POV Celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Happy Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
In 1977, Asian American Pacific Heritage Week was established in May to commemorate (1) the first immigration of the Japanese to the U.S. on May 7, 1843 and (2) the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants.
45 years later, Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebrates how generations of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders enrich, enliven, and expand the inner workings of American society.
“We never know how our small activities will affect others through the invisible fabric of our connectedness. In this exquisitely connected world, it's never a question of 'critical mass.' It's always about critical connections.”
-Grace Lee Boggs
Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, Open Society Foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding comes from Nancy Blachman and David desJardins, Bertha Foundation, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Trust, Park Foundation, Sage Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Chris and Nancy Plaut, Abby Pucker, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee and public television viewers. POV is presented by a consortium of public television stations, including KQED San Francisco, WGBH Boston and THIRTEEN in association with WNET.ORG.
