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Asian Pacific Heritage Month

This document provides an outline for a presentation on Asian Pacific Heritage Month. It includes sections to introduce the topic, provide an overview, discuss the geography, history, interesting facts, key people, arts/literature, ways to celebrate, and a conclusion. The presenter would fill in the details under each section to educate the audience about Asian Pacific Heritage Month.

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Asian Pacific Heritage Month

This document provides an outline for a presentation on Asian Pacific Heritage Month. It includes sections to introduce the topic, provide an overview, discuss the geography, history, interesting facts, key people, arts/literature, ways to celebrate, and a conclusion. The presenter would fill in the details under each section to educate the audience about Asian Pacific Heritage Month.

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Asian Pacific

Heritage Month
Introduction
State the significance of Asian Pacific Heritage Month
• What is Asian Pacific Heritage Month?
• Why does the United States celebrate it?

Tell your story


• What does Asian Pacific Heritage Month mean to you?
• Why is it important to you?
Overview
Give a brief overview of what you’ll cover in your presentation.
Geography
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• Map of Asia
• Map of Pacific Islands
History
Make a timeline of the important historical event or list historical contributions made by people of Asian
Pacific heritage.

1st Event 2nd Event 3rd Event 4th Event 5th Event 6th Event

Date Date Date Date Date Date

Description Description Description Description Description Description


Interesting facts
List some interesting facts about Asian Pacific Heritage Month.
Here are a few examples:
• In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a resolution designating
May as Asian/Pacific Heritage Week.
• May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first
Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the
anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on
May 10, 1869.
• In 1992, the official designation of May as Asian-Pacific American
Heritage Month was signed into law.
Key people
Choose three notable people of Asian Pacific American heritage using Bing.com and discuss their
lives and accomplishments. Here are some examples:

Anna May Wong was the first Chinese Sessue Hayakawa was a Japanese actor Duke Kahanamoku was a Hawaiian
American Hollywood movie star, as well and one of the biggest stars in competitive swimmer. He won five
as the first Chinese American actress to Hollywood during the silent film era. His Olympic metals for swimming. He also
gain international recognition. She fame matched that of Charlie Chaplin. popularized the Hawaiian sport of
appeared in over sixty movies surfing in the US.
throughout her career.
Arts and literature
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Provide examples of art and literature that are


significant to Asian Pacific Heritage Month.
Here are a few examples:
• The writing of Amy Tan
• The music of Yo-Yo Ma
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• The artwork of Yayoi Kusama
How we celebrate
List some ways you can celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage
Month. Here are a few examples:
• Discover Asian Pacific American artists
• Read Asian Pacific American authors
• Listen to Asian Pacific American Heritage musicians
• Learn important moments of
Asian Pacific American Heritage history
Conclusion
Provide a brief summary of your presentation.
Remind the audience what you covered in the previous slides.
Questions & answers
Invite questions from the audience
Resources
List the resources you used for your research:
• Source #1
• Source #2
• Source #3

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