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Since June 1977, a May celebration has recognized the extensive contributions that Asian and Pacific Americans have made to American history.
The observation of Asian Pacific heritage became a month-long holiday in May 1990. The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States in May 1843.
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