February is Black History Month! What started out as just a week of African-American recognition, honor, and focus on culture turned into an entire month, boosting celebration and education of Black history throughout the United States, Canada, and many other countries. The AAPI community stands in solidarity with the Black community: to get started, here are some resources surrounding two major facets, history and culture, to learn more about this monumental time of the year.
The texts in green are hyperlinks. Just click on the green texts to be directed to the source.
Timeline of Black and Asian-American events
Historical Resources for Black / Asian Solidarity
An Autobiography of Malcolm X –
An Autobiography of Angela Davis –
A look into the past between South Asians and African Americans –
The Secret History of South Asian and African American Solidarity
A reflection on activism and recent events –
History’s facts and details about BHM –
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-month
Various artworks from Black history –
Afro-Atlantic Histories – Lessons & Activities from the National Gallery of Art
The Help – an Academy Award-winning period drama film –
Hidden Figures – an award-winning biographical film
Poetry Foundation Black History Month Collection of various poems regarding African-American history and culture
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/collections/101640/celebrating-black-history-month
Kindred – an award-winning science fiction novel about a woman who goes back in time, confronted by her ancestors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindred_(novel)
Google’s collection of black history through art and other mediums –https://artsandculture.google.com/project/black-history-and-culture
This list of resources is compiled by Daniel Liu, who is an intern at CSEBRI and majors in Computer Science at Brown University.
Amazing Milestones in Black history
https://academicinfluence.com/black-history-milestones
(Contributed by a student named Ella.)
Saturday, May 4th from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm!
270 Elmwood Ave, Providence (between Elmwood Ave and Princeton Ave)
Held at the outdoor parking lot under a tent, rain or shine!
OR scan the QR Code below to RSVP!
Our 2024 AAPI Heritage Month celebration is even more exciting than last year’s!
It’s condensed into a one-day celebration where we will be unveiling our
AAPI Mobile History Museum to you! Our theme this year is:
Asian American Activists that Changed History.
The first 50 people to show up to the event will get this delicious boba tea for FREE!
What is boba tea? If you’ve never tried it before, it is a drink that encompasses a lot of culture that you don’t
want to miss. Boba tea is an iconic drink from Taiwan that emerged in the 1980’s. It consists of milk, sugar,
and the famous tapioca “pearls” in the drink! It is a refreshing cold drink that can serve as a snack or as
a beverage with a meal, and comes in many different flavors. Today, this drink is sold in many cities such as
Providence, New York City, Los Angeles, etc. where Asian American culture is prevalent.
We’re bringing this beverage to the celebration for you to try!
We’ve hired the Angkor Boba Tea House truck at our site, equipped with lots of flavors for our event.
There will also be free pizza and snacks for all!
Have you seen our Prototype at the public libraries yet?
We are displaying the Prototype on-site for you to see at the celebration!
It depicts a possible floor-plan of a scale model of the future AAPI History Museum.
Enjoy a performance about the deeper cut into Asian American History!
Want to win an Amazon Gift Card?
Participate in our games! We also reserve games for youth as well.
Gift cards start at $5 and will go up to $10 and $15 as more questions are answered correctly.
How much do you know about Asian American history and culture?
Help us spread the word!
Have your friend put your name as a referral in the RSVP form.
If you get 15 friends (children included) to show up, you will receive a $25 gift card on-site!
This event is made possible with the partnership of
the Center for the Southeast Asians and a grant from the
City of Providence Department of Arts, Culture + Tourism
and sponsorship from: Navigant Credit Union, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island,
and Center for Southeast Asians.
Thank you!