May is Asian Pacific American Heritage month, and it arrives at an urgent moment in our country, which has been rocked with anti-Asian racism, violence and hate crimes in the past year. Itâs not just an appropriate time, but imperative to educate ourselves and others, celebrate and lift up Asian American culture, and cultural contributions in all forms.
You may have noticed your favorite streaming services, including HBO Max, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and Peacock curating themed watchlists to celebrate Asian American Pacific Heritage Month, so feel free to take a scroll through those collections, but here are a few suggestions to get you started on your streaming.
Amanda Nguyen’s Fight For AAPI Justice Is An Intersectional One
As an Asian American and the founder of civil rights organization Rise, Nguyen knows all too well how racism and sexism can work in tandem.
Asian Americans Out Loud is a project highlighting Asian Americans who are leading the way forward in art and activism. You can read more by visiting our APAHM 2021 homepage.
Story By Alanna Vagianos
Photography by Ting Shen
When COVID-19 hit the United States in 2020, activist Amanda Nguyen’s world, like so many others, came to a complete standstill.
In the midst of confusion and terror, some Americans fueled by racist rhetoric from former President Donald Trump believed that China was to blame for COVID-19. As the coronavirus spread, the U.S. saw an alarming uptick in anti-Asian hate incidents, including harassment and assault of Asian Americans. Many of the incidents were extremely violent. In March 2020, a man stabbed two Burmese children in a grocery store in Texa
Posted By Jerilyn Jordan on Tue, May 11, 2021 at 11:26 AM click to enlarge Screen grab/YouTube While we wait for live in-person concerts to trickle in, there’s plenty of musical performances to go around for our virtual streaming pleasure. As is the case with the Detroit Institute of Arts celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The monthlong series features a variety of educational and cultural programming, including a virtual screening of 2019’s annual concert
Why We Drum [社物芷鷐’邵肭狗] as performed by the Great Lakes Taiko Center. Rooted in Japanese music traditions, taiko drumming is meant to be seen and felt as much as it’s meant to be heard. Don’t expect, like, an unwashed rocker with a Neil Peart-sized drum set, though, a
CAAMFest, the nation s largest festival of Asian American and Asian film, food, and music presents a dynamic program from May 13 to 23. The festival will feature virtual screenings, panels and performances, as well as an opening weekend with drive-in programs at Fort Mason Flix.
Following in last year s footsteps, CAAMFest, taking place during Asian Pacific American Heritage month, will showcase its diverse innovative program virtually, celebrating the Asian American community in a year rocked by the pandemic and anti-Asian racial discrimination. The violent attacks and hateful rhetoric have made the past year difficult for the Asian American community, says Stephen Gong, executive director of CAAM, making it essential that we continue to produce CAAMFest as a place to come together around stories that show the breadth of the Asian American experience and our interconnectedness with other communities.