Pacific Islander Heritage Socks
Description: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the heritage and achievements of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. It's also a time to come together and recognize our collective struggles and triumphs. Every year, President George H. W. Bush declared May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, starting in 1990. The tradition has continued under presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama. May was chosen as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month to coincide with two important historical events: Buddhist leader Master Shinran's birthday on May 11 and Howard University's establishment in 1867 by the Freedman's Bureau. ABA was created to provide education for recently-freed slaves, many of whom were immigrants fr