Updated: 10:35 AM CDT May 11, 2021 Shanon Maglente Product and Reviews Assistant Editor Video above: AAPI community panel in New Hampshire discusses discriminationEach May, we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. These 31 days acknowledge the accomplishments and contributions of the the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities to the United States and the world be it through their voices, skills, activism, food, fashion or music. The month of May marks two particularly significant events for AAPI community in the United States. On May 7, 1843, the first Japanese immigrant a 14-year-old boy named Manjiro arrived in America, and on May 10, 1869, the transcontinental railroad, which roughly 20,000 Chinese immigrants worked on, was completed. More than 100 years later in 1979, President Jimmy Carter signed the first presidential proclamation for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week. In 1992, Congress passed
Updated: 4:18 PM CDT May 4, 2021 Shanon Maglente Product and Reviews Assistant Editor
Pacific Islanders are the group that makes up the PI part in AAPI, or Asian American and Pacific Islander identities. They re a much smaller group in fact, according to the 2019 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, there are roughly 1.4 million Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders alone or in combination with one of more races who reside within the United States. Thus, this group is often underrepresented in media, and when their culture actually
is featured, society often paints a false narrative of paradise. The history of the islands is complicated, but the spirit of the people who live and have origins there is unwavering.
Updated: 9:58 AM PDT Mar 16, 2021 Shanon Maglente Selina Tedesco, Good Housekeeping Institute Product Testing Analyst, Media & Tech Lab
There s the Easter meal to prepare, the Easter candy to buy, but nothing is as important as making the perfect Easter baskets for the kids in your life. This part of the holiday prep is the most fun, as you try to come up with great ideas to fill up each and every basket you have to assemble.
To take the guessing game out of picking the perfect gift, here are 25 adorable Easter toys you can give this year. No matter who you re shopping for, this roundup includes top-rated toy ideas for babies, toddlers, tweens, and teens, so consider this your one-stop-shop.
Updated: 1:58 PM PST Jan 29, 2021 Shanon Maglente Amanda Garrity Associate Lifestyle Editor
There are so many different paths you can take on Valentine s Day. Some prefer to track down a lavish gift for their valentine, while others think that a homemade card will suffice. If you fall somewhere in the middle, go with a cheap Valentine s Day gift that s still packed with thought and care. Take our word for it: You don t need to break the bank to put your love on display.
If laughter is your love language, then pick a present that you can personalize with your favorite inside jokes or funniest memories as a couple. There s a chance, however, that your valentine will expect you to bring the romance, so if that s the case, then go for something that ll deepen your love.
Updated: 3:58 PM CST Jan 29, 2021 Shanon Maglente Amanda Garrity Associate Lifestyle Editor
There are so many different paths you can take on Valentine s Day. Some prefer to track down a lavish gift for their valentine, while others think that a homemade card will suffice. If you fall somewhere in the middle, go with a cheap Valentine s Day gift that s still packed with thought and care. Take our word for it: You don t need to break the bank to put your love on display.
If laughter is your love language, then pick a present that you can personalize with your favorite inside jokes or funniest memories as a couple. There s a chance, however, that your valentine will expect you to bring the romance, so if that s the case, then go for something that ll deepen your love.