The other thing I have to acknowledge about not posting the articles sooner is that I thought they would go with the reading, because I thought the books would get posted in a timely manner.
The reality is, I have 42 books and movies for Native American Heritage Month 2024, and I still feel like I need to keep working on that.
It doesn't mean that I am not working on anything else. I have been reading books on science and trauma and daughters and other types of history. Even for this specific "month", May 9th highlighted Grace Lee Boggs; I have read a children's book about her and a book on activism by her. It's on my desk right now as I write this.
I don't know quite when I will get to writing about those books.
One thing that may complicate it is that there is a middle section of books that relate to COINTELPRO actions and such against both Native Americans and African Americans. My categories have blurry borders and I know that.
I'm not running out of material any time soon.
It is possible that being in school now, which does impact the time I have for other types of reading, may affect my ability to get through lists.
Certainly, there are all sorts of connections. I suppose one reason I read the Grace Lee Boggs book now is that I have been thinking a lot about activism, which you can know from the non-Friday posts on this blog.
It is also hard staying on top of things in this stressful, horrifying point in our history.
Anyway, there are at least 28 books and 7 videos that I want to read and that would relate to Asian American history, and 18 that I have already read and will get to, though those are largely either children's books, comics, or stories about difficult parental relationships.
I do not know when I will get to them, but May still had appropriate content posted in a timely fashion.
5/1 Ramanujan: https://www.quantamagazine.org/srinivasa-ramanujan-was-a-genius-math-is-still-catching-up-20241021
5/2 Miki Endo: https://www.good.is/articles/heroes-hear-the-voice-of-the-young-heroic-woman-who-saved-thousands-of-lives
5/3 Larry Ramos: https://www.kitv.com/news/local/remembering-kauais-larry-ramos-the-first-asian-american-grammy-winner/article_9434a4da-c179-11ee-8342-5b5e7be05a38.html
5/4 Luo Li Rong: https://mymodernmet.com/realistic-sculptures-luo-li-rong/
5/5 Maya Lin: https://www.biography.com/military-figures/maya-lin-vietnam-veterans-memorial
5/6 IM Pei: https://www.nga.gov/stories/articles/who-i-m-pei-10-things-know
5/7 Noor Inayat Khan: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/10/28/noor-inayat-khan
5/8 Isaac Hou: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2018/08/17/2003698675
5/9 Grace Lee Boggs: https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/grace-lee-boggs'-lifelong-call-for-change
5/10 James Hong: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/james-hong-interview-career-critics-choice-icon-award-1235253029/
5/11 Bruce Lee: https://insidekung-fumagazine.com/articles/from-fist-of-fury-to-cultural-icon-bruce-lee-s-everlasting-influence
5/12 Key Luke: https://tgnreview.com/2017/08/21/keye-luke-american-son/
5/13 Duke Kahanomoku: https://www.grunge.com/285378/the-untold-truth-of-surfing-legend-duke-kahanamoku/
5/14 Yo-yo Ma: https://stringsmagazine.com/yo-yo-ma-on-the-silk-road/
5/15 Minoru Yamasaki: https://www.historyhit.com/minoru-yamasaki-the-architect-who-designed-the-twin-towers/
5/16 Chang Apana: https://www.npr.org/2010/09/07/129424778/investigating-the-real-detective-charlie-chan
5/17 Jeremy Lin: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/jeremy-lin-craig-smith-nextshark-005620233.html
5/18 Daniel Inouye: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/10/pbs-renegades-hawaii-inouye-documentary-senate/
5/19 Shonen Knife: https://www.smilepolitely.com/music/10_things_to_know_about_shonen_knife_and_the_5678s/
5/20 Maisie Hirono: https://www.honolulumagazine.com/political-survivor-a-closer-look-at-hawai%ca%bbis-first-female-senator-mazie-hirono/
5/21 Tammy Duckworth: https://www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion/a-senators-life-story-full-of-firsts-13654192
5/22 Ellison Onizuka: https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/ellison-onizuka-first-asian-american-space
5/23 David Ho: https://time.com/3627996/david-ho-person-of-the-year/
5/24 Patsy Mink: https://time.com/6174298/patsy-takemoto-mink-title-ix/
5/25 Mabel Ping-Hua Lee: https://www.history.com/articles/chinese-american-womens-suffrage-mabel-ping-hua-lee
5/26 Kalpana Chawla: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/remembering-kalpana-chawla-the-first-indian-american-to-go-to-space
5/27 Anna Mae Wong: https://allthatsinteresting.com/anna-may-wong
5/28 George Takei: https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/star-treks-george-takei-boldly-becoming-activist-for-lgbtq-immigration-rights-496712/
5/29 Anne Curry: https://www.elle.com/culture/a33955657/ann-curry-interview-today/
5/30 Amanda Nguyen: https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a63857331/amanda-nguyen-saving-five-sexual-assault-chanel-miller/
5/31 Women printmakers: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/making-their-mark-180974599/
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