![The “Uplifting Identities and Sharing Our History” event took place at noon on Thursday, May 2, on the Santos Manuel Student Union North patio.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/BANNER_AAHM-Closing-Event.jpg.webp?itok=F_C_ECI9)
Cal State San Bernardino recently concluded the monthlong celebrations of Arab American Heritage Month and Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month with a special event, “Uplifting Identities and Sharing Our History,” which took place on Thursday, May 2.
![The Korean Festival, held on April 19, is a premiere event in CSUSB’s Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month celebration. The annual event features a traditional wedding ceremony, dinner reception and performance showcase.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/%28BANNER%2924_7142%20SA_Asian%20Pacific%20Islander%20Desi%20American%20Heritage%20Month%202024%20-%20A32I1165.jpg.webp?itok=z6VMU1NR)
The Korean Festival provided attendees the opportunity to experience the Korean culture through food, music, dance and traditions on April 19. Over 340 people attended the festival, which is a premiere event in CSUSB’s Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month celebration.
![Caitlin Kim](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_APIDA_CaitlinKim_17Apr2024.jpg.webp?itok=gothPSqP)
Among Caitlin Kim’s learning experiences at CSUSB was the Nursing Street Medicine program. “It taught me a lot of things about life,” she said.
![CSUSB has been celebrating the inaugural Arab American Heritage Month with events throughout April.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/24_7091%20SA_Arab%20American%20Heritage%20Month%202024_1920x700%20HPB_vFINAL%20%281%29.png.webp?itok=f3DDMu-C)
CSUSB’s monthlong celebration of Arab American History Month will culminate with a special event, "Uplifting Identities and Sharing Our History," on Thursday, May 2, from noon to 2 p.m. on the Santos Manuel Student Union patio.
![Taiko Mix, a Japanese drum group from Riverside, performs at the opening event of CSUSB’s Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month celebration on April 10.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide%20APIDA_Taiko_Mix.jpg.webp?itok=Zf32UxA5)
Keynote speaker John Kim of the Los Angeles-based Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California urged listeners to take charge, be problem solvers and to speak up in the face of injustice.
![Beth Lew-Williams, professor of history at Princeton University and an Organization of American Historians Distinguished Lecturer.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_APIDA_Lew-Williams_10Apr2024.jpg.webp?itok=RgqtuAwF)
Beth Lew-Williams, professor of history at Princeton University and an Organization of American Historians Distinguished Lecturer, will present “John Doe Chinaman: Race and Law in the American West,” a talk that is part of CSUSB’s Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month programming.
![Composite graphic for APIDA Heritage Month at CSUSB](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/News%20Banner%20-24_7142%20SA_Asian%20Pacific%20Islander%20Desi%20American%20Heritage%20Month%202024.jpg.webp?itok=fJOFdaGv)
The university is getting a head start on the annual celebration of its Asian, Pacific Islander and South Asian communities, with events and programs revolving around the theme, “Uplifting Identities: Sharing Our History.”
![Daniel Mattingly](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_ModernChina_Mattingly_17apr2023.jpg.webp?itok=qHkwG21Z)
Yale professor Daniel Mattingly will discuss the “Chinese State Media and Its Global Audience” at the next Modern China Lecture, which will be presented in person and virtually.
![Gina Tam](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_ModernChina_Tam_13apr2023.jpg.webp?itok=xbBKCdGJ)
“Gender and Agency in Hong Kong Activism: The Case of the 1978 Golden Jubilee Secondary School Protest,” presented by Gina Tam of Trinity University, will take place in person and on Zoom at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 17.