Celebrate the release of WE ARE HERE by exploring the
Learning Lab collection based on our book. These educational resources highlight the inspiring stories of 30 #AAPI artists, activists, scientists, writers, and more! learninglab.si.edu/org/apac

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center Bishop Museum Our @wikipedia editing meetup at Bishop Museum for #WeAreHereBook and editing #AAPI topics has begun, the first in-person session we have had for Smithsonian since 2020 #BecauseOfHerStory

Great question Grace Young!

Appearing in more than 60 films, Chinese American star Anna May Wong spoke up against the often stereotypical roles available to her. With a new quarter, she becomes the first Asian American on U.S. currency.

📷: Carl Van Vechten, 1932. © Carl Van Vechten Trust. National Portrait Gallery USA

When Wikipedia editors visit Hawaii: paying respects to the Wiki Wiki shuttle bus that inspired it all for Ward Cunningham #weareherebook Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center Hawaii Kelly Doyle Jimmy Wales depths of wikipedia #becauseofherstory

Watch Ward Cunningham talk about how his honeymoon in Hawaii inspired 'wiki' software, via the Computer History Museum Museum #WeAreHereBook Hawaii @smithsonianAPA @wikipedia @wikimedia Jimmy Wales youtube.com/watch?v=cScvrg…

I'm in Hawaii for the Wikipedia edit-a-thon for the @smithsonianAPA #WeAreHereBook book launch. Fun fact: Honolulu airport's Wiki Wiki bus inspired Ward Cunningham to create 'wiki' software in the 1990s, which led to #Wikipedia ! Bishop Museum Hawaii hachettebookgroup.com/titles/naomi-h…

Today’s the day! Our second WikiAPA Edit-a-thon: 'We Are Here' to Stay is taking place from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM HST. If you can't make the event, stay tuned for a social media takeover with Smithsonian Wiki experts, Kelly Doyle and Andrew Lih. eventbrite.com/e/wikiapa-edit…

Happy Diwali or Deepavali! This holiday - celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains in the US and all over the world - honors the philosophical triumph of light over darkness. How are you celebrating?

A tweet thread highlighting those featured in 'We Are Here', an anthology of 30 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and their impact on the cultural, social, and political fabric of the U.S. by @smithsonianapa #WeAreHereBook #AAPI #GLAMwiki hachettebookgroup.com/titles/naomi-h…

I saw 'Till' in a theater full of students, some of them around 14, the age at which Emmett Till was brutally murdered in 1955. The theater was silent. They barely blinked as they took in the story of the vivacious young man, falsely accused of crossing racial lines in the South.