Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

There are many regions and many countries in Asia. 

These are the regional divisions that we will use on this guide. 

Middle East - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, and Yemen.

Central Asia - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkistan, and Uzbekistan.

East Asia - China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macau, Mongolia, and Taiwan.

South Asia - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

Southeast Asia - Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, and Vietnam.

Oceania & Pacific Islands - American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Federated States of Micronesia, French Polynesia, Guam, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna.