Title: Asian American and Pacific Islander History - HISTORY
Headings: Asian American and Pacific Islander History
Asian American and Pacific Islander History
Asian American Milestones: Timeline
Building the Transcontinental Railroad: How 20,000 Chinese Immigrants Made It Happen
Japanese Internment Camps
Chinese Exclusion Act
Asian American and Pacific Islander History Videos
A Vietnamese-American Chef Shares How Food Connects Her to Family History
Japanese-American Internment
History of San Francisco’s Chinatown
Internment
Asian American and Pacific Islander History Stories
The Chinese-Born Engineer Who Helped Launch US Commercial Aviation
The Earliest Asian American Settlement Was Established by Filipino Fishermen
When West Coast Cities Tried to Drive Out Their Chinatowns
Hells Canyon Massacre
The Asian American Women Who Fought to Make Their Mark in WWII
When 20,000 Asian Americans Demanded Garment Workers' Rights—And Won
The Rock Springs Massacre
8 Groundbreaking Contributions by Asian Americans Through History
Angel Island Immigration Station
Patsy T. Mink sworn in as first Asian American woman and woman of color in Congress
The 16-Year-Old Chinese Immigrant Who Helped Lead a 1912 US Suffrage March
Before the Chinese Exclusion Act, This Anti-Immigrant Law Targeted Asian Women
How Cesar Chavez Joined Larry Itliong to Demand Farm Workers' Rights
How the 1982 Murder of Vincent Chin Ignited a Push for Asian American Rights
Filipino Americans Fought With US in WWII, Then Had to Fight for Veterans' Benefits
After Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Spent Three Years Under Martial Law
For the Original K-Pop Stars, Survival Depended on Making it in America
The 8-Year-Old Chinese American Girl Who Helped Desegregate Schools—in 1885
Chinese Americans Were Once Forbidden to Testify in Court. A Murder Changed That
These Japanese American Linguists Became America's Secret Weapon During WWII
These Photos Show the Harsh Reality of Life in WWII Japanese-American Internment Camps
The Volatile History of U.S. Immigration
How Hollywood Cast White Actors in Caricatured Asian Roles
Hawai'ian Surfers Have Been Riding Waves Since the 17th Century
Two Japanese American Veterans on Fighting the Nazis—and Discrimination at Home
U.S. Propaganda Film Shows 'Normal' Life in WWII Japanese Internment Camps
This 21-Year-Old College Student Designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Born in the USA: The Chinese Immigrant Son Who Fought for Birthright Citizenship
U.S. approves end to internment of Japanese Americans
Japanese cherry trees planted along the Potomac
First Japanese player makes MLB debut
FDR orders Japanese Americans into internment camps

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Asian American and Pacific Islander History
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have played vital roles in shaping the nation—from building the Transcontinental Railroad to advocating for labor law changes to fighting in multiple wars. They made these contributions while also facing persistent discrimination and violence throughout U.S. history. Asian American Milestones: Timeline
The first major wave of Asian immigrants arrived at American shores in the mid-1800s and Asian Americans have since played a key role in U.S. history, while also facing discrimination and exclusion. A diverse population, the nation’s 20 million-plus Asian Americans have roots in ...read more
Building the Transcontinental Railroad: How 20,000 Chinese Immigrants Made It Happen
They toiled through back-breaking labor during both frigid winters and blazing summers. Hundreds died from explosions, landslides, accidents and disease. And even though they made major contributions to the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, these 15,000 to 20,000 ...read more
Japanese Internment Camps
Japanese internment camps were established during World War II by President Franklin D. Roosevelt through his Executive Order 9066. From 1942 to 1945, it was the policy of the U.S. government that people of Japanese descent, including U.S. citizens, would be incarcerated in ...read more
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. Many Americans on the West Coast attributed declining wages and economic ills to Chinese workers.