ADPI Heritage Month
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month celebrates and recognizes the histories, cultures, and contributions of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.
At Lewis & Clark College, we celebrate Asian Diaspora Pacific Islander Heritage Month in April, rather than the nationally recognized month of May, in order to align with the academic calendar. Each year, a planning committee made up of students, staff, and faculty comes together to thoughtfully design programming that honors these communities. In 2023, the committee intentionally renamed the observance to Asian Diaspora Pacific Islander Heritage Month to better reflect and include the vast diversity within the Asian Diaspora and Pacific Islander communities represented on our campus.
The month of May was officially declared Asian/Pacific American (or Asian Pacific Islander) Heritage Month by Congress in 1990. May was selected to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States in 1843 and the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869, led by Chinese immigrants.
Please join us this month in celebrating Asian Diaspora Pacific Islander Heritage Month. See below to learn about upcoming and past events. If you’d like to get involved, please email multicultural@lclark.edu.
2025-26 ADPI Heritage Month Events
- Songkran - April 1st, all day. Come celebrate Songkran, Thai New Year, with IME and the ADPI Heritage Month Committee in a day-long water battle and dinner at 5:00 pm on the SOA lawn!! RSVP required for participation. More information in the RSVP form! See you in the new year!
- Asian Studies Film Series: Jodhaa Akbar - April 3rd at 5 pm in Miller 102. Join us for a viewing of an epic historical Bollywood drama, Jodhaa Akbar! Dinner will be provided.
- Luau - April 4th at 6:30 pm in Pamplin. Join the Hawaii Club in their annual Luau to celebrate dancing, culture, and food!
- ASU Senior Celebration - April 9th at 5 pm in Smith Hall. Celebrate graduating students with a dinner! RSVP by March 30th for dinner and/or a stole.
- Asian Studies Film Series: The Needle - April 12th at 5 pm in Miller 102. Join us for a viewing of a popular Soviet thriller, The Needle! Dinner will be provided.
- Asian Studies Film Series: The Useful Ghost - April 17th, at 5 pm in Miller 102. Join us for a viewing of a supernatural comedy-drama, The Useful Ghost! Dinner will be provided.
- ASN Symposium - April 18/19 at Reed College. Asian Solidarity Network Symposium hosted at Reed College. RSVP for carpool!
- Vietnamese Cafe - April 20th. Come try different drinks and snacks from the Vietnamese Student Association! (More information to come)
- Kapamilya Graduation Celebration - April 23rd at 6:30 in the IME Suite. Come join Kapamilya in the IME suite to enjoy some yummy food and celebrate the accomplishments of our seniors.
- ADPI Night Market - April 25th at 6:30 pm in Smith Hall. Join us for the ADPI Night Market for a night full of food, culture, and celebration. Vendors, please sign up via this RSVP Link!
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More information and RSVP forms in our LinkTree!
IME’s LinkTree
Learn about our Hawai’i Club! HC@lclark.edu
Learn about our Kapamilya - Filipinx Student Club! Kapamilyafsc@lclark.edu
Learn about our Vietnamese Student Association (VSA)! Vietnamstudents@lclark.edu
Learn about our South Asian Student Association (SASA)! SASAclub@lclark.edu