Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Co-founded by Filipina American sisters, Fanny is a ferocious 70s rock band.
Fanny: The Right to Rock

"A Thousand Cuts" goes inside the war between the Philippine government and the press.
A Thousand Cuts

Tikbálang: The Filipino Nightmare Shapeshifter
This massive half-human, half-horse hybrid, the Filipino Tikbálang thrives on chaos.
Tikbálang: The Filipino Nightmare Shapeshifter

Meet the immigrant and second-generation Filipinos who are leading the Seattle food scene.
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Seattle

Maia Cruz Palileo: Becoming the Moon
Maia Cruz Palileo is a multi-disciplinary artist who explores themes of migration.
Maia Cruz Palileo: Becoming the Moon

StoryCorps Shorts: Lola's Work
Crescenciana Tan came to the U.S. from the Philippines to help raise her grandchildren.
StoryCorps Shorts: Lola's Work

Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga performs the songs she made famous throughout her career.
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Lea Salonga in Concert

Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond
Two Filipinx cousins grapple with what remains of their dreams, after losing one father.
Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond
Malditas

Tyrus Wong's pioneering artwork led to iconic works like Bambi and Rebel Without a Cause.
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Tyrus

A probing look into the multiple dimensions of the 1982 murder of Vincent Chin.
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Who Killed Vincent Chin?
Girl Talk: A Local, USA Special
In the cutthroat world of high school debate, five girls show the value of speaking up.
Girl Talk: A Local, USA Special

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
See the world through the eyes of Nam June Paik, the father of video art.
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Rollercoaster story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of murder.
Free Chol Soo Lee

Now Hear This “Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound”
Experience the creation of music from this Japanese American composer with host Scott Yoo.
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Now Hear This “Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound”

Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan
World-renowned pianist Lang Lang speaks on his life’s work, discipline, and family.
Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan
Lang Lang

Chef Ethan Lim creates vibrant dishes inspired by the rich, complex history of Cambodia.
Ethan Lim: Cambodian Futures

How do Chinese grocers in the Jim Crow South complicate America’s binary paradigm of race?
Blurring the Color Line

The last generation of monks to have studied where the Dalai Lama’s lineage began.
Ganden: A Joyful Land

Anna May Wong: The first Asian American Movie Star
Anna May Wong spent her acting career resisting racism and typecasting in Hollywood.
Anna May Wong: The first Asian American Movie Star

Discover how bubonic plague in 1900 set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco
Plague at the Golden Gate

Two Korean-American adoptees meet their birth mothers for the first time.
The Space Between You & Me

How Did Anime Go From Geek to Cool?
Experience the anime fandom, cosplay, and how the genre suddenly became so cool.
How Did Anime Go From Geek to Cool?

The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu
Discover the Hawaiian tradition of healing and gender diversity that is all but unknown.
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The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu

Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
Native Americans, Japanese Americans and environmentalists defend their water from LA.
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Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust

A Celebration of the AA and NHPI Community
This digital event brings AA and NHPIs together to celebrate experiences and culture.
A Celebration of the AA and NHPI Community

While preparing to stage a musical, Chinatown kids discover their own cultural identities.
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Curtain Up!

Chef Marcus Samuelsson discovers how Vietnamese residents have influenced the city.
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New Orleans

American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs
Grace Lee Boggs, 99, is a Chinese American philosopher, writer, and activist.
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American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

She was the first Chinese American woman to vote in the U.S.
Tye Leung Schulze was the first Chinese American woman to vote in a U.S. election.
She was the first Chinese American woman to vote in the U.S.

See the hidden history of the US Army's Military Intelligence Service during World War II.
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The Registry

Unsettled History: America, China, and the Doolittle Tokyo Raid
Retells the WWII Doolittle Raid on Tokyo from both American and Chinese perspectives.
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Unsettled History: America, China, and the Doolittle Tokyo Raid
Unsettled History

Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp
Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp
The story of the unjust incarceration of Japanese Americans and the loss of civil rights.
Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp
Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp

Waterman – Duke: Ambassador of Aloha
Jason Momoa narrates the story of five-time Olympic medalist and surfer Duke Kahanamoku.
Waterman – Duke: Ambassador of Aloha

Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March
Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March
Explore the fight against Asian American hate following the March 2021 mass shootings.
Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March
Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March

Why Do We Say "Asian American" Not "Oriental"?
Why do Americans no longer use the word “Oriental”?
Why Do We Say "Asian American" Not "Oriental"?

The Obscure History of Japanese Sea Lords
Sea Lords were as vital to medieval Japan as samurai, so why were they called “pirates?”
The Obscure History of Japanese Sea Lords

What Is The Asian Himbo And Why Is This Character So Popular
We break down Hollywood’s new type of character: The Asian Himbo.
What Is The Asian Himbo And Why Is This Character So Popular

How Hula Dancers Connect Hawaii’s Past and Present
Hula instructor Snowbird Puananiopaokalani Bento teaches the story behind hula dance.
How Hula Dancers Connect Hawaii’s Past and Present

A chronicle of journeys - migration, spirituality, voyaging, healing and coming home.
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Loimata, The Sweetest Tears

Pang Vang's Hmong-style Steam Buns
Chef Yia Vang and mom Pang Vang make Pang's Hmong-style pork steam buns.
Pang Vang's Hmong-style Steam Buns

Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond
A fourth generation Chinese American explores her family’s ties to Honolulu's Chinatown.
Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond
My Chinatown, With Aloha

A People’s History of Asian America
Where Did The “Asian Fetish” Come From?
Where does the Asian fetish come from?
A People’s History of Asian America
Where Did The “Asian Fetish” Come From?

Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond Volume 1
Films focusing on resilience through the lens of family, rebuilding, and mental health.
Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond Volume 1

Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond Volume 2
Films focusing on resilience through the lens of family, identities, and immigration.
Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond Volume 2

Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan
Actress Constance Wu talks about her upbringing, acting and screen representation.
Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan