Background Information Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month—also known as Asian Heritage Month in Canada—is celebrated in May each year to honor the achievements of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and Canadians in medicine,

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Background Information “In 1980, U.S. President Jimmy Carter declared the week of March 8 National Women’s History Week, urging everyone in the United States to participate. According to Carter, ‘Too often the women were unsung

Background Information “According to legend, a safe house along the Underground Railroad was often indicated by a quilt hanging from a clothesline or windowsill. These quilts were embedded with a kind of code, so that