In 2022, the Asian Culture Center at several Universities have selected Renew and Rebuild: Our Communities and Beyond as their theme for Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month. Given the intense strain that has been placed on API communities over the past few years, it is indeed fitting to create a dedicated intention to renew and rebuild.

API community members have long had to endure a significant amount of “othering” and systemic exclusion. However, some of the worst instances of routine violence and aggressive discrimination against the API community have happened since the beginning of the pandemic, with NPR noting that some 9,081 incidents were reported between Apr....