City of Rochester
News Release
“APAA P.I.E.” Exhibit at City Hall Link Gallery to Run Through May 31
(Friday, May 5, 2023) – Mayor Malik Evans proclaimed
the month of May to be Asian Pacific Islander Month in Rochester; and,
celebrated the opening of the Asian/Pacific Islander American Association of
Greater Rochester’s (APAA) 2023 “APAA P.I.E.” exhibit during a reception last
evening at the City Hall Link Gallery.
Dedicated in memory of Marilyn Ajavananda, a long-time
Democrat and Chronicle journalist, the 2023 APAA Link Gallery Exhibit –
entitled APAA P.I.E. – honors Asian/Pacific Islander American (APA)
Pioneers, Innovators, and Entrepreneurs (P.I.E.) for their contributions to the
Rochester community.
May is National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month,
commemorating the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants to the U.S. in 1843,
as well as the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1969. In 1978,
former President Jimmy Carter signed a Joint Resolution, pushed through the
House by Representative Frank Horton of Rochester, proclaiming National Asian
American/Pacific Islander Heritage Week. Two years later, Congress passed
legislation extending the observance to a month.
The APAA is a
501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization committed to “a stronger Greater
Rochester Area community where diverse Asian/Pacific Islander-American (APA)
peoples are valued, and their heritages and histories are preserved and
celebrated.”
The City of Rochester values the visual arts as an
educational and aesthetic experience. More importantly, the City sees local art
as part of the culture of this region. With this in mind, the Link Gallery,
established 1981, promotes the art and art culture of the area. The Gallery,
located at 30 Church Street on the first floor of City Hall in the corridor
connecting Building A to Building B, is open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday. The Link Gallery is free, handicapped accessible, and open to the
public.
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