In the past, many WSU faculty and staff recognized AAPI Heritage Month in May, when it is celebrated nationally, while students preferred to celebrate it in April.
WSU senior Constence Bottoms and her Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority sisters will conduct an event on Friday, April 15, that celebrates Thai, Lao, and Cambodian New Year.
On Monday, April 18 at noon, one of Hawaii’s most respected traditional tattoo artists, Keli’i Makua, will talk about his craft in the CUB Senior Ballroom, then give a live tattooing demonstration in the Elson S.
During a 21-month span between 2020 and 2021, 10,905 people reported hate incidents against Asian American and Pacific Islanders, according to a national report released last month by the Stop AAPI Hate Coalition.