Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2023
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Dear Colleague,
Each May we recognize Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) Heritage Month. This year we ask you to reflect with us on what it means to be Visible Together-to recognize that AA and NHPI does not describe a singular population or demographic, but rather a coalition that is powerful for its vastness and complexity.
We invite you to take time to visit www.asianpacificheritage.gov to see commemorations and special events across the U.S. Government, including a Care Package of poems, meditations, films and other cultural nutrients from the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.
The Social Security Administration is diligently working to increase access to services and reduce cultural and language challenges that some members of AA and NHPI communities face. This year, we expanded the number of publications available in Chinese, Korean, Tagalog and Vietnamese, as well as other languages. Our translated publications can be accessed through our Multi-Language Gateway. We also made linguistic updates to our visitor intake kiosks to better facilitate the check-in process at local Social Security offices and we continue to provide free interpreter services in your constituents' preferred languages.
Please view our Agency Equity Plan to see both our accomplishments and our plans to continue advancing equity, justice, and opportunity for AA and NHPI communities.
I encourage you to share this information and the link to our AA and NHPI page with your members, colleagues, affiliates, and other interested parties.
Sincerely,
Dawn Bystry
Acting Associate Commissioner
Office of Strategic and Digital Communications
oea.net.post@ssa.gov
@SSAOutreach