Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month | Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs (MESA)

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Heritage Month is “Woven: Our Common Threads.” At the center of this theme, we highlight the rich and vibrant textile-making traditions that span across our diaspora.</font></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-box paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text-paragraphs field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Whether they are made to adorn our homes or our bodies, the whirling patterns and shapes of textiles tell others who you are and where you come from. Through weaving, embroidery, and other fabric techniques, our communities have passed these practices down from generation to generation as ways to preserve and protect our histories. </p> <p>This year, we encourage our community to reflect on our common threads–the shared memories, struggles, and histories of resistance and resilience that bring our diaspora together.</p> <p>From the early years of United States history, the AA&PI community has intertwined itself within the very fabric of the country, from the arrival of the first Asian Americans in Morro Bay to the killing of Vincent Chin, just miles from our campus. As a community, we challenge ourselves to look back on our histories before marching toward the future together. Just like a weaver, we are the storytellers of tomorrow, carefully crafting together narratives of unity and resistance.</p> <p>AA&PI Heritage Month at U-M is led by the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs' AA&PI Heritage Month Committee, in close partnership with the United Asian American Student Organizations (UAAO) and the Oceania Student Association (OSA).</p> <p><strong>ⓘ What is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month? </strong>Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AA&PI Heritage Month) is a celebration of the Asian American & Pacific Islander communities. Federally recognized in May, U-M celebrates the month from mid-March to late April, with a diverse range of events that honor AA&PI histories, heritages, communities, and identities. During PI Heritage Week, we focus in on the Pacific Islander (or Oceanian) community.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-box paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text-paragraphs field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="jumbotron jumbotron-fluid" style="background-color:#FFCB05;"> <div class="container"><center> <p><br> </p> <h2>Call for artists, speakers, and poets</h2> <p>  Apply by March 7, 2025 (11:59 p.m.)</p> <p><br><a class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctjY0DD9hfK6gVXMUU6ELLj5gXvSpjXQYxOaNvLOC_Y5s7bw/viewform">Artists</a> <a class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3kFDEipoeeFHPxOycfo8UtOCY7IRo5yPZRco85yNa6xxAOw/viewform">Speakers/poets</a> <br><br>  <br> </p> <p></center></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><br> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--aw3-two-columns paragraph--view-mode--default aw3-multicolumn aw3-two-thirds-one-third" id="aw3-multicolumn-238" > <div class="aw3-col aw3-col1" > <div class="field field--name-field-aw3-column-1 field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Column 1</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-box paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text-paragraphs field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Listing of events</h2> <p>Our campus-wide calendar will be available in early March 2025, and organizers/sponsors will vary by event. When available, see event links below for details, and contact event organizers with inquiries about specific events.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" href="hhttps://myumi.ch/Q6yyD" target="_blank">Submit an event</a> <br> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="aw3-col aw3-col2"> <div class="field field--name-field-aw3-column-2 field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Column 2</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-box paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text-paragraphs field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>HERITAGE MONTHS</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--content-list-at3 paragraph--view-mode--default aw3-content-lists lb-plain" id="aw3-content-lists-243" > 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