AAPI

Kaosunday Reth’s family escaped war in Cambodia and arrived at Logan International Airport in Boston 40 years ago. Now, he’s a Massachusetts Port Authority firefighter, and his journey has come full circle. The Massport Fire Lieutenant is one of very few Asian-American firefighters in the Bay State but he hopes as more people hear his story, it might encourage...

Korean pop band BTS spoke from the White House Tuesday to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and urge fans to embrace diversity and speak out against hate crimes against AAPI Americans.

The K-pop band, which has become a worldwide phenomenon, will meet with President Biden to talk about inclusion and celebrate AAPI Heritage Month.

Asian employees feel the least included at work, a recent study shows. How companies can ensure that their AAPI employees returning to office feel supported

Vicky Nguyen will once again meet with community and thought leaders to examine how the AAPI community is coming together amid a continued surge in violence and hate crimes.

When Pedro Flores came to the U.S. in 1915, the Filipino businessman saw an opportunity to turn the yo-yo, a simple toy that has existed in some form for centuries, into a best seller. But first, he added a key innovation that allowed the yo-yo to “sleep.” Get to know Flores and his place in AAPI heritage.

On the 30th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots, Korean American and Black community leaders are hosting a series of unity events to educate young people from both groups about a turning point in the city’s history and to reflect on the ongoing work of healing past wounds and building trust.

Efforts to create a national Asian Pacific American museum in Washington, D.C., pushed ahead Tuesday with House passage of legislation that would create a commission to study the issue.

“I think we’re still in a state of collective racial trauma, a state of fear and anxiety about the violence against Asian Americans,” says Dr. Russell Jeung of Stop AAPI Hate. He and Phi Nguyen from Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta spoke about stopping hate and explained the problem is more broad than high-profile incidents of violence. Asian Americans and Pacific...

In cities across the U.S., communities are hosting and teaching older Asian Americans to defend themselves against physical attacks.

These Asian American seniors from New York are the latest to take matters into their own hands. They are learning how to protect themselves with self-defense classes as hate crimes continue to plague the AAPI community in 2021.

U.S. Olympic ice dancing duo Alex and Maia Shibutani, aka the Shib Sibs, worked on a book they hope will help Asian American kids feel seen.

NBC gave three business owners cameras to document their journey as they fought through shutdowns, positive coronavirus tests, and a test of their pandemic endurance. The owners of Dallas’ Recipe Oak Cliff, Philadelphia’s Kayuh Bicycles & Café, and the CEO of Boston’s Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center joined NBCLX storyteller Jalyn Henderson to talk about how they rebounded from unforeseen...

Taking a page from the playbook of companies like Amazon, Kayuh Bicycles & Cafe’s owner Henry Sam is looking toward the future and is building a mobile repair shop to deliver directly to customers in the Philadelphia area.

Before the pandemic, Philadelphia’s Kayuh Bicycles & Cafe had a growing community of bicyclists, coffee enthusiasts and musicians that could count on each other for companionship and support. But once COVID-19 struck, owner Henry Sam was forced to make tough decisions about how to best care for his community and customers— even if that meant locking the doors.

When gyms closed, Kayuh Bicycles & Cafe owner Henry Sam saw a “bike boom.” People around the country were dusting off their bicycles and bringing them in for repairs as they prepared to ride again. But as demand continues to rise, the mental and physical stress of running a small business during a pandemic has started taking a toll on...

Henry Sam, owner of Kayuh Bicycles & Cafe, admits the timing of the COVID-19 pandemic was not at all ideal for his business. “When I took over Kayuh, I was 20 at the time,” Sam said. “To be completely honest, I wasn’t super sure what I was doing. So when the pandemic hit in March 2020, just a few months into my ownership,...

Nothing could have prepared Henry Sam for the pandemic hitting only a few months after becoming the owner of Kayuh Bicycles & Cafe.

A new report has found the frequency of anti-Asian incidents — from taunts to assaults — reported in the U.S. so far this year seems poised to surpass last year, despite months of political and social activism

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.