HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Why Do We Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month? – YouTube

Are You “AAPI” or “Asian American”? It's Complicated. | A People's History of Asian America – YouTube

WHO DOES MATH

• 6 Asian and Pacific Islanders Who Made Groundbreaking Contributions to STEM
• 8 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders whose innovations have changed your life (really!)
• Math Monday: Highlighting AAPI Mathematicians in the Classroom
• Inspiring AAPI Scientists and Engineers - Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month

RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES

• NCTM's Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Resource Page – This page includes links to resources that include lesson plans, informative sessions, a toolkit, and more. 
• From One, To Many, For All: Building a Community for Indigenous Mathematicians – This group was started by Native Hawaiian mathematician Kamuela Yong.
• The Storytelling Math (available from Charlesbridge Publishing) books include activities are designed for adults and kids to do together that involve math concepts. Books include a free set of downloadable activities in English and Spanish (and a few in other languages, like Brazilian, Portuguese, Chinese, and Cherokee). The books written by AAPI authors are:
  • Bracelets for Bina’s Brothers by Rajani LaRocca
  • Usha and the Big Digger by Amitha Jagannath Knight
  • Luna’s Yum Yum Dim Sum by Natasha Lim
  • Eight board books by Grace Lin

GENERAL INTEREST

5 Ways to Bust the Model Minority Myth for Asian American and Pacific Islander Students – This article explores a common cultural bias and discusses how it is harmful.

AI4ALL – This US-based nonprofit dedicated to increasing diversity and inclusion in AI education, research, development, and policy was co-founded by Dr. Fei-Fei Li.

The Shipwrecked Teenager Who Helped End Japan’s Isolationist Era – Learn about Manjiro, thought to be the first Japanese person to permanently reside in the United States.

AAPI Voices: My name is Chulan Huang – This is a touching autobiographical video by a Chinese-American Boston man about representation and the importance of one's name.

Ishihara-Yoshimura journey: A Story Celebrating Asian-Pacific Americans – blog by SABES Math Center team member Nancy Ishihara