AAPI Heritage Month

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.

Every culture has a unique connection to a particular food or cuisine and most have their own variants of meat or bone-based soups. But the tradition of laboriously simmering broth of undesirable animal scraps to slowly extract life-giving nourishment is a tradition that is quintessentially Asian.

Detained aboard steamers in the San Francisco Bay for months, Wong Kim Ark pursued his case to the U.S. Supreme Court, setting the precedent for birthright citizenship

In the original 1970s TV series, “Kung Fu” starred David Carradine as martial artist Kwai Chang Caine – while Asian actors were largely filling the roles of extras. Now, the CW reboot of the series features a predominantly Asian cast – a first for a network drama, says Shannon Dang, a star of the new series.

The Senate and House almost unanimously passed legislation to combat the rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The measure would expedite the review of hate crimes and provide support for local law enforcement in response to thousands of reported violent incidents in the past year. Police have seen a noted uptick in such crimes against Asian...

Sponsors gave peanut butter, bread and apples to Steven Yeng’s family when they arrived in America “all skin and bones” after surviving the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia. Through his childhood, Yeng saw peanut butter as a symbol of freedom and put peanut butter on everything and – now his whiskey brand, Skrewball Whiskey, is launching a peanut butter flavored...

How visible are AAPI people? 42% of respondents in a study could not name an Asian American or Pacific Islander when asked. “It just goes to show that while we’re visible in some degree, we’re still not top of mind,” Norman Chen tells LX News during AAPI Heritage Month. He leads the group that conducted the survey, LAAUNCH (Leading...

The newspaper that was founded in 1903, Rafu Shimpo, still serves Southern California’s Japanese American community today, and is now a treasure trove of historic information.

Many Asian Americans have fielded the question their entire lives, along with the common follow-up, “No, where are you really from?”

The Quidachays beat the odds and built a successful coffee and plant shop, La Marque Café, in Hillcrest during the pandemic. They’ve been using their platform to raise awareness about the Asian American Pacific Islander cultures.

Throughout the month of May, NBC Owned Television Stations is profiling members of the AAPI community as part of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Ellison Shoji Onizuka was not only the first Japanese-American astronaut, the first Asian-American and first Buddhist to travel in space — he was the first Hawaiian too, with Kona coffee to prove it. Onizuka grew…

Who are Sikh Americans? Join Kiran Kaur Gill, Executive Director of the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, for a conversation on the contributions of Sikh’s in the United States — and educational programs offered to raise awareness and uplift the Sikh American voice.

“I’m an Asian American woman speaking up.” Alice Tsui’s poem “Golden Light,” shared with NBCLX for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, raises a battle cry against AAPI hate and anti-Blackness.

David Tran’s sriracha faces competition, not the least of which is a version of the chili sauce that a Thai company says is the original, first made in Si Racha, Thailand, 80 years ago.

Bruce Lee is considered to be the most influential martial artist of all time. Join Shannon Lee, daughter of Bruce Lee, for a conversation with host Tetiana Anderson on how she’s carrying on her father’s legacy of creativity, equality and innovation to inspire people around the world.