In 1882, Congress enacted the Chinese Exclusion Act, which banned Chinese immigration for 20 years. During the California Gold Rush of the 1850s, a wave of Asian immigrants came to the West Coast and provided labor for gold mines, factories and the transcontinental railroad. In the 16th century, Filipinos who were escaping forced labor and enslavement during the Spanish galleon trade immigrated to North America, eventually establishing a settlement in St. According to the Bering Land Bridge Theory, Asians first migrated to what is now known as North America over 15,000 years ago through a land bridge between Asia and North America. In film history, AAPI people, stories, and traditions have become more visible with South Korean director Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite winning the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2019 and the release of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings in 2021, debuting Marvel’s first Asian superhero.ĪAPI people have a long history in the United States, despite the stereotype that they are “ perpetual foreigners,” the idea that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are inherently foreign, other and not truly American. In 2021, Kamala Harris became the first Asian American Vice President of the United States. Why Do We Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month?Īsian Americans and Pacific Islanders have contributed significantly to many facets of American culture and society, including science and medicine, literature and art, sports and recreation, government and politics, and activism and law. Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month was renamed as AAPI Heritage Month in 2009. Bush administration with the passing of Public Law 102-450.
May was annually designated as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in 1992 under the George H. In 1990, Congress expanded the observance from a week to a month. From 1980 to 1990, each president passed annual proclamations for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week. When the resolutions did not pass, representative Horton introduced House Joint Resolution 1007 the following year, which requested the president to proclaim a week during the first 10 days of May starting in 1979, including May 7 and 10, as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week.Īfter the House and the Senate passed the Resolution, President Jimmy Carter signed it into Public Law 95-419 on October 5, 1978.
Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye introduced a similar joint resolution the same year. In 1977, New York representative Frank Horton introduced House Joint Resolution 540, which proposed proclaiming the first 10 days of May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week. Authorities plan to establish a migration ministry for better administration of the matter, he said.The effort to officially recognize Asian American and Pacific Islander contributions to the United States began in the late 1970s, and took over 10 years to make it a permanent month-long celebration. Ioannou said authorities had recently recruited additional guards and deployed additional resources to process asylum applications. Many asylum seekers arrive on the island itself on student visas to privately-run universities in northern Cyprus, then slip through the ceasefire line, which is not heavily guarded. A ceasefire line dividing areas under the control of an internationally recognised government and a breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in the north is proving particularly porous.Ĭypriot officials say 95% of arrivals use the ceasefire line route. A social media campaign entitled "Lets Talk Truth About Cyprus" and directed primarily at countries in sub-Saharan Africa says 96% of asylum applications are rejected, and rejected applicants face a five-year EU entry ban.ĭivided since a Turkish invasion triggered by a brief Greece-inspired coup in 1974, irregular migration poses a challenge for authorities.
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