The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to support a state initiative designating part of Highway 101 as the 'Little Saigon Freeway.' This initiative awaits final approval from the state Senate and further fundraising for the installation of the sign, which is expected to be green and resemble a model placard.
The failure to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual culture as art is closely tied to the fact that the original inhabitants of Australia were not counted in the census until 1967.
I think the visibility and the level that the increased participation of organizations in Asian Pacific Heritage Month activities is also an indication of the increasing voice of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in civic life.