May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese people 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. Learn more at asianpacificheritage.gov

About AAPI Heritage Month Memphis

AAPI Heritage Month Memphis is an initiative to promote and celebrate AAPI Heritage Month across Memphis and the Mid-South.