Research Guides: APIDA Heritage Month: Home

About APIDA

May is Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month, a month-long celebration and uplifting of APIDA identities, experiences, histories and cultures. CCC Library has curated a list of eBooks and streaming videos celebrating APIDA Heritage month. Select the tabs eBooks and Streaming videos to access these resources.

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Get involved!

CCC's Multicultural Center is planning virtual live events throughout 2021's APIDA Heritage Month including games, crafts, current events (#stopasianhate) and short films. More information about APIDA events will be added here.

Other ways to participate include:

APIDA Gift Boxes (Register by April 26th)
We are mailing free APIDA-themed gift boxes to anyone that registers at the following link: https://forms.gle/ZTib7kSHJov6JyLZ6. Gift boxes will include lots of snacks and candies from our local Asian markets, desi chai from a local Indian-owned cafe, coloring book, immigrant stories, custom Spotify playlist, book recommendations, stickers, and more!

LIVE ZOOM EVENTS IN MAY 2021

Geoguessr Game: Thursday, May 6th, from 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Join us for our weekly game night! The first game night of May will involve a game of Geoguessr featuring APIDA-based countries around the world. No prior Geoguessr experience is necessary! Zoom Link
Origami Workshop: Friday, May 14th, from 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Join us for an origami workshop on Zoom! No prior experience necessary. This event will be student led and will include visual step-by-step instructions. Origami paper will be provided for folks that register for APIDA Gift Boxes. Zoom Link
Current Events: #StopAsianHate, Friday, May 21st, from 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
In the past year, anti-Asian hate and discrimination has skyrocketed, including here in Oregon. The Multicultural Center team participated in Hollaback!'s anti-Asian bystander intervention training earlier this year and would like to share what we learned with our college community. Any staff/faculty planning to attend should register in advance (this will help us capture FTE). Zoom Link
Film Screening: Kapaemahu, Thursday, May 27th, from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
"Kapaemahu reveals the healing power of four mysterious stones on Waikiki Beach - and the legendary dual male and female spirits within them." Kapaemahu is an animated short film created by Native Hawaiian Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu. Hinaleimoana is also mahu and wants young people to understand that the ability to embrace both the male and female aspects of their spirit is not a weakness but a strength, as reason to rejoice not to fear. Zoom Link

Learn more

18 Million Rising (18MR)
18 Million Rising (18MR) brings Asian American communities together online and offline to reimagine Asian American identity with nuance, specificity, and power. We are using this Asian American identity as the foundation to build a more just and creative world where our experiences are affirmed, our leadership is valued, and all of us have the opportunity to thrive.
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (National Park Service)
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have a rich heritage thousands of years old and have both shaped the history of the United States and had their lives dramatically influenced by moments in its history. Every May during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and throughout the year, the National Park Service and our partners share those histories and the continuing culture thriving in parks and communities today.
Asian American Arts Alliance
The Asian American Arts Alliance is dedicated to strengthening Asian American artists and cultural groups through resource sharing, promotion, and community building.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC)
Rooted in the dreams of immigrants and inspired by the promise of opportunity, Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) advocates for an America in which all Americans can benefit equally from, and contribute to, the American dream.
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA)
APALA is dedicated to promoting political education and voter registration programs among AAPIs, and to the training, empowerment, and leadership of AAPIs within the labor movement and APA community.
Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO)
The Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon is a statewide, grassroots organization, uniting Asians and Pacific Islanders to achieve social justice. We use our collective strengths to advance equity through empowering, organizing and advocating with our communities.
Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO)
The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) serves the holistic needs of Oregon's immigrants, refugees and mainstream community members.
Japan-America Society of Oregon (JASO)
JASO (ja-zo), based in Oregon and Southwest Washington, was established in 1907, and is the 3rd oldest Japan America Society in the US. JASO's mission is to develop business and community by strengthening the US-Japan relationship. If you are an organization or an individual, and you are passionate about the importance of the US-Japan relationship, we invite you to join us and get involved today!
Japanese American Museum of Oregon
Sharing and preserving Japanese American history and culture in Portland's Old Town neighborhood, where Japantown once thrived.
Kalakendra, Society for the Performing Arts of India
Kalakendra is an organization formed in 1987 to introduce, promote and enhance awareness of the various performing arts of the Indian subcontinent through presenting concerts, classical dances, recitals and lectures. Kalakendra is based in the Portland-metro area with artists traveling from the communities of Corvallis, Eugene, Vancouver, and coastal cities of the Northwest.
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF)
NAPAWF's mission is to build collective power with AAPI women and girls to gain full agency over our lives, our families, and our communities. Using a reproductive justice framework, NAPAWF elevates AAPI women and girls to impact policy and drive systemic change in the United States.
National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA)
NCAPA serves to represent the interests of the greater Asian American (AA) and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities and to provide a national voice for AA and NHPI issues.
Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Oregon (PACCO)
PACCO is a welcoming and inclusive community organized to promote economic empowerment and resiliency to historically underserved communities through information sharing and distribution of crucial decisions affecting the historically marginalized, economically disadvantaged, and those underserved and under-resourced communities.
Portland Art Museum: Asian Art
Portland has a long history of trade and cultural interchange with East Asia, and this engagement is reflected in the Portland Art Museum’s Asian art collection.
Portland Chinatown Museum (PCM)
The Portland Chinatown Museum (PCM) is Oregon’s first museum about Chinese American history, art, and culture. Our mission is to collect, preserve and share the stories, oral histories and artifacts of Portland’s Chinatown as a catalyst for exploring and interpreting the history of past, present and future immigrant experiences.
Portland Taiko
Portland Taiko blends the tradition of Japanese taiko drumming with a sense of Asian American identity, creativity, and empowerment.
Stop AAPI Hate
In response to the alarming escalation in xenophobia and bigotry resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Pacific Planning and Policy Council (A3PCON), Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), and the Asian American Studies Department of San Francisco State University launched the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center on March 19, 2020. The center tracks and responds to incidents of hate, violence, harassment, discrimination, shunning, and child bullying against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.