Someone's probably already borrowed yours and is shaking away in a demonstration of the fine art of the hula at an Asian Pacific American Heritage Month celebration near you. Yes, it's that time of year. And on the mainland you're likely to catch the traditional token appreciation of Asian-ness at some Asian American employee group luncheon. Perhaps the one at your local government centers. Someone brings the lumpias and the pancit .
People come out.
A politician gives a speech. And then the real entertainment kicks in. There's nothing quite like watching a dancing pair of coconut half-shell bikini tops baffle the bureaucrats at another Asian Pacific American Month event. The events, that is. The coconut shells I revere.