AAPI

Korean pop band BTS spoke from the White House Tuesday to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and urge fans to embrace diversity and speak out against hate crimes against AAPI Americans.

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

A local nonprofit has started tracking anti-Asian hate and other violent crimes in the Midwest after receiving special funding. Vi Nguyen reports.

Ash Lemasters and Cat Pham, two local chefs, brought ‘Azn Pryde Market’ with 35 AAPI vendors to Metropolitan Brewing over the weekend. The first-ever event with a pay-what-you-can meal brought over 700 people to Avondale.

Asian employees feel the least included at work, a recent study shows. How companies can ensure that their AAPI employees returning to office feel supported

A Chicago teen is using her voice and the written word to share her Chinese American heritage. She is publishing her story not only to bring awareness but also to inspire others. Vi Nguyen reports.

Vicky Nguyen will once again meet with community and thought leaders to examine how the AAPI community is coming together amid a continued surge in violence and hate crimes.

When Pedro Flores came to the U.S. in 1915, the Filipino businessman saw an opportunity to turn the yo-yo, a simple toy that has existed in some form for centuries, into a best seller. But first, he added a key innovation that allowed the yo-yo to “sleep.” Get to know Flores and his place in AAPI heritage.

On the 30th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots, Korean American and Black community leaders are hosting a series of unity events to educate young people from both groups about a turning point in the city’s history and to reflect on the ongoing work of healing past wounds and building trust.

Efforts to create a national Asian Pacific American museum in Washington, D.C., pushed ahead Tuesday with House passage of legislation that would create a commission to study the issue.

“I think we’re still in a state of collective racial trauma, a state of fear and anxiety about the violence against Asian Americans,” says Dr. Russell Jeung of Stop AAPI Hate. He and Phi Nguyen from Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta spoke about stopping hate and explained the problem is more broad than high-profile incidents of violence. Asian Americans and Pacific...

In cities across the U.S., communities are hosting and teaching older Asian Americans to defend themselves against physical attacks.

These Asian American seniors from New York are the latest to take matters into their own hands. They are learning how to protect themselves with self-defense classes as hate crimes continue to plague the AAPI community in 2021.

U.S. Olympic ice dancing duo Alex and Maia Shibutani, aka the Shib Sibs, worked on a book they hope will help Asian American kids feel seen.