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In 1992, Congress dedicated May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.  \nTammy Duckworth  \nTammy Duckworth is the first Thai American woman elected to Congress and the first disabled woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Duckworth, decorated combat veteran of the Iraq War, advocates for veterans with disabilities.  \nRam Villivalam  \nRam Villivalam is the first African American and Indian American elected to the Illinois Senate. He was the chief Senate sponsor for the Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History (TEAACH) Act.  \n[isbe](isbe.net)[.net](isbe.net)  \nBushra Amiwala  \nBushra Amiwala is a member of the Board of Education at Skokie School District 73.5. She was elected in 2019 when she was 21 years old, becoming the youngest Pakistani American elected official in the United States.  \nTerisa Siagatonu  \nTerisa Siagatonu is a Samoan queer poet who performed atthe U. N. Conference on Climate Change. She mergesher background as a mental health clinician with her poetry to bridge gaps and advocate for collective hearing and liberation.  \nPatsy Mink  \nPatsy Mink is a Japanese American who was the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the first Asian American to serve in Congress. She advocated for academic and athletic equity in schools.  \nChella Man  \nChella Man is a Jewish, Chinese, transgender, and deaf actor. He is an activist for voter mobilization and education in the LGBTQ and disability communities.  \nDid You Know  \n• \"Asian Pacific\" encompasses the Asian continent plus the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, and the Federated States of Micronesia) , and Polynesia (New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, and Easter Island) .  \n• In 2021, Governor JB Pritzker signed the TEAACH Act making Illinois the first state in the nation to require public schools to add Asian American history to their curriculum.  \n• Chicago hosts the fifth largest Asian American population in the United States, according to the University of Chicago.  \n• The largest AAPI groups in Illinois are Indian, Chinese, Korean, Pakistani, and Japanese, according to AAPI Data.  \nHow can you support the AAPI community?  \n• Shop at AAPI-owned businesses.  \n• Learn how to pronounce and call your neighbors, colleagues, and fellow community members by their given or chosen names.  \n• Stand against and report hate crimes against the AAPI community.  \n• Donate to AAPI organizations.  \n• Learn about the vast array of cultures and histories represented by the AAPI community.  \n• Avoid cultural appropriation, such as costumes that perpetuate cultural stereotypes for Halloween.  \nResources  \n• AAPI Resource Center  \n• Asian Pacific American Heritage Month  \n• Stop AAPI Hate  \n• Asian Americans Advancing Justice  \n• Asian Mental Health Collective  \nIf you have a suggestion for an Equity Hero theme, [please email equity@isbe.net](please email equity@isbe.net).  \nPhoto Credit:  \nTammy Duckworth: RespectAbility  \nBushra Amiwala: Wikipedia  \nPatsy Mink: Biography  \nRam Villivalam: Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus  \n[Terisa Siagatonu: Terisasiagatonu.com](Terisa Siagatonu: Terisasiagatonu.com)  \n[Chella Man: Paper Magazine](Chella Man: Paper Magazine)","cbCaidfgB41VSPZv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidfgB41VSPZv","pdf",4725150,"English","# Equity Heroes\n## Asian American and Pacific Islander Month\n## Key Equity Heroes\n## Did You Know\n## How can you support the AAPI community?\n## Resources","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of Equity Heroes during Asian American and Pacific Islander Month?\",\"answer\":\"It celebrates the contributions of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community by sharing historical background, highlighting equity-focused leaders, and offering ways to support the community.\"},{\"question\":\"Which U.S. actions established Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month?\",\"answer\":\"In 1990, Congress passed Public Law 101-283 to expand Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week to an entire month, and in 1992 Congress dedicated May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.\"},{\"question\":\"What are some suggested actions to support the AAPI community?\",\"answer\":\"The document suggests shopping at AAPI-owned businesses, using and learning to pronounce community members’ given or chosen names, reporting hate crimes, donating to AAPI organizations, learning about cultures and histories, and avoiding cultural appropriation.\"}]","Equity Heroes - Asian American and Pacific Islander Month | PDF"]