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FDLP Resource Guides

Then and Now Experiences of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

Overview

Read about featured U.S. Government events that impacted NHPI and their civil rights since 1868, and find out about notable individuals in American history.

U.S. Government Resources for Historical Research

Screenshot of "Asian American and Pacific Islander Materials: A Resource Guide"

Library of Congress

Asian American and Pacific Islander Materials: A Resource Guide

  • Learn how to research and locate materials in "multiple formats on Asian American/Pacific Islander studies and related resources."
Screenshot of "Series: Finding a Path Forward: Asian American Pacific Islander National Historic Landmarks Theme Study"

National Park Service

Series: Finding a Path Forward: Asian American Pacific Islander National Historic Landmarks Theme Study

  • Read a series of essays for " contemplation or commemoration of historic events/people/ideas in the narratives of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders within the histories of the United States."
Screenshot of "Asian Pacific American Heritage Month"

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

  • Explore records, images, articles, videos, and more.

Timeline: Notable Individuals

Click on the side arrows to see brief biographies of notable NHPI individuals, including Isabella Aiona AbbottDaniel AkakaTulsi GabbardPeter GumataotaoDuke Kahanamoku, Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole, John Kneubuhl, Queen Liliʻuokalani, Amata Coleman Radewagen, Gregorio Kilili Camacho SablaTony Solaita, Fofo Iosefa Fiti Sunia, John D. Waiheʻe III, and Robert William Wilcox.

Timeline: Featured U.S. Government Events Concerning Civil Rights

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 Date Event  Date Event
 July 9, 1868 Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution  April 6, 1972 Public Law 92-270
 January 17, 1893 Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom Government  January 9, 1978 Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands becomes effective
 July 7, 1898 Annexation of Hawaii  October 31, 1978 Public Law 95-556
 April 11, 1899 Treaty of Paris is proclaimed  March 28, 1979 Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week
 April 30, 1900 Hawaiian Organic Act  November 3, 1986

Proclamation 5564

 July 16, 1904 Treaty of Cession of Manu'a  October 23, 1992 Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
 February 20, 1929 Ratification Act of 1929  November 23, 1993 Public Law 103-150
 1947 to 1994 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands  November 4, 2008

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands elects first non-voting delegate to the U.S. Congress

  August 21, 1959 Hawaii becomes a state  May 20, 2021 COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act