Nationally observed in May, Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM) is celebrated each April at Indiana University to ensure the entire campus and surrounding community can take part before the semester concludes. As part of IU’s ongoing tradition of honoring the rich history, vibrant cultures, and enduring contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders—while also recognizing the issues impacting AAPI communities here and across the diaspora—we invite you to join us in commemorating AAPI heritage through a month of meaningful programs and engagement.
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Host an event
Plan a panel, exhibit, film screening, lecture, storytelling event, or cultural performance to be featured during AAPI heritage month.
Submit an eventMosaic Traditions: Piecing a Common Ground
This year's theme, Piecing a Common Ground, highlights the enduring legacy of Asian art forms evolving through generations. The tales we tell, and the stories we share all bear our past, present, and future—across time and space. And thus, we meet, where cuisines merge in fusion, attire becomes fashion, music becomes memories, and trends become traditions.
AAPI heritage month events
There are no events at this time.
Join the Read AAPI Challenge
The Read AAPI Challenge invites readers to explore a variety of genres that explore the history of Asian Americans, Pacific Americans, and Native Hawaiians and celebrate their stories in recognition of AAPI Heritage Month.
Grab a bingo card from the Education Library circulation desk or desks at participating locations to get started! The program runs through the end of the spring semester.
Thank you to our collaborators and sponsors!
- Great Lakes Asian American Student Services:
- Asian American Resource and Cultural Center, University of Illinois Chicago
- Asian American Resource and Cultural Center, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Asian American and Asian Resource and Cultural Center, Purdue University
- Asian Pacific American Resource Center, University of Minnesota
- Buskirk-Chumley Theater
- Community and Family Resources, City of Bloomington
- East Asian Studies Center Taiwan Studies Initiative
- Eskenazi Museum of Art
- IU Cinema
- IU Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- IU Student Government
- La Casa Latino Cultural Center
- Myanmar Student Association