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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is a month-long celebration in the United States that takes place in May. It aims to acknowledge and honor the contributions and impact of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders on the country's history, culture, and accomplishments. Asians have been documented in the Americas since 1587, with Filipinos arriving in California. Indians arrived in Jamestown in 1635, and the first Chinese arrived in Hawaii in 1778. Other groups, such as Native Hawaiians, Japanese, Koreans, Chamorros, and Samoans, also began migrating to the United States in the 1800s and 1900s. The first Vietnamese person was documented in the United States in 1912. In the 1970s, Jeanie Jew proposed the idea of recognizing Asian Pacific Americans with a designated month to Representative Frank Horton. Representatives Horton and Mineta introduced a resolution in June 1977 to proclaim the first ten days of May as Asian-Pacific Heritage Week, and a similar bill was introduced in the Senate a month later. President Jimmy Carter signed a joint resolution on October 5, 1978, and President Barack Obama officially recognized May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in 2009. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a law designating a week in May as Pacific/Asian American Heritage Week. In 1990, Congress passed a bill to extend it to a month, and two years later, May was officially designated as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a time to recognize and appreciate the accomplishments and contributions of Asian and Pacific Americans. It is marked by community festivals, government-sponsored events, and educational activities for students.