President Biden speaks before a screening of the series “American Born Chinese” in the
East Room of the White House in celebration of Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and
Pacific Islander Heritage Month last year.
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Asian-American and Pacific Islander Month centers revelry and racial justice
It has been almost 50 years since the U.S. government established that Asian-Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments should be recognized annually across the nation.