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AANHPI Heritage Month kicks off at Yokota
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374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs May 7, 2024
Airman 1st Class Alexzandra Gracey
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs May 7, 2024
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jerry Dunn, 374th Airlift Wing command chief, gives opening remarks during the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month kickoff event at Yokota Community Center at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2024. The Yokota community came together to experience multiple cultural music performances at the AANHPIHM kickoff event. (Airman 1st Class Alexzandra Gracey, U.S. Air Force)
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the Yokota community converged at the Yokota Community Center to kick off Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 1, 2024.
AANHPIHM takes place during the entire month of May and serves as a time to recognize the contributions in culture, innovation, and history made by Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander peoples in the U.S.
The kickoff event was the first of three major events scheduled to take place at Yokota, with a mid-month Taste of Asia and cultural performance event on May 14 and a closing 5K Bataan Memorial Run on May 31.