API Heritage Month 2026 (Blog Series)

The 442nd Regiment Combat Team at the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation

The Library of Virginia’s U.S. Army Signal Corps Photograph Collection includes a handful of photos of the 442nd Regiment Combat Team, which was a segregated…

Cara GriggsMay 27, 2026

Digital Projects Newspapers

“The American Style of Life”

The contiguous 48 states have always been in awe of the Hawaiian Islands. Virginia yearbooks are full of prom themes like “Hawaiian Sunset,” “Island Paradise,”…

Jessi BennettMay 20, 2026

Archives Manuscripts & Special Collections Newspapers

2026 Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at the Library of Virginia!

According to the 2020 U.S. Census, out of the 331,449,281 people who reside in the United States, 7.5%—or 24,897,495—people in the United States identify as…

Cara GriggsMay 4, 2026