May Is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month In City Of St. Louis Park

Press release from the City of St. Louis Park:

May 6, 2021

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, a celebration of the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. In 1992, Congress passed legislation designating the entire month of May to celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. The interim director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center offers their thoughts on why this year’s commemoration feels different.

The St. Louis Park City Council recently passed a resolution in support of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community condemning the documented regional and nationwide trend since 2020 of increased discrimination, hate and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities as a result of false narratives and xenophobia around the COVID-19 pandemic.

Learn more about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. If you have experienced or witnessed an incident of discrimination or bias, call Minnesota’s Discrimination Helpline at 1.833.454.0148 or submit an online form. If you are the victim of a crime, including a hate crime, or fear for your safety, call 911 immediately.

This press release was produced by the City St. Louis Park. The views expressed here are the author’s own.