Last Updated: May 3, 2024
We at Team AgLearn take this time each May to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month and reconfirm the importance of ensuring equity and opportunity for the Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA and NHPIs) throughout the United States.
This heritage month originated in June 1977, when Representatives Frank Horton of New York and Norman Mineta of California called upon the President to proclaim the first 10 days of May as Asian-Pacific Heritage Week. In October 1978, President Jimmy Carter expanded the observance as an annual celebration; and, 12 years later President George H.W. Bush extended the week-long celebration to a month. The official designation of May as AAPI Heritage Month was signed into law in 1992. The month of May was chosen to observe AAPI for several reasons, including to commemorate the first Japanese who came to the country in May of 1843, and to mark the May 1869 completion of the Transcontinental Railroad which involved the labor of many Chinese immigrants. The AANHPI community is made up of culturally and linguistically - diverse people, representing populations from many countries and islands.
- More information about Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month External Link
- AANHPI Heritage Month Information and Resources from USDA OASCR External Link
Presidential Statements and Actions for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Presidential Proclamation on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month, 2024 External Link
- Executive Order on Advancing Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders External Link
- FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities Across the Country External Link
- President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders External Link
Event
Harvesting Harmony: Unity and Diversity in AA and NHPI Agriculture
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Description: In-person on the Whitten patio and virtually on Zoom. The event will feature AA and NHPI USDA leaders and highlight Agriculture in the State of Hawai'i. For the first time ever a delegation of Hawaiʻi state leaders and producers have been invited to share their perspectives. After the speakers, there will be a "Taste of Hawaiʻi" Agricultural Day event with cultural samplings.
AgLearn Resources
LinkedIn Learning
- Course: Understanding and Supporting Asian Employees External Link
- Course: Women Transforming Tech: Breaking Bias External Link
- Course: Speaking Up for Yourself and Underrepresented Groups External Link
- Course: Social Interactions for Multinational Teams External Link
- Course: Equity First: The Path to Inclusion and Belonging External Link
Skillsoft-Percipio
- eBook: How Asian Women Lead: Lessons for Global Corporations External Link
- Audiobook: The Making of Asian America: A History External Link
- eBook: The Visibility Mindset: How Asian American Leaders Create Opportunities and Push Past Barriers External Link
- Audiobook: An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States: Revisioning American History External Link
- Learning Channel: Creating Cultures of Inclusion External Link