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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: How It Started and How to Celebrate
Jeanie Jew, Grace Lee Boggs, Yuji Ichioka and George Takei are some of the names we learn more about each May. The celebration that is now known as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month started when these politicians, activists and actors began fighting for recognition and representation, at a national level.Former congressional staffer Jeanie Jew first approached Rep. Frank Horton about the idea of designating a month to recognize Asian Pacific Americans, following the United States' bicentennial celebration in 1976. In June 1977, Horton and Rep. Norman Y.
