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GLOBE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion News: May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month has taken place every May since 1992, when the United States Congress passed Public Law 102-450 (PDF, 285kb). The month is dedicated to celebrating the culture, traditions, and history of Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on 07 May 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on 10 May 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants.
The GLOBE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Working Group values diversity, and would like to acknowledge, celebrate, and honor the traditions and history of all Asian American and Pacific Islander people in the United States.
News origin: GLOBE Implementation Office