North Carolina Humanities joins the nation in observing Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! This month, and every month, NC Humanities works to celebrate and uplift histories, stories, and cultures of all North Carolinians.
This month we are giving away 1 copy of the children’s book Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream! Author Jenny Han is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before series and The Summer I Turned Pretty series. Both series have been turned into Netflix shows. Her books have been published in more than thirty languages. Han grew up in Richmond, Virginia and went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Meet Clara Lee. Likes: her best friends, her grandpa, her little sister (when she’s not being annoying, which is almost always), candy necklaces, her fancy Korean dress, and the Apple Blossom Festival. Dislikes: her little sister (when she’s being annoying, which is almost always), her mom’s yucky fish soup, and bad dreams (even though Grandpa says they mean good luck). Clara Lee’s luck keeps changing. Will she have good luck again in time to win the Little Miss Apple Pie pageant?
Head to NC Humanities’ Instagram to enter to win! The giveaway closes May 31.
Additionally, we invite you to read through the below list of resources that explore and pay tribute to Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This is just a short collection of the amazing cultural heritage month resources that are available. We encourage our readers to explore beyond what we have listed.
- Read the Statement by President Joe Biden on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2023.
- Read the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Virtual Bookshelf, featuring NEH-supported projects exploring Asian-American and Pacific Islander experiences.
- The National Postal Museum celebrates Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history by providing online resources about the role of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in the postal service and philately.
- Access We Are Here educational resources. These 30 Learning Lab collections will introduce visitors to Asian American and Pacific Islander artists, activists, scientists, writers, and more.
- Learn more about the attack on Pearl Harbor and its impact on Japanese Americans at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
- Explore important places, our nation’s parks, memorials, and historic sites with the National Park Service.
Have a resource to share? Please email Melanie Moore Richeson at mmoore@nchumanities.org.
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