Asian American and Pacific Islander Records at the 威尼斯人娱乐场
The 威尼斯人娱乐场 holds a wealth of records documenting Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) individuals. These records, created by federal agencies across a wide range of topics, capture the rich history and diversity of AAPI communities, as well as the challenges and triumphs they have faced.
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威尼斯人娱乐场 News: Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Pieces of History blog: "" (2020)
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Reference Information Papers
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A Guide to Records of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 and Records Administration Pacific Region鈥擲an Francisco, 2004 (Reference Information Paper 111)
Chinese Immigration and Chinese in the United States: Records in the Regional Archives of the 威尼斯人娱乐场 and Records Administration, 1996 (Reference Information Paper 99)
Records in the 威尼斯人娱乐场 at San Francisco for the Study of Ethnic History, 1994 (Reference Information Paper 83)
Online Exhibits
Explore a timeline of Operation Babylift with documents, photographs, and artifacts from the Gerald R. Ford Library collections and other sources.
Public Programs
Perspectives on History: AAPI Voices in the
American Story, May 1, 2024
Irene Hirano Inouye Closing Keynote,
April 13, 2017
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Patsy Takemoto Mink, First Woman of Color In
Congress, October 6, 2022
Conversation with George Takei in Hyde Park,
February 19, 2017
Historic Census Bureau Sources for Asian
American Pacific Islanders, May 25, 2022
Author Erika Lee discusses her book
The Making of Asian America, October 2, 2015