During Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, our Nation celebrates the diversity of cultures, breadth of achievement, and remarkable contributions of these communities.

May is variously known as AAPI, Asian American, APIDA, Asian, and Asian Diaspora Heritage Month. But why so many names? Although often used interchangeably, each of these terms is actually distinct.

Read about the origins of AAPI, why we celebrate, and-Asian racism, and more from this great article.

Read these short interviews to learn what Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month means to folks across the country. 

See this short opinion piece on Desi people, those part of the South-Asian diaspora that live outside of South-Asia. 

While making fun of a stereotypical Chinese accent or "black" speech patterns is today widely understood to be off limits, giggling at a strong Indian accent still seems to be up for grabs - whether you're South Asian or not.