AAPI Heritage Month

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...

South Korean superstars BTS met with President Joe Biden at the White House to discuss Asian inclusion, representation, art and more.

It seems whenever a special cable car comes rolling out of San Francisco’s cable car barn or turns up at a special civic event, chances are it’s cable car gripman Valentine Lupiz at the stick.

The K-pop band, which has become a worldwide phenomenon, will meet with President Biden to talk about inclusion and celebrate AAPI Heritage Month.

The month of May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. During the month of May, NBC Connecticut is highlighting the contributions of AAPI communities to the country. AAPI Heritage Month serves as a launching pad towards understanding the unique cultures, languages and communities. Those inside the state are working to ensure more awareness is brought to the forefront….

Actor James Hong was honored for a career in which he has appeared in 469 television shows, 149 feature films, 32 short films and 22 video games.

In the period between March 19, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2021, a total of 10,905 hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. were reported to Stop AAPI Hate.