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Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month originated in 1978
as a 10-day celebration in May. The
dates were chosen to commemorate the 1843 arrival of the first Japanese immigrants
in the United States and the completion of the transcontinental railroad on
May 10, 1869. In 1990, President
George H. W. Bush expanded the celebration to all of May and Congress passed
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