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Each year in May, we celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which recognizes and honors the contributions and sacrifices that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have made for our nation.
The term âAsian Pacific Americanâ encompasses more than 50 ethnic groups; 28 Asian and 19 Pacific Islander subgroups represent a vast array of languages and cultures that comprise approximately three percent of todayâs military force, and their accomplishments have been tremendous.
These patriots have proudly served at all levels of the Army â from private to Army chief of staff, and many have received our nationâs highest medal for valor â the Medal of Honor. Since its inception, the Army has presented 31 Medals of Honor to service members of Asian Pacific heritage. Approximately 66% of them came from the 442nd Infantry Regiment during World War II, which was composed of only Americans of Asian Pacific descent.
10 Washington, D.C. The history of service by Asian American Pacific Islanders in the U.S. military has been documented back to the Civil War, when historians say 58 of the estimated 200 ethnically Chinese people living in the eastern U.S. served in the military. Though an 1862 act of Congress authorized the naturalization of honorably discharged foreign veterans, those of Chinese descent were denied the right to U.S. citizenship, including Edward Day Cohota, a Shanghai-born man who served 30 years in the U.S. Army.
American perspectives have since changed. In 2008, a House resolution was passed commemorating the service of Asian Americans like Cohota during the Civil War. Fostering an appreciation and understanding of the diverse people and cultures that constitute the U.S. population has become more of a priority. The District of Columbia National Guard joins other federal organizations in celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month each May.
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“If I’m being honest, I can’t understand a word you’re saying. I just want your tight pussy,” my date blurted out halfway through the evening.
At 18, I was astonished by the words that came out of his mouth. Not just because it was both misogynistic and ableist, but also because, apparently, my disabled body was the subject of hypersexualization. As an Asian woman, I had grown up in a culture that prizes physical perfection, but I was born with cerebral palsy, which affects my speech and mobility. My body was far from perfection, but I often find myself at these crossroads, caught in a web of stereotypes. An ex once told me that he didn’t care for me as a person, but his “yellow fever” made him stay with me. Back then, I was just happy someone found me attractive.