With more and more states mandating AAPI history in their K-12 curriculum, Asian Americans will no longer be invisible—and the bridge to understanding will be well-traveled and well-paved.
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, like so many members of the AAPI community itself, had to wait far too long to be recognized. As a result America has had to wait—and suffer—too. But it’s never too late to make up for lost time.