Asian Pacific Americans Month overview and census figures
The piece outlines Asian Pacific American heritage month honoring Americans with Asian and Pacific Islander roots. It notes APAs diversity, census estimates showing about 5 percent Asian Americans and under 1 percent Pacific Islanders, and 13 million Americans with Asian heritage including various country origins and the Hmong.
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Malese Jow Rising Actress From Tulsa on Unfabulous
Malese Jow portrays Geena on Nickelodeons Unfabulous She began as a seven year old yodeler opening for stars at the Oklahoma Grand Grove Opry Playhouse and later performed with Theatrical Arts Children's Theater and Cherokee National Festival in Oklahoma Her family moved to Los Angeles in 2000 to study acting She lives in Tulsa Oklahoma. she is Chinese American Indian and the eldest of four children She is homeschooled in eighth grade and enjoys English science swimming baseball shopping and writing pop songs.
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Asian Pacific Americans May Month Highlight Key Figures
May honors Asian and Pacific Islanders for immigration milestones and railroad building roles. The text notes May 1843 arrivals, completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869, and profiles leaders such as Gary Locke Indra Nooyi Michelle Wie Norman Mineta Haunani Apoliona and others across Chinese Japanese Indian Korean and Hawaiian communities.
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