APIHC History

Past Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Celebrations

APIHC 2021: Unlearning _____: Cultivating ______

 

APIHC Theme: Unlearning _____: Cultivating ______

Join the university community in celebrating the history and cultural expressions of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands. The 2021 Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration (APIHC) theme: “ Unlearning _____: Cultivating ______” is intended to highlight the recent and ongoing advocacy work supporting the Asian Pacific Islander community.

Throughout the month, various organizations within the API community will be hosting events to share their cultures, histories, and lived experiences with the greater GW community. Through this openness, we hope to UNLEARN and overcome historically alienating, destructive systems and CULTIVATE inclusive communities through solidarity, intersectionality, coalition building, and healing together.

 

APIHC 2020: Broadcasting Ourselves

APIHC Theme: Broadcasting Ourselves

Join the university community in celebrating the history and cultural expressions of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands. This year’s Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration (APIHC) theme “Broadcasting Ourselves” is intended to capture the growing presence and impact of Asian and Pacific Islander people and cultures in various “small screen” media, even when that representation is lacking on the “big screen”.

 

APIHC 2019: Listen Up! Unheard and Untold

APIHC Theme: Listen Up! Unheard and Untold

APIHC Keynote: Tan France

 

APIHC 2017: Immigrant Stories: To Be Continued...

APIHC Theme: Immigrant Stories: To Be Continued...

 

APIHC 2016: Beyond the Horizon

APIHC Theme: Beyond the Horizon