Line-Noue Kruse, a Pacific Studies Associate Editor and coordinator in the Faculty of Culture, Language & Performing Arts said, “The Asian American Pacific Islander is celebrated in America during the Month of May and is planned to be hosted from [May 8 and 9] here at BYU–Hawaii.”
In the late 1970s, May became known as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, or AAPI, which commemorates the success of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander figures, the History website says.