AAPI

Asian American and Pacific Islander women are overrepresented in many service jobs that shut down during the pandemic, and 44% who lost their job in 2020 have remained unemployed longer than 6 months. Sung Yeon Choimorrow from the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum breaks it down.

Morgan Hurd may not be competing in the Tokyo Olympics this year, but she’s no less committed to using her voice to speak out against the rising number of violent attacks in the AAPI community.

The new class explores how media coverage or lack thereof has played a role in the racism that Asian Americans face. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, May 28, 2021.

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...

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 fight against hate becomes literal for hundreds in the Asian American Pacific Island community. With rates of attacks at nearly 7,000 in SoCal, some are learning to defend themselves and stand up against the hate. Mekahlo Medina reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on May 23, 2021.

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

COVID-19 shutdowns took a big bite out of the growing Filipino food movement in LA, but it’s roaring back now, thanks to a pair of Filipino millennials on a mission. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on May 20, 2021.

Ashlyn So is using her platform as a young fashion designer to call attention to the issue of rising hate against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. She told us about getting into sewing and gaining the courage to speak up.

Mika Kubo is a Mexican-Japanese actress who currently stars on the Telemundo telenovela, “La Suerte de Loli.” She talks about how her cultures impact her roles, the stereotypes she’s faced, and the ones she’s breaking.

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.

When it comes to your choice of food in LA’s Koreatown, some say it’s even better than in South Korea. Here are some hot spots.

When it comes to your choice of food in LA’s Koreatown, some say it’s even better than in South Korea. Here are some hot spots. Christine Kim reports for NBC4 News.

Ted Chen hosts a panel, opening up the floor to the AAPI community.

Ongoing anti-Asian attacks during the pandemic along with last month’s massage business shootings in Georgia that left six Asian women dead have provoked national conversations about Asian American and Pacific Islander visibility.

“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.

During this Asian American and Pacific Islander Awareness Month, we discuss the 2020 election and AAPI women’s participation in it. Many AAPI women reported voting for the first time in 2020, says Jennifer Wang from the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum.

An investigation continues into an attack on an Asian senior in San Leandro Saturday, all captured on surveillance video, with the attackers heard laughing as they flee the scene.

Health care workers of Asian and Pacific Islander descent say they have been subjected to racial slurs and sometimes physical attacks amid the coronavirus pandemic

In the past two weeks, the nonprofit Asians in America has raised more than $13,000 online to supply 3,500 personal safety alarms to seniors in New York City