Our Stories: AAPI Heritage Month & the Stanford Community

It's Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, and we wanted to hear from diverse voices around the globe about your experiences being AAPI. The pandemic and recent violence around the country have sparked active discussion about the AAPI experience—and we want to hear what it means to you to be Asian American or Pacific Islander.

In a few lines (or up to two paragraphs) please share your thoughts:

* What does your culture/heritage mean to you (however you want to define it)?
*As someone living in the U.S. or abroad, how does this manifest in your daily life—or how do you wish it would manifest?
*Are there ways you celebrate and preserve your culture/heritage?


Some potential themes to help get you started:
Identity / Pride
Preserving Culture, Heritage or Language
Family Relationships (your parents, grandparents, children)
Fitting in (or not) as an American
Erasure / Invisibility
Anything else you’re interested in sharing!

Your entry could be a reflection about growing up in the United States, your time at Stanford, or your life/career today.

Please share your story here.

Racism & Resistance: Roundtable on Asian American Experiences in the Pandemic (5/12)

The United States has witnessed a troubling increase in violence and racist incidents targeting Asians. This special event will bring together scholars and activists to share with the Stanford community the history of discrimination against Asians in the United States; the current challenge of the pandemic; and what we can do about it today

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