2022 AAPI Heritage Month Events Compilation of online and free events (updated 5 May 2022) * New events added are marked with an asterisk since the last version. Below is a compilation of online and free cultural events offered by various AAPI organizations and entities in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month this year. While all of the listed events are free, registration is required for some (links are provided for each event). Accessibility to each and all of the listed events is nation-wide, so times are provided with the local time zone specific to that event. Events are listed in chronological order. |
PBS AAPI Heritage Month Specials Date: All month On-demand content celebrating a special PBS collection of AAPI stories that explore the history, traditions, and cultures of AAPI in the United States. Accessible here: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (pbs.org) National Park Services AAPI Heritage Month Features Date: All month On-demand content recognizing the influence and shaping of American history by the AAPI community. Accessible here: Asian American and Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander Heritage Month - NPS Celebrates! (U.S. National Park Service) * Asian Author Alliance Livestreams Date: All month Scheduled events celebrating AAPI authors (archived events also available) Accessible here: Asian Author Alliance - YouTube * Uplifting AAPI Voices: A TIME Summit Date: May 6, 2022 Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm ET Livestreamed Register here: Uplifting AAPI Voices: A TIME Summit (splashthat.com) * The Art of Looking: Byron Kim, Synecdoche Sponsored by the National Gallery of Art Date: May 6, 2022 Time: 1:00pm to 2:00pm Virtual program Register: Meeting Registration - Zoom (zoomgov.com) Special Lecture: Interview Figure Skating Champion, Tiffany Chin Sponsored by the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum, Chinese-American Heritage Foundation and the Chinese American Museum of Chicago. Date: May 7, 2022 Time: 10:00am – 11:30am PT Held via Zoom Register here: Meeting Registration - Zoom Celebrate! With Eth-Noh-Tec-Fantasia Asia Sponsored by JFK Presidential Library and Museum Date: May 7, 2022 Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm ET Streamed live via a link and on the JFK Library’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/JFKLF Register here: Celebrate! with Eth-Noh-Tec - Fantasia Asia (Virtual/Online) Registration, Sat, May 7, 2022 at 11:30 AM | Eventbrite * Play Ball – The Japanese American Experience and the National Pastime Sponsored by JACL National Date: May 7, 2022 Time: 2:00pm ET Webinar Register here: Webinar Registration - Zoom Chinatown Rising: AAPI Film Series Date: May 7, 2022 Time: 6pm to 8pm PT Viewing via Zoom Register here: Chinatown Rising - AAPI Film Series - May 7, 2022 Tickets, Sat, May 7, 2022 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite * Making Scallion Pancakes with Ms. Nicole Sponsored by the Hoboken Public Library, New Jersey Date: May 9, 2022 Time: 11:30am ET Via Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/hobokenplnj or at https://bccls.libcal.com/event/9045976 APABA-DC: Virtual Reenactment: Trial of Tokyo Rose Date: May 10, 2022 Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm ET Register here: APABA-DC - Virtual Reenactment: Trial of Tokyo Rose AAPI Virtual Comics Chat Sponsored by the New York Public Library Date: May 11, 2022 Time: 3:00pm to 4:00pm ET Online Register here: Virtual Comics Chat | The New York Public Library (nypl.org) Online Book Discussion: Clark and Division Sponsored by the New York Public Library Date: May 12, 2022 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET Online Register here: Online Book Discussion: Clark and Division | The New York Public Library (nypl.org) The Myth of the Model Minority Sponsored by Zapproved Date: May 13, 2022 Time: 12:00pm – 12:45pm ET Register here: The Myth of the Model Mintority Registration, Fri, May 13, 2022 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite * “Be BRAVE” Asian Creative Festival 2022 Sponsored by the Asian Creative Foundation Dates: May 13 and 14, 2022 Time: 12noon to 5pm ET Register here: Asian Creative Festival 2022, Over 30 AAPI Speakers, NFTs Art Auction Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite * Yoshitomo Nara’s Midnight Truth: Sketchbook Club Sponsored by the National Gallery of Art Date: May 16, 2022 Time: 5:00pm to 5:30pm ET Register: Meeting Registration - Zoom (zoomgov.com) Sponsored by AARP OR Date: May 17, 2022 Time: 10:00am to 11:15am PT Virtual cooking demonstration Register: Personal Information - AARP OR, The Filipino Kitchen, Oregon, 5/17/22 (cventevents.com) An Untold Past: Chinese Americans in Los Angeles (in-person & virtual) Sponsored by the Chinese American Museum Date: May 17, 2022 Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm PT More information here: https://camla.org/aapihm22-2/ Date: May 18, 2022 Time: 8:00pm – 9:30pm ET Register here: Ly Tran - House of Sticks Tickets, Wed, May 18, 2022 at 8:00 PM | Eventbrite Gateway: Accelerate Your Career
Register here: https://rebrand.ly/04gn8tx * The Art of Looking: Okiie Hasimoto, Fishing boats in the Morning Sponsored by the National Gallery of Art Date: May 20, 2022 Time: 1:00pm ET Virtual Program Register: Meeting Registration - Zoom (zoomgov.com) Kids Storytime Featuring Asian American Children’s Authors (virtual) Sponsored by the Chinese American Museum Date: May 24, 2022 Time: 4:00 – 4:30pm PT More information here: https://camla.org/aapihm22-2/ Sponsored by the National Archives Date: May 25, 2022 Time: 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET Livestreamed on YouTube at 2022 Genealogy Series: 1950 Census - YouTube Special Event: Live Cook-Along with Celebrity Chef Martin Yan Sponsored by DreamBank Date: May 26, 2022 Time: 5:00pm – 6:00pm ET Register here: SPECIAL EVENT: Live Cook-Along with Celebrity Chef Martin Yan Registration, Thu, May 26, 2022 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite * Virtual Tour of Lan Su Chinese Gardens in Portland Oregon Hosted by AARP Oregon Date: May 27, 2022 Time: 11am PT Virtual Tour Register here: Personal Information - AARP OR, Experience Lan Su Chinese Garden, Oregon, May 27, 2022 (cventevents.com) APABA-DC: Speaking Up/Speaking Out: AAPI Women Storytellers Potentially sponsored by DLA DC D&I Committee Date: May 31, 2022 Time: 6:00pm ET Online Register: https://www.apaba-dc.org/event-4816104 * Read AAPI Book Club(May 2022 – Dear Memory) Sponsored by Bel Canto Books Date: May 31, 2022 Time: 7:00pm PT Online Register: Read AAPI Book Club (May 2022 - DEAR MEMORY) on AllEvents.in | Online Events |