Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage

The state of California celebrated Hmong American Day on Tuesday. The festivities continued in Sacramento on Saturday.

The co-authors of “What in the World is Ezra’s Art” are Asian-American and the book’s main character is Asian-American. But, the one thing the authors didn’t want to talk about is race. They say the message for parents and children is universal.

Tuesday was a notable and historic day for a group of Californians after the state legislature designated May 14 as Hmong American Day.

Despite more than four decades producing buttery, delicate French-style pastries in his family’s San Francisco bakery empire, the one meal that still sits prominently in Andrew Ly’s mind is a plain cup of noodles given to him in a Malaysian refugee camp in 1979 after making a harrowing escape from his native Vietnam. 

Popular film festival CAAMFest in San Francisco showcasing Asian American independent filmmakers wrapped up its first weekend. One of the short documentaries being shown this year is about the almost-lost story of George Lee.

A new documentary is looking to shine a light on Japanese-Americans who were placed in internment camps by the U.S. government during World War II.

What’s in a name? That’s the question generations of “paper sons” and “paper daughters” have asked when discussing identity, an identity they had to fake because of exclusion.

San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum will hold a book launch with Chef Deuki Hong for his cookbook “Koreaworld,” the follow-up to his earlier cookbook “Koreatown.”

The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco is embarking on a multi-year plan to evolve into an experience-centered institution.

For over three decades, when patrons slip into North Beach’s legendary Caffe Trieste to get their espresso fix or soak in a bit of San Francisco’s funky nostalgia, it’s been barista Paul Maedje serving up their coffee. 

NBC Bay Area’s Mike Inouye shares more about the scholarship helping many first generation college students overcome obstacles.

The rain didn’t stop people from attending AANHPI Heritage Month events in San Francisco on Saturday.

As we celebrate AANHPI heritage, we go backstage to a nearly 100-year-old theater in the heart of San Francisco’s Chinatown.