AAPI Heritage Month

Jenny Heikkila Diaz shared the mission of the Asian Pacific American Coalition of CT.

Owner and executive director of Aiping Tai Chi Shirley Chock shared more.

Misha Shahid explained how her organization is committed to empowering the mental and physical well-being of Asian and Pacific Islanders living in the West.

Preserving their roots through the art of dance. The Connecticut Hmong community is connecting with its youth through traditional dance groups. Practice makes perfect for Melina Vang as one half of a two person Hmong dance group. “We like to do big dance moves and kind of like move our hands as much as we can. We also like to…

Creating a more educated and aware student body. A Hartford school is teaching kids about the AAPI community, exposing them to different cultures and backgrounds.

Creating a more educated and aware student body. A Hartford school is teaching kids about the AAPI community, exposing them to different cultures and backgrounds. Whether it’s through poetry or through story time, students at Breakthrough Magnet School South in Hartford are getting lessons about the AAPI community and its history. “Some of them are aware that people look...

A journey of self-discovery. Many Korean adoptees in Connecticut have made efforts to find their birth families while figuring their own identities and place in the state.

A youth group at a Cambodian Buddhist temple in Bristol is preserving their heritage while building ties between different generations. The group members are making inroads with their elders as a way to bring the local Khmer community together without losing touch with their roots.  “I want to make the efforts to show our culture off and to spread...