AAPI Heritage Month

A group in Culver City practices the centuries old martial art skill of tai chi to help promote mind and body wellness. John Cádiz Klemack reports for Today in LA on May 22, 2023.

California Live contributor Angela Sun introduces us to Elenor Mak, the founder and CEO of Jilly Bing which is the first toy company to create dolls and characters that resemble Asian American children. She was inspired to start the line after seeing so few options while looking for her daughter’s first doll.

Two sisters from Koreatown are operating a dance studio to share the joy and love of K-pop dance.

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.

A Torrance dance studio owner says “hip hop style” is woven into the fabric of many young Asian Americans’ lives. Now, he’s trying to keep his studio open for the dance community. Gordon Tokumatsu reports on the NBC4 News at 4pm on Monday, May 23, 2022.

The Community and Unity celebration will ride a breeze to Los Angeles State Historic Park.

For Korean American Jackson-Picht, music and friendship wove a cross-cultural connection to Arben, devoting much of her recent years to a one-woman performance paying homage to her musical mentor who died in 2017.

The ROW DTLA food market will spotlight Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month in several ways this May.

California Live’s Malou Nubla catches up with a Filipino chef & some traditional Hawaiian hula dancers to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

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.

Iif a picture is worth a thousand words, then San Gabriel photojournalist Ringo Chiu has certainly had his say. He’s been on the front-lines of some of the biggest events in recent SoCal history and his photographs capturing those moments are being recognized around the world. Beverly White reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on May 6, 2022.

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.

In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, – we’re paying tribute to some local Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who are making a difference in their communities. Angie Crouch reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on May 2, 2022.

Four culinary stars will create amazing meals and memories at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center.