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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: History

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

What You Will Find in This Guide: 

Linked in this guide hosted by Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) is essential information about the study and celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Included in subsequent tabs are lists of fiction and nonfiction books that the FCPS elementary, middle, and high school media specialists have curated for our students and community. While some books are only housed at certain schools, all FCPS students have access to any books at their school level in the county. 

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
From the Website:

"The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's history and are instrumental in its future success."

Included on the Asian/Pacific Heritage Month website:
*selected resources for teacher
*events 
*exhibits and collections
*history of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month