Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Asian American and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) Month! Throughout the year, especially in May, we celebrate the achievements by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and recognize their central role in U.S. history. Asian and Pacific Islanders are people from all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia.

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders were first recognized by the U.S. House and Senate in 1978, when the “Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week” was passed. Then in 1990, Congress passed Public Law 101-283, which expanded the weeklong celebration to a monthlong. Two years later, Congress passed Public Law 102-450, which designated all of May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.

Natomas Unified recognizes the month of May and encourages all schools to provide opportunities for students, their families, staff, and the entire community to participate in enriching lessons and activities in celebration of AAPI month! We invite you to explore this page for resources to honor AAPI month.

Upcoming Events

Iron Scholar chef

NUSD Celebrates Diversity: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2023

Natomas Unified School District is proud to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) Month in May 2023, through culinary arts and literacy! This year, students will be able to show off their iron chef skills with demonstration of an Asian-inspired dish and the recipe in writing to be included in an electronic Student Cookbook.

Participants will receive prizes and their work highlighted in NUSD Publicity.

CONTEST GUIDELINES

  • Submit a video recording of the student preparing the final steps or plating the Asian-inspired dish. (Partnering with a parent/guardian or another student is acceptable.)
  • Submit a photo of the student(s) with the finished product.
  • Submit the recipe so that it can be included in an electronic NUSD Student Cookbook with the student’s photo and recipe.
  • All videos and artwork will be showcased in NUSD’s Student Cookbook and shared electronically with our community.
  • Must be a student of the Natomas Unified School District. Open to all grades.
  • Videos must be submitted as .mp4 or .mov files
  • Most smartphone applications will automatically save videos in this format
  • Video submissions must be no longer than 3 minutes.
  • Students must include first and last name, grade, & school of attendance
  • NUSD reserves the right to not include submissions deemed inappropriate or not legible

Entries must be submitted by May 15th, 7 pm.

Email your entries to: [email protected].

Contact Kay Recede, [email protected], if you have questions or need more information.

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Please check with the APAPA for local events or partnerships and add here https://www.apapa.org/

Library of Books and Resources

Click on a book title for a read a loud.

The National Education Association (NEA) offers a selection of lesson plans that cover a variety subjects and that can be adapted to fit multiple grade levels in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) Month. Access the plans