Not Just A Month: What We’re Celebrating This May with ‘Pushing Boundaries’ Tia Ho
It’s May again, somehow. This trip around the sun has been unlike any other, marred by the congruent plagues of racism and pandemic, one acting like fire to the oil spill of the other and igniting inequities the world over. Around this time last year, I heard of the first attack on a person of Asian descent that was presumed to be racially- and COVID-motivated: a woman who was doused with acid outside of her Brooklyn apartment while taking out the trash. Since then, the news has covered stabbings, subway attacks, and a tragic shooting in Atlanta.
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Facebook Messenger gets Star Wars theme and better inbox management
Facebook has updated Messenger with some new features, including additional themes for stylizing the messaging app. Users get two new themes, including one based on Star Wars and another styled after the Netflix show
Selena: The Series. As well, Facebook is making it easier to manage the chat threads in your Messenger inbox.
Chat themes aren’t a new addition to Messenger, but they do tend to come and go. The latest feature the heavily purple
Selena: The Series theme and a Star Wars theme, which includes both light and dark options. Users can enable either of these new themes by heading into the app’s Settings and then tapping the ‘Theme’ option.
Updates from the Newton Free Library
COURTESY OF THE NEWTON FREE LIBRARY
All Newton Free Library programs are held virtually and require registration. To sign up please visit http://www.newtonfreelibrary.net.
Newton Free Library programs for adults
Libby/OverDrive, Kanopy, & Hoopla: 11 a.m. May 6. Get an introduction to our three most popular library eResources so you can start accessing books, music, movies, and more from home.
Drop-In: Fiber, Fabric, & Fun!: 7 p.m. May 6. Do you knit? Crochet? Weave? Sew? Some, all of the above or more? Whether you’re just starting out or a crafting expert, come join us at our monthly fiber arts meetup! Get or give advice, ideas, or just chat while you work on your latest project. No registration necessary.
Celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month with the San Antonio Public Library
Free events happening all month long
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Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month events at the San Antonio Public Library (KSAT 2021)
SAN ANTONIO – May is Asian Pacific American Heritage month and if you’re looking for ways to celebrate, check out the San Antonio Public Library (SAPL) system. In addition to reading guides for children and adults, the Library system will be hosting events that are free and open to the public.
Asian Pacific Heritage month @ SAPL (KSAT 2021)
Keep scrolling to see a detailed list of resources & events happening or click here to see SAPL’s Asian Pacific American Heritage (APAHM) guide.