Asian Pacific American Heritage : Celebrate & Connect

In partnership with the DC Historic Preservation Office and the DC Preservation League through funding from the National Park Service’s Underrepresented Communities Grant Fund, the 1882 Foundation has convened a team of trusted scholars and community leaders in local and national public history and cultural preservation.

The mission of the Asian American Health Initiative (AAHI), part of the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, is to improve the health and wellness of Asian American communities in Montgomery County by applying equity, community engagement, and data-driven approaches.

Empowering Asian American Pacific Islander youth in underserved communities.

The mission of the APALRC is to advance the civil and legal rights of Asian Americans by focusing on providing linguistically accessible and culturally appropriate legal services to low-income Asian immigrants in the Metro-DC area, including those with limited English proficiency. Our goal is to ensure that Asian Americans can readily access government services and resources in the legal system to protect and enforce their rights, and to support their full participation in American society.

Chinese American Parent Association of Montgomery County serves and advocates for Chinese American families in Montgomery County. Our objective is to promote Chinese American parent involvement in school communities, to advocate on behalf of our students and parents and to establish a strong partnership with all stakeholder to address educational issues and challenges.

A vibrant organization serving, strengthening, and celebrating the Chinese American community.

Drawing on the unique resources of the nation’s capital and our long history, the JASWDC promotes friendship and understanding between Americans and Japanese through diverse programming that spans the educational, cultural, business, and policy spheres.

KCSC’s mission is to assist and empower Asian Americans and new immigrants to become well-adjusted and fully contributing members of the United States through social services, education, advocacy, and development of resources.

For over 40 years, MVMA has been striving to advance, empower, and protect the rights of the Vietnamese Americans and other communities in Maryland.

OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates (previously known as the Organization of Chinese Americans) is a national non-profit organization founded in 1973, whose stated mission is to advance the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in the United States, touching tens of thousands of individuals each year through its extensive network of over 100 chapters, affiliates, and partners from around the country. In addition, the organization strives to foster development, leadership, and engagement through its various programs.

An international humanitarian organization whose mission is to relieve the suffering of those in need while creating a better world for all through compassion, love, and hope - Tzu Chi USA

TAAF is dedicated to building a safer, more inclusive future for AAPIs everywhere.

APAICS programs focus on developing leadership, building public policy knowledge, and filling the political pipeline for Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders to pursue public office at the local, state, and federal levels.

The Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) is one of the oldest and largest non-profit grass-roots umbrella organizations. Established in 1970, the FIA represents the growing Indian diaspora in the Northeast USA. Through its over five decades of deep-rooted grass-root community engagement and enhancement initiatives, FIA has grown in tandem with the Indian diaspora while continuing to promote, safeguard, and nurture the values and culture that are vital to the Indian American community.

The Japanese American Citizens League is a national organization whose mission is to secure and safeguard the civil and human rights of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and all communities who are affected by injustice and bigotry. The leaders and members of the JACL also work to promote and preserve the heritage and legacy of the Japanese American Community.

This guide provides research strategies to identify materials related to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in the Manuscript Division, including the AAPI collection, transferred from the Asian Division in 2023.

"The Asian collections (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Tibetan) comprise more than 4 million items in many Asian languages and dialects, all of which are accessible in the Library's Asian Reading Room." - LOC

"To advance and to advocate for the needs and concerns of Chinese and other Asian Pacific American women by helping to improve their educational, economic, social, and political opportunities, and by recognizing their excellence, leadership, and contributions to the quality of life." - OCAWWomen

SALDEF is the nation’s oldest Sikh organization focused on building leadership and capacity in the Sikh American community.

"The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) strives to ensure the representation and inclusion of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) in the Smithsonian’s collections, research, exhibitions, and programs. Through education initiatives, publications, and public programs, APAC provides new avenues to document, celebrate, and share the rich and diverse history, art, and culture of AANHPIs." - APAC

Established a century ago, the National Museum of Asian Art was the Smithsonian’s first art museum. Committed to preserving, exhibiting, researching, and interpreting art in ways that deepen our collective understanding of Asia and the world, the museum stewards one of North America’s largest and most comprehensive collections of Asian art.

"We are a non-profit educational organization founded in 1963 by Motoi Oi with our mission to foster and encourage an appreciation of East Asian brush painting techniques through publications, workshops, lectures, and exhibitions; To serve as a cultural bridge between East and West; And to furnish information to all persons who wish to learn about this art." - Sumi-e Society of America, Inc.