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UMKC Libraries Book Displays

This guide acts as an accompaniment to our monthly book displays on various topics. It features books, ebooks, online resources, and links to related events.

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

In May, UMKC Libraries celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with a book display. This display has books available to borrow, as well as an interactive activity displaying Asian, Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and American leaders. Digital resources, such as eBooks, audio recordings, and external resources, can be found on this accompanying online resource guide.

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Click the image above (or here) to visit the ABC-CLIO site page of featured content highlighting Asian Americans throughout history in honor of this year's AAPI Heritage Month theme, Advancing Leaders Through Innovation.


Click the image above (or here) to visit the Resource Center page of the Federal Asian Pacific American Council, featuring information on the history of AAPI Heritage Month, events, and resources.


Click the image above (or here) to visit the National Archives page for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, featuring historic documents, an image gallery, articles, and videos.


Click the image above (or here) to visit the PBS page with an interactive gallery for their docuseries on the historical and ongoing roles of Asian Americans in the nation's history.


Click the image above (or here) to visit a site featuring events, exhibits, collection, audio, and video from The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.