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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Korean American girls in traditional hanbok perform the colorful Korean fan dance, holding decorated fans with pink feathers, during a cultural festival in Irvine, California.
A smiling man and a child, both with faces covered in colorful powder, celebrate outdoors with yellow marigold garlands hanging in the background.
Historic black-and-white photo of a group of Chinese American railroad workers, some wearing hats, who contributed to building the Transcontinental Railroad.
Patsy Takemoto Mink smiles while hanging a sign reading "Rep. Patsy T. Mink (D-Hawaii)" on a door, marking her historic election to the U.S. Congress.
Historic black and white photo of a group of Asian American children in traditional clothing posing with hands on hips in front of a U.S. flag.
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