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Asia and the Pacific Islands:
May is Asian-American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.
This week, learn more about Asia and the Pacific Islands!
May is Asian-American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.
This week, learn more about Asia and the Pacific Islands!
A S I A
A S I A
Click on the map to enlarge. Source: mapsofworld.com
60% of the world's people live in the 50 countries of Asia, which take up 30% of the world's land area. Source: World Book Online.
Click here to learn more about the countries and cultures of Asia. Username and password are both psbma
Click here to learn more about the countries and cultures of Asia. Username and password are both psbma
In the photos on the left are two extremely famous Asian people, Mahatma Gandhi and Malala Yousafzi. Read about one of them, or find a biography of someone else using this database link to search by nationality.
PACIFIC ISLANDS
PACIFIC ISLANDS
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0.27% of the world's people live in the approximately 30,000 Pacific Islands, but they speak 20% of the world's languages. Source: World Book Online.
Click here to learn more about the countries and cultures of the Pacific Islands. Username and password are both psbma
Click here to learn more about the countries and cultures of the Pacific Islands. Username and password are both psbma
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, actor
Kyla Ross, gymnast
Jason Momoa, actor
On the left are three Americans of Pacific Islander descent. Read about one of these people, or find a biography of someone else using this database link to search by nationality.
Great books with Asian characters: ask for them in your school library!
Great books with Asian characters: ask for them in your school library!
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