For Mia Yamamoto, courage is telling the truth. Her life serves as testament. Born in a Japanese internment camp in Poston, Arizona, Yamamoto — born Michael — combated racial […]
Category: Commentary
APAHM 2018: Doreena Wong On a Lifetime in Civil Rights Advocacy
An activist and community organizer for over 40 years, Doreena Wong knows a thing or two about what it takes to fight injustice. “You have to feel good about […]
APAHM 2018: LAPD Supervisor Pilot Sgt. Janet Kim is Living Her Dream
In 1998, Janet Kim entered the Los Angeles Police Department’s academy, eager to begin a career in law enforcement. Prompted by her drill instructor on her dream job in […]
APAHM 2018: Milck, the Voice Behind ‘Quiet’ Anthem, On the Power of Speaking Up
The day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, millions of women flooded streets across America carrying signs of empowerment and protest against the bigotry and discrimination they had […]
APAHM 2018: Thai CDC’s Chanchanit Martorell Says Her Work is Never Done
In 1995, the Los Angeles Times wrote about a young activist working to help 72 Thai nationals who were being held against their will inside a garment factory in […]
APAHM 2018: CADRE Executive Director Maisie Chin Says She ‘Will Not Be Used’
More than two decades ago, Maisie Chin was working on an initiative with South Los Angeles schools to get more kids into college when a white teacher pulled her […]
Newport Beach Film Fest to Spotlight Japan’s ‘3 Ft. Ball & Souls’
The award-winning Japanese film “3 Ft. Ball and Souls” will make its U.S. premiere on April 30 at the Triangle Starlight Cinemas as a part of the Newport Beach […]
VIET STORIES Exhibit Showcases Resilience of Vietnamese Americans
“This year in April we will have been here 43 years,” said Minh Ho of Garden Grove, California, as he and his family gathered around a glass display case […]
Asian Americans Number More Than Half a Million in San Gabriel Valley
San Gabriel Valley, which lies east of the city of Los Angeles in California, has a larger Asian American population than 42 states and the cities of Los Angeles, […]
Ajummas Rock Korean Market on Korean American Day
These Korean aunties can throw it down. Ajumma EXP is a group of middle-aged Korean women who embrace their advancing years through song, dance and laughter. They occasionally crash […]
WATCH: Dr. Mike Hong’s Philanthropy Award Speech at the 16th Unforgettable Gala
Read the full transcript of Dr. Mike Hong’s speech below: Thank you. Thank you very much, especially to be introduced by my favorite actor Cha In Pyo, and Alison […]
WATCH: Daniel Dae Kim’s Ultimate Drive Speech at the 16th Unforgettable Gala
Read the full transcript of Kim’s speech below: Hi, everyone. I want to say thank you very much to Kore Asian Media, to Kevin and Jason at BMW — thank you […]
WATCH: Ted Chung’s Entertainment Mogul Speech at the 16th Unforgettable Gala
Read the full transcript of Chung’s speech below: How’s everyone doing? First and foremost, my grandmother who means the world to me — hello halmoni, I love you so much. I […]
Unforgettable Philanthropy Award: Dr. Mike Hong
Dr. Mike Hong, a Korean American community icon and entrepreneur, will be honored with the Philanthropy Award at the 16th Unforgettable Gala, presented by BMW, on Dec. 9, 2017. […]
Watch Filipino Americans Explain TGIF (Thank God I’m Filipino)
As the second-largest Asian American group in the United States and the first documented Asian people to arrive in the country, it’s a wonder why little has been written […]
