Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and Lei Day by learning about Lili’uokalani, the last queen regnant of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

Then, enjoy a screening of Disney’s Lilo & Stitch (2002) and make your own lei out of coffee filters!

Synopsis: In Lilo and Stitch, get ready to crash-land on Earth with Stitch, a runaway genetic experiment from a faraway planet. As he wreaks havoc on the Hawaiian Islands, he becomes the mischievous adopted alien "puppy" of an independent little girl named Lilo and learns about loyalty, friendship, and 'ohana, the Hawaiian tradition of family.

Photo Credit: Liliuokalani, the last sovereign of the Kalakaua dynasty that ruled the Hawaiian kingdom. Hawaii, ca. 1891. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017658685/.