MUSEUM HAPPENINGS

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Day VIRTUAL EVENT

Cultural performances and music from New Mexico’s Asian communities, bright Japanese floral arrangements, intricate Chinese art activities, and much more filled the day on May 7, 2022, when the museum welcomed 571 visitors for the 25th Annual Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Day at the Nuclear Museum. On this special day, the museum partnered with the Sandia National Laboratories Asian Leadership Outreach Committee for the 25th year to celebrate the cultural traditions, ancestry, native languages and unique experiences represented among ethnic groups from Asia and the Pacific.

Through the continuing support of the Chinese Cultural Center and Lin’s Martial Arts Academy, New Mexico School of Chinese Language and Arts, Ichiyo School of Ikebana, Ikebana International Chapter 41, BK Taiko and the New Mexico School of Chinese Language & Arts, museum visitors will be treated to performances including Chinese martial arts, Polynesian dancing, Japanese Taiko drumming and much more!

Sponsors for the celebration include Sandia National Laboratories Asian Leadership Outreach Committee, Talin Market, the Albuquerque Business Collaborative, and the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History.