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PBS SoCal and KCET are celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month throughout the month of May. Discover the Asian and Pacific Islander narrative…
These are just a few of the California-based Asian American activists that are part of the beautiful tapestry woven by thousands of individuals across the country enacting change in remarkable ways.
Learn more about how Asian Americans helped shaped the nation in this series of virtual events. Register now.
Being Asian American can mean a multitude of things, and it encompasses a myriad of little-known stories and unique experiences of people straddling two cultures. Read a few stories and submit your own!
California is the site of the first Asian American studies curricula yet historically, it’s also been home to a number of major anti-Asian legislations and events.
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Chinese immigrants who built the railroad were erased from history, but not forgotten.
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After 9/11 Hari Kondabolu was treated like a foreigner in his own country.
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After Filipino farmworkers walked off the grape fields, Mexican workers joined them.
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The oft forgotten history of Filipino farmworkers who launched the 1965 grape strike.
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Asian American entrepreneurs like Jerry Yang helped build Silicon Valley into a powerhouse
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Patsy Mink, the first woman of color in Congress, paved the way for generations.
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Laureen Chew grew up sheltered in Chinatown. The SF State strike changed her forever.
