Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month with PPLD!

Library Program and Craft: Paper Lei
In celebration of Lei Day and Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, learn the history and story around the lei as you create your very own. All materials will be included for this one-hour program.

• When: Wed., May 25 from 5 - 6:30 p.m.
• Where: Knight of Columbus Hall, 20 W. Pikes Peak Ave.
• Click here to register.

Resources:

• Young Adult Booklist
• Picture Books
• Children's Chapter Books
• Adult Booklist
• Kanopy Film List
• Hoopla Film List
• CultureGrams
• Biography in Context

Regional History & Genealogy Resources:

• Books from the Carnegie Library - Special Collections (Some titles are available for checkout from other library locations)
  • Voices from Colorado: perspectives of Asian Pacific Americans by Nestor J. Mercado
  • Asian American genealogical sourcebook by Paula K. Byers
  • Asians in Colorado: a history of persecution and perseverance in the Centennial State by William Wei
  • Chinaman's chance: the Chinese on the Rocky Mountain mining frontier by Liping Zhu
  • The road to Chinese exclusion: the Denver riot, 1880 election, and rise of the West by Liping Zhu
  • Chin Lin Sou: Chinese-American leader by Janet L. Taggart

Website Links:

• Asian-Pacific Heritage Month for Teachers
• Drawn Together Discussion with Minh Le and Dan Santat, PBS Books
• Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art Events for Kids
• Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institute Chinese New Year 2021