Happy AAPI month — scheduled post n.1
Hey all! We’re still on break, but as Asian American plurals, we wanted to share some things about our plurality and culture this AAPI month :)
What is AAPI month?
AAPI month means Asian American & Pacific Islander month. It is also sometimes referred to as AANHPI month, or Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander month! This is a month dedicated to celebrating the rich histories and cultures of all Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and YES this does include Native Hawaiians regardless of which acronym you see being used!! In fact, “AAPI” includes over 75 different countries, as well as the pacific islands. During AAPI heritage month, special emphasis is put on AAPI people and their cultures. AAPI month begins May 1st!
Why is AAPI month important?
42% of Americans cannot name even one Asian American historical experience. Very few schools even require our history to be taught. Hate crimes against AAPI populations have spiked in a terrifying and concerning, especially since 2020. Our cultures are constantly overlooked, forgotten, and downplayed. We are seen as “model minorities” by some, and “dirty immigrants” by others. The month of May is significant because it commemorates the first Japanese immigrants and also remembers the Chinese immigrants who poured their blood, sweat, and tears out for this country. This month is a time to platform AAPI people and listen to us tell the stories that people have drowned out for many, many years.
What’s this got to do with plurality?
AAPI month is important to my system specifically because… big shocker… we’re Asian! We’re mixed Thai, Indian & Chinese! And we aren’t the only Asian system, trust us. AAPI systems are very frequently ignored and overlooked in the plural community, not to mention the ways our cultures are used as pawns for disgusting “syscourse” arguments (looking at you, tulpacourse) while our real lived experiences are thrown away if we express differing opinions.
Our system identifies as a traumagenic DID system. We always have. But we also identify as adaptive and, yeah, practicers of Buddhism! This includes tulpamancy for us! Due to this, we’ve scheduled three posts for this month, and while we won’t be active on this account for this month due to life experiences, we will be logging in periodically to make sure no hateful or racist comments are directed to us. So please behave!
Happy AAPI month everyone. Remember to signal boost, donate to, reblog from, and support Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders this month (and every month, just so we’re clear!). If you’re an AAPI system, tag us in your promo posts, gofunds, and anything else you want us to reblog! :)
