AAPI Heritage MONTH 2024
Learn More about Asian American Pacific Islander History Month
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Need some tunes to get you through your day? Check out and follow our ODI presents #Issa49erVibe heritage month playlists on Spotify.
In the meantime, shout out to all of our students, faculty, and staff who contributed to assembling this playlist. Thank you for sharing your great taste for music with Niner Nation and our surrounding communities.
We currently do not have any events at this time, but we encourage you to check out our recommended learning resources!
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
BOOKS
“Asian American History: A Very Short Introduction” by Madeline Y. Hsu
“Asian Pacific American Book List“ by Talk Story Together
“Book Recommendations” by Tales From Pacifika
“The Best We Could Do” by Thi Bui
“Heartbeat of Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Yuri Kochiyama” by Diane C. Fujino
“The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir” by Kao Kalia Yang
“Minor Feelings” by Cathy Park Hong
“The Making of Asian America” by Erika Lee
“The Sympathizer” by Viet Thanh Nguyen
ARTICLES
“Anti-Asian Xenophobia and Asian American COVID-19 Disparities” by Thomas K. Le, Leah Cha, Hae-Ra Han and Winston Tseng
“Ignite Young Asian People Power: Resources for BLM movement” by the Asian American Organizing Project
“L.A. activists recall lessons of 1992 uprising in new efforts on Asian-Black relations” by Phoenix Tso
“Reframing Facemasks as Tools to Balance Individualism and Social Responsibility” by Othelia E. Lee
ORGANIZATIONS
SEAC Village and @seacvillage on Instagram
Asia-Focused Organizations in North Carolina by Carolina Asia Center
Bhutanese Community Association of Charlotte (BCAC)
Bunong Indigenous Community Association of Charlotte (BICA)
UNC Charlotte Campus Diversity Resources
Vietnamese Association of Charlotte (VAC)
“Asian-American Organizations You Need To Know”
Asian American Professional Association
Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce (APACC)
Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership
National Association of Asian American Professionals
National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development