AA&PI HERITAGE MONTH 2025
Woven: Our Common Threads
As a single thread is nothing on its own, our community is strongest when we come together to form a bright, beautiful tapestry.
The theme for this year’s Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month is “Woven: Our Common Threads.” At the center of this theme, we highlight the rich and vibrant textile-making traditions that span across our diaspora.
Whether they are made to adorn our homes or our bodies, the whirling patterns and shapes of textiles tell others who you are and where you come from. Through weaving, embroidery, and other fabric techniques, our communities have passed these practices down from generation to generation as ways to preserve and protect our histories.
This year, we encourage our community to reflect on our common threads–the shared memories, struggles, and histories of resistance and resilience that bring our diaspora together.
From the early years of United States history, the AA&PI community has intertwined itself within the very fabric of the country, from the arrival of the first Asian Americans in Morro Bay to the killing of Vincent Chin, just miles from our campus. As a community, we challenge ourselves to look back on our histories before marching toward the future together. Just like a weaver, we are the storytellers of tomorrow, carefully crafting together narratives of unity and resistance.
AA&PI Heritage Month at U-M is led by the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs' AA&PI Heritage Month Committee, in close partnership with the United Asian American Student Organizations (UAAO) and the Oceania Student Association (OSA).
ⓘ What is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month? Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AA&PI Heritage Month) is a celebration of the Asian American & Pacific Islander communities. Federally recognized in May, U-M celebrates the month from mid-March to late April, with a diverse range of events that honor AA&PI histories, heritages, communities, and identities. During PI Heritage Week, we focus in on the Pacific Islander (or Oceanian) community.
Call for artists, speakers, and poets
Apply by March 7, 2025 (11:59 p.m.)
Listing of events
Our campus-wide calendar will be available in early March 2025, and organizers/sponsors will vary by event. When available, see event links below for details, and contact event organizers with inquiries about specific events.
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