The proposed resolutions sought that May be designated for two reasons. For on May 7, 1843, the first Japanese immigrant arrived in the United States.[10][11][12] More than two decades later, on May 10, 1869, the Golden spike was driven into the First Transcontinental Railroad, which was completed using Chinese labor.[10][11][13]
President Jimmy Carter signed a joint resolution for the celebration on October 5, 1978.[6]
A former congressional staffer in the 1970s, Jeanie Jew, first approached Representative Frank Horton of the idea of designating a month to recognize Asian Pacific Americans, following the bicentennial celebrations.[5] In June 1977 Representatives Horton, and Norman Y. Mineta, introduced a United States House of Representativesresolution to proclaim the first ten days of May as Asian-Pacific Heritage Week.[6][7][8] A similar bill was introduced in the Senate a month later by Daniel Inouye and Spark Matsunaga.[6][9]
The proposed resolutions sought that May be designated for two reasons. For on May 7, 1843, the first Japanese immigrant arrived in the United States.[10][11][12] More than two decades later, on May 10, 1869, the Golden spike was driven into the First Transcontinental Railroad, which was completed using Chinese labor.[10][11][13]
President Jimmy Carter signed a joint resolution for the celebration on October 5, 1978.[6]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_and_Pacific_Islander_American_Heritage_Month?
Asian Americans完整的系列，part 2、3还可以免费看，抓紧：
Part 1: Breaking Ground & A Question of Loyalty
https://www.pbs.org/video/breaking-ground-a-question-of-loyalty-night-one-kqcjmy/
part 2: Good Americans & Generation Rising
https://www.pbs.org/video/night-2-good-americans-generation-rising-eizfak/
part 3 :Breaking Through
https://www.pbs.org/video/part-3-breaking-through-yi6lyb/
Rating: TV-14