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Asian Pacific American Heritage
Links to related primary sources from the Library of Congress
Web Guides
Asian Collections: An Illustrated Guide The Beginning of Asian Collections
Asian Country Studies Selected Internet Resources - Countries in Asia
Global Gateway
Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Calligraphy The Naxi Manuscript Collection Islamic Manuscripts from Mali
Exhibitions
World Treasures of the Library of Congress: Beginnings Margaret Mead: Human Nature and the Power of Culture
On the Cutting Edge: Contemporary Japanese Prints The Floating World of Ukiyo-E: Shadows, Dreams, and Substance
American Memory Collections
Around the World in the 1890s: Photographs from the World's Transportation Commission, 1894-1896
Chinese in California, 1850-1925 After the Day of Infamy: Man-on-the-Street Interviews Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Suffering Under a Great Unjustice: Ansel Adams Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar
Veterans History Project
Asian Pacific Americans: Going for Broke
Spotlights, Features & Special Presentations
Yo-Yo Ma (cello virtuoso) Yu Ying-Shih (intellectual historian)
Asian and Pacific Island American Heritage Calendar Macau a Selection of Cartographic Images
Immigration: Chinese & Japanese World War II - Japanese American Internment
Chinese and Westward Expansion Chinese Immigration to the United States, 1851-1900
Lesson Plans & Activities
Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself Japanese American Internment Primary Source Set & Teacher Guide
Collection Connections: Chinese in California Collection Connections: Around the World in the 1890s
Collection Connections: After the Pearl Harbor Attack Collection Connections: Ansel Adams Manzanar Photographs
Images
Genthe Collection: San Francisco's Chinatown, 1896-1942 (search using keyword "Chinatown")
Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar
Japanese Fine Prints, pre-1915 College Women's Association of Japan Print Show Collection
Today in History
Nixon in China The Harris Treaty Potomac Blossoms Rock Springs Massacre
Articles
Naxi: The World’s Only Living Pictographic Language In the Footsteps of Marco Polo
People of the 38th District of California Voices of Asia
Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford, IL Ching Ming Tradition in Hawaii
Dorothea Lange at the Relocation Camps Frank Lloyd Wright Looks to Japan
Chop Suey Was Invented, Fact or Fiction? Portland’s Chinese New Year
Music, Dance & Literature (streaming RealVideo® & MP3 audio files)
Roya Bahrami: Classical Music of Persia Asian Multicultural Program (Philippine & Burmese dance, martial arts)
Lao Natasinh Dance Troupe of Iowa The South Asian Literary Recordings Project (MP3 audio files)
Novelist & Short Story Writer Jen Gish Poet & Children's Author Linda Sue Park
Children's/Young People's Author Janet Wong Graphic Novelist & Comic Book Author & Artist Gene Luen Yang
Poet & Memoirist Li-Young Lee Poet, Novelist & Critic Shirley Geok-Lin Lim
Poet Suji Kwock Kim Poet Amy Uyematsu
Interview with Four Women Poets — Rose Solari, Hilary Tham, Karren Alenier, and Kim Roberts
Webcasts (streaming RealVideo®)
The Filipino Migrant Experience: Part I & Part II Cherry Blossom Festival: Sakura Celebration
Thich Nhat Hanh: Leading with Courage and Compassion The Ideological Context of U.S.-China Relations
The Druze Heritage: Part I, Part II, Part III & Part IV
Congressional Activity
Information and remarks on the celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month can be found by using the keywords "asian pacific american" search legislation from multiple Congresses.
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