Dr. Haunani-Kay Trask at Ho’okū’oko’a: Conference on Hawaiian Sovereignty, 1985.
“You cannot just dance hula and go to Hawaiian language class at night and think you’re gonna get a land base. You can’t do that. Cultural people have to become political. It’s not just that political people like myself have to become cultural. Our culture can’t just be ornamental and recreational. That’s what Waikiki is. Our culture has to be the core of our resistance, the core of our anger, the core of our mana. That’s what culture is for. It’s not what you do instead of watching television. And people don’t understand that. Our people don’t understand that. That’s why we have to educate them.”
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in the US!
You can learn more about it on the official website, but the quick summary of it is: “Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have a rich heritage thousands of years old and have both shaped the history of the United States and had their lives dramatically influenced by moments in its history.”
This month, we’d like to celebrate some of the incredible Asian/Pacific American authors who have helped shape the NaNoWriMo community—from NaNo Coaches to Camp Counselors, from Pep Talkers to participants! If you’d like to support these authors, buy a copy of their latest book (or check out the e-book from your library). Links to the authors’ websites below.
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Graphic with a background of stacked books titled, “NaNoWriMo Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Check out the latest books by these NaNoWriMo authors!”
1. Adib Khorram — Darius the Great Deserves Better, coming out August 25, 2020
2. Alexander Chee — How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, 2018
3. An Na — The Place Between Breaths, 2018
4. Devi S. Laskar — The Atlas of Reds and Blues, 2020
5. Emily X R Pan — The Astonishing Color of After, 2018
6. Gene Luen Yang — Dragon Hoops, 2020
7. Gloria Chao — Rent a Boyfriend, coming out September 1, 2020
8. Heidi Heilig — Kingdom for a Stage, 2019
9. Helen Hoang — The Bride Test, 2019
10. Jenny Han — To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before collection, 2017
11. Karuna Riazi —The Battle, 2019
12. Kat Yeh — The Way to Bea, 2017
13. Kat Zhang — Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao, 2019
14. Kevin Kwan — Sex and Vanity, coming out July 14, 2020
15. Kirstin Chen — Bury What We Cannot Take, 2018
16. Malinda Lo — A Line in the Dark, 2017
17. Marie Lu — The Kingdom of Back, 2020
18. Maurene Goo — Somewhere Only We Know, 2019
19. Min Jin Lee — Pachinko, 2017
20. Mitali Perkins — Between Us and Abuela, 2019
21. Preeti Chhibber — Avengers Assembly: Orientation, coming out August 4, 2020
I'm just slightly salty that Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is only recognised in America but like,, Asians and Pacific Islanders all over the world, I hope you know I love you
Miyé Matsukata (1922-1981) was a jewelry designer and silversmith in Boston, Mass. She worked in her jewelry firm Janiye in Boston from 1950 until her death. Her papers include biographical material, correspondence, subject files, exhibition files, photographs and slides, numerous sketchbooks and sketches of her jewelry designs and travels abroad, writings, sales records for jewelry orders, audio-visual material, and printed material.
As Asian Pacific American Heritage Month comes to a close, and as we approach the anniversary of marriage equality in the U.S. (June 26), I wanted to draw a Filipina introducing halo-halo to her wife.
Takuma Sato is a Japanese professional racing driver & today he won the 101st Indy 500. He has left his mark in the history books by becoming the Japanese driver to do so. 🏆 CONGRATULATIONS 🏆
