Celebrating Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: National, State, and Local Resources

May is National Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage Month. To celebrate, we have compiled a resource list of national, state, and local organizations that focuses on serving AAPI. To learn more about the history and background of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month, check out our last week’s blog post.

National

• Asian Americans Advancing Justice

  • “Our mission is to advance civil and human rights for Asian Americans and to build and promote a fair and equitable society for all” -AAAJ

• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

  • “To achieve optimal representation and influence of Asian American and Pacific Islander attorneys in every facet and level of the legal profession and beyond.” - NAPABA

• Asian/Pacific Heritage Month

  • “This Web portal is a collaborative project of the Library of Congress and the National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The contents of this site highlight only a small portion of the physical and digital holdings of the participating partners.” -APHM

• Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote)

  • “Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) is the nation’s leading nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to engaging, educating, and empowering Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities to strengthen their voices and create impact.” - APIAVote

State

• Asian Pacific Interest Section (APIS) of the State Bar of Texas

  • “Formed in 1995, the Asian Pacific Interest Section (APIS) of the State Bar of Texas was created to be a statewide umbrella organization to promote the common professional interests of lawyers of and interested in Asian-Pacific American heritage, community and culture in Texas.” - APIS

Local

• Asian American Bar Association of Houston

  • “The organization is now the largest collective voice for the Asian-Pacific American legal community in the state of Texas, representing the interests of well over 500 attorneys in the Greater Houston area.” - AABAH

• Asian American Bar Foundation of Houston (AABF)

  • “The AABF provides annual grants to organizations that serve the local Asian American population and summer fellowships to Asian American law students committed to public interest work.” -AABF

• Asians Against Domestic Abuse (AADA)

  • “As previous volunteers with the Houston Area Women’s Center and other domestic abuse organizations, the women noticed inquiry calls would come in, but often there was no one qualified to communicate effectively and compassionately to assist victimized Asian women with limited English speaking skills.” -AADA

Podcasts

• Dear White Women

  • “Dear White Women is an award-winning podcast dedicated to starting real discussions about racial and social justice. The weekly podcast is co-hosted by two half-Japanese, half-White mothers with very mixed race children, who believe that when we learn about our nation’s history and look more deeply at our personal experiences with race and identity, we gain the power to effect personal and systemic change.” -DWW

• Dear Asian Americans

• “Dear Asian Americans is a podcast for and by Asian Americans, focusing on authentic storytelling rooted in origin, identity, and legacy.” -DAA

At the Library

• Civil rights issues facing Asian Americans in the 1990s: report of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. KF 4757.5 A8 A82 1992

• People & Events to Know for Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Beyond, Ex Libris Juris, May 19, 2021