10 Ways to Celebrate Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month at Home

1. Recognize the great diversity of Asian and Pacific Islander ethnicities and languages. How many can you name?
2. Read about Asian Pacific American History.
3. Talk with your child about the moments in our history that we should never forget.
• What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II?
• How did Chinese immigrants contribute to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad?
• Who was the first Asian Pacific American governor in the continental United States?
4. Some Asian Americans came to the United States as refugees. Talk with your child about what it means to be a refugee.
5. Put on a play or do a readers’ theater of an Asian or Pacific Islander folk tale.
6. Visit the Seattle Asian Art Museum or the Wing Luke Asian Museum. Go on the Chinatown Discovery Tour.
7. Make a Hawaiian lei with your child or learn how to make a paper crane.
8. Write a haiku.
9. Many people know about Ellis Island and the important role it played in receiving immigrants from European countries. What do you know about Angel Island?
10. Make banana pancakes.