Balfour Beatty honors Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
131 PONCE
Saburo Muraoka
US Center for Chinese Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Chula Vista, CA
Rockville, MD
The project site was world-renowned Chinese architect I. M. Pei’s first building. Balfour Beatty repurposed the Pei building’s iconic façade on 131 Ponce.
The first public school in San Diego County to be named after a Japanese American, Saburo Muraoka was a successful businessman who lived in Chula Vista for three decades.
A cultural exchange project whose mission is to educate the community about traditional Chinese medicine.
WESTERN ASIA
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Bahrain, Cyprus, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen
SOUTH CENTRAL ASIA
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
EASTERN ASIA
China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, South Korea, North Korea, Macau, Mongolia, Paracel Islands, Taiwan
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Brunei, Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
PACIFIC ISLANDS
American Samoa, Australia, the Cook Islands, Easter Island, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, the Hawaiian Islands, Kiribati, Maluku, Marianas, the Marshall Islands, the Midway Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Rotuma, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wake Island
The countries and cultures represented in Asian American and Pacific Islander Month are rich and diverse. Roll over the map to see the countries that represent Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage.
See how Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have influenced Balfour Beatty projects.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders enrich our nation in countless ways.
Their influence can be felt on Balfour Beatty projects from coast to coast.
APARTMENTS
Elementary School
by BUCM
We celebrate our Asian American and Pacific Islander teammates and partners this month – and all year round.
