Methodology

The AANHPI History Calendar currently documents 239 verified events in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history, organized by the day of the year on which they happened.

How events are selected

Entries span achievements, injustices, acts of resistance, and moments of history across communities and eras — political firsts, court cases, legislation, labor actions, community foundings, and episodes of violence and exclusion that are part of the historical record.

Verification and sources

Every published entry cites at least two sources, listed at the bottom of its page. Entries that have not yet met the verification bar are held back from the site until the research is complete.

Content notes

Some entries describe racial violence and other painful history. Those entries carry a brief content note — a plain statement of what the entry describes, so readers can decide for themselves how to engage.

Dates

Events appear on the calendar date they occurred. Where historical records disagree about a date, the most widely documented date is used. Many dates hold more than one event; each day's page lists them all, oldest first.

Corrections

History is a living record. If you find an error or want to suggest an event, a contact method will be published here soon.