AANHPI Heritage Month Events and Resources
RESOURCES
Celebrations in Pierce County (Pierce County.gov)
How to Honor AAPI Heritage Month 2025 (AARP)
Join Tacoma Public Library in celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month
Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month Resources
EVENTS
May 10th -11th from 10 am - 4 pm
• Come all bonsai-fans and bonsai-curious to be wowed and inspired at Pacific Bonsai Museum’s fourth BonsaiFEST! See hundreds of beautiful bonsai in an enchanting, woodsy setting. BonsaiFEST! weekend, at the height of spring blooms, is a spectacular and refreshing time of year to visit the Museum and delight in community. Watch live bonsai-making demonstrations, explore unique exhibitions including "Small Talk: All the dirt on growing mini-but-mighty trees," "Building Wonder: Bonsai Treehouses by Dave Creek," "Little Champions: Bonsai from the Evergreen State," the Puget Sound Bonsai Association's Spring Show, Edd Kuehn's enchanting tiny "mame" bonsai collection, plus azaleas, wisterias, and other flowering bonsai likely at peak bloom.
May 10th 11 am - 2 pm
• Seattle Japanese Garden is a 3.5 acre urban sanctuary. Winding paths and benches invite you to view the garden slowly and mindfully, in all of its detail - stones, water, lanterns, bridges, buildings, plants and animals. Seasonal changes are constant, and every visit refreshingly unique. Visit in each season to appreciate the full beauty of the garden. The slow transformation of spring to summer to autumn connects us with nature and reminds us of the beauty and impermanence of life. May 10 is Family Saturday–Koi Day at Seattle Japanese Garden. After a cold winter, koi are looking forward to our friendly visitors (and a feast)! Koi at the Seattle Japanese Garden are awake from their winter hibernation and ready to eat. For our May Family Saturday on May 10th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., we’ll have free koi food, a koi presentation and Q & A by the Washington Koi & Water Garden Society, and a Taiko Drum Performance by Dekoboko Taiko at 12:30pm.
May 15th 5:30 pm - 8 pm
• Washington State History Museum in Tacoma, in partnership with Downtown on the Go, presents the 8th Annual South Sound Day of Remembrance. Join us for an evening of commemoration as we recognize the 83rd anniversary of the wartime forced eviction of people of Japanese ancestry from South Puget Sound on May 17-18, 1942. Take a walking tour through downtown Tacoma, the site of the city’s lost Japantown. The tour will make stops exploring significant sites in Japanese American history before reconvening at the Washington State History Museum for a taiko drum performance. The performance will be followed by a brief procession to Union Station to remember the site where the Japanese American community was forced to report before being sent to prison camps throughout the West.
May 18th 9:30 am - 5 pm
• It’s Asian American Pacific Islander Community Day at Seattle Aquarium. Explore the Aquarium’s habitats and enjoy a variety of activities—including storytelling, performances and talks interpreted into multiple Asian and Pacific Islander languages.
May 24th 11 am - 4 pm
• The Asian Pacific Islander Coalition of South Puget Sound, in partnership with the City of Olympia and the Evergreen State College and local community organizations, invite all to join us in celebration of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander American heritage and cultures. We will have food vendors, performances, and activities for the entire family. The mission of this event is to highlight Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander American communities, cultures, traditions, and experiences. Join us this May as we share the stories, cultures, and contributions of our Asian, Native Hawai'ian, and Pacific Islander American (AANHPI) community. The event is free and open to all, and takes place at House of Welcomes'gʷi gʷi ʔ altxʷ: (The Evergreen State College Longhouse in Olympia).