May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month

The Boston Public Library has created an extensive list of Asian/Pacific American books for children, teens, and adults.  You can find it all by clicking here!

The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants. Click here to explore the rich heritage that helped shape the United States.