The first day of May is the start of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. The month celebrates the historical and cultural contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander people — an umbrella group which includes those with heritage or ancestry from East, Southeast, South, Central and West Asia and the Pacific Islands. Asia is the largest continent and consists of around 50 countries with more than 4 billion people, and the World Bank’s Pacific Island member countries have a combined population of about 2.3 million people. In addition, Asian Americans are the…
