2 May 2026 00:00 UTC · The White House · White House Statement · Source · Email X Link

The White House celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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Honors AAPI contributions to the nation
Highlights Administration actions on economy, safety, education, and trade

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Honors AAPI resilience, devotion, patriotism, and contributions across 250 years of US history
Notes over 77,000 AAPI service members and contributions in business, medicine, and technology
Says the Administration has lowered cost of living, delivered tax relief via the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, addressed violent crime, advanced education, and forged trade deals with Asian and Pacific partners

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This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we celebrate the resilience, devotion, and patriotism of Americans whose heritage spans the Pacific and whose tremendous contributions have helped build the greatest Nation the world has ever known. Throughout our Nation’s 250 glorious years of freedom and independence, countless Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have made tremendous contributions to our national story. From the more than 77,000 brave service members defending our freedoms in the Armed Forces and the countless small business owners fueling our economy to the talented doctors who are making our country healthy again and the technological innovators driving our industries into the future, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have strengthened every facet of American life. The values that my Administration is fighting for are the same values the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities live by every day—family, hard work, education, and the promise of freedom. Since I returned to office, my Administration has advanced those values by lowering the cost of living and delivering historic tax relief for working families and small business owners through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. We are stopping violent crime and making our neighborhoods safe again for our children. We are restoring excellence in education by empowering parents and advancing merit. And we are forging powerful trade deals with our Asian and Pacific partners, which are expanding our access to key markets, strengthening supply chains, and securing better opportunities for American workers of every background. This month, as we honor the enduring contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, we pledge to work toward a radiant American future that is guided by faith, driven by hope, motivated by hard work, and uplifted by an unwavering belief in the greatness of our Nation.

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