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Los Angeles 2022

Video 2022

I Am What I Am Because of You

In a rural town in Eastern Oregon, Japanese-Americans like Mike Iseri have found and created a home.

Video 2022

Finding Community in the Biggest Little City

Smaller cities like Reno, Nevada don’t usually come to mind, but for two generations the Rosal family has created a flourishing community.

Video 2022

Mabuhay, Little Manila!

In the heart of New York City’s “World’s Borough,” a portal to the Philippines awaits.

Video 2022

Mia’s Mission

Mia Yamamoto has seen it all. At age 60 she came out as transgender after a 20-year career as a criminal defense attorney in Los Angeles. At age 78, Mia shows no signs of slowing down.

Feature 2022

Exploited Esthetics: How Asian American Beauty Workers are Organizing

“Nobody teaches us in the industry. Nobody teaches about chemicals. Nobody teaches us about health and safety,” Dash said.

Audio 2022

The power of Asian American art to heal and bridge generational gaps

Melissa Li and Kit Yan took so much joy from their art that I, a fellow queer Asian American, couldn’t help but feel some of that joy as well.

Audio 2022

Students in San Joaquin county struggle with digital inequity

Many students attending San Joaquin County community colleges rely on their school to provide Wi-Fi hotspots.

Audio 2022

Non-white English teachers in Asia face discrimination

All you really need to be hired as an English teacher in Asia is a passport from the right country, or in some cases just look white.

Audio 2022

Trials of Translation: How healthcare leaves out Asian American seniors

The American healthcare system rarely offers services in Asian languages, forcing younger family members to shoulder the burden.

Audio 2022

Finding history, family and identity in Vancouver’s heritage languages

It takes a village to keep a language alive.

How this local D.C. bakery has uplifted the Asian American community

For these four Asian Americans, politics is personal

San Francisco plans to cut Pacific Islander services in budget deficit

From Palestine to the Philippines: University of Washington student activists unite for liberation

Vietnamese Americans, progressive and conservative, organize around Trump’s 2024 campaign

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