Tag: Islander

Discrimination abounds when first-world citizens try to figure out what’s what when it comes to geographic ethnicities. Filipinos are Pacific Islanders because the Philippine Islands are literally Islands in the Pacific Ocean. If Filipinos were born or immigrated in a country, such as American...

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a time to honor and elevate this community’s historical and cultural impacts on the United States. Although everyone should educate themselves about the AAPI community, libraries use this time to provide essential resources to local pa...

The “year of the rabbit” in 2023 began with multiple acts of gun violence impacting California’s Asian and Pacific Islander communities. Two mass shootings, first in Monterrey Park on lunar new year’s eve and then in Half Moon Bay have left people searching for answers. Traum...

Many people in American look forward to the month of May for its nice spring weather, but for others this is a month to celebrate the accomplishments of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans. More importantly, the actions and accomplishments of the women in those two groups should...