Welcome to the official site of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month with the May 2010 theme being ' lighting the past, present, and future.' Explore the varied links to the Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's...

[Free Registration/Login Required] The New York Times provides extensive news coverage of Asia and the Pacific Islands.

Choose a location on the map and take a journey to a Pacific Island to gain a better understanding of its culture, geography, and environment. Some islands to explore include Hawaii, Guam, Yap, and Palau.

This site is a highly detailed unit plan. That crosses almost all the disciplines, with "Call it Courage," as the beginning point. Links to a .pdf file and Word versions of handouts are available.

A comprehensive look at the Pacific Islands and their explorers, including Magellan and James Cook. Includes a look at literary classics such as the Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Robinson Crusoe.

Learn about the art of the Pacific island peoples of Polynesia in this historical overview and image gallery of Polynesian art with detailed descriptions, from the collection of the British Museum.

Excellent reference source for finding information on the Marshall Islands. Content includes a travel guide, background overview, a country profile, and numerous links to comprehensive information on the islands' culture, history,...

Test your geography knowledge by taking this interactive quiz over the counties of Oceania in the south Pacific region.

A political map of the Solomon Islands in the Coral Sea. An inset shows the islands in relation to other islands in the South Pacific. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

Features a country profile of Papua New Guinea located in Oceania, background overview, and numerous links to comprehensive information on this Pacific Island nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news,...

Students will gain an understanding of how Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have faced physical and verbal attacks due to unjustly being blamed for the COVID-19 pandemic. They will also learn how the AAPI community has taken...

This collection of educational resources will help students make sense of anti-Asian racism today by connecting it with history. Americans of Asian descent have lived and contributed to the development of the United States. The first...

Imagine setting sail from Hawaii in a canoe. Your target is a small island thousands of kilometers away in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. For thousands of years, Polynesian navigators managed voyages like this without the help of...

Easter Island is famous for its stone statues of human figures, known as moai (meaning "statue"). Read about the intriguing history of these statues.

The BBC provides comprehensive and complete coverage of the latest news and events occurring in Asia and the Pacific Islands. Content includes top news, in-depth stories, streaming audio news, and much more.

From ABC News in Science, this brief article explores the formation of a new volcanic island as found by scientists exploring the Solomon Islands.

Explore Oceania, a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean.

A description of Wake Island during World War II. Details on how the civilians were kept as POWs after the attack by the Japanese.

This site includes a map of the North Pacific Ocean, links to the surrounding islands, the ocean currents, and more about the North Pacific.

Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery place, the Marquesas...

Offers a virtual destination guide and country profile of the Pitcairn Islands in the Pacific Ocean, background details, and numerous links to key information on the islands' culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population,...

The Hearst Museum provides an exhibition of Caroline Mytinger's paintings. Mytinger's love of art and culture led her to travel to the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea creating paintings which she brought back to the United States in...

Discover vocabulary and phrases commonly used in the Cook Islands in the Pacific. Study and practice with the help of online games.

Learn about the island of Futana and its culture. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.