Bowdoin Honors a Heritage Month for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Bowdoin is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with several events that will feature a fashion designer/TV star, an expert in Southeast Asian politics, a poet/essayist, a former US diplomat, and an ambitious student-organized photo project. Two leaders from the Asian Students Alliance (ASA), Adriana Nazarko ’21 and Kevin Chi ’21, led the planning initiative for this year's heritage month. In consultation with staff and faculty, they put together a program that is "uplifting and joyful" while also addressing the hardships facing the Asian community, said Kyra Green, the assistant dean of admissions who is serving as interim director of the Center for Multicultural Life.