If you have any questions, please contact Zachary Long at Email.
