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AANHPI Heritage Month: Stories Spanning the Diaspora: WXXI-WORLD

Every May, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is a time to elevate voices of the diaspora, encouraging the growth of AANHPI representation in the media and everyday life. 

This month, films premiering on WORLD explore the Asian American experience in two New York City boroughs: On May 9, Alaudin Ullah brings viewers with him on a journey from his home in Harlem to his parents’ Bangladeshi roots in In Search of Bengali Harlem, and Chinatown Auxiliary follows Chinese residents who volunteer as NYPD officers to protect Manhattan’s Chinatown on May 13.

Plus, watch Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander stories on Pacific Heartbeat, celebrating surf, sport and fashion through the eyes of young Hawaiian and Tahitian women breaking boundaries and striving for greatness.

AAHNPI Program Highlights on WXXI-World May, 2024

WORLD is excited to grow our library of AANHPI films – watch over the next few weeks and return to the collection all year long.

-From WorldChannel: Check WXXI-World TV schedules for air dates and times

Features & Films On-Demand
World On-Demand Offerings

Dear Corky | American Masters | PBS

Corky Lee’s 100,000 photos chronicle Asian American life. In American Masters Dear Corky, New Yorker Corky Lee photographed his hometown’s Chinatown and Asian American communities around the country for over 50 years, documenting activists, celebrities and everyday heroes he encountered in over 100,000 photos. While documenting the latest rise of anti-Asian hate crimes, Lee passed away from COVID-19. In his own words and photos, this short documentary reveals the man behind the camera.

Also available on WXXI/PBS Video Player

Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March PBS LearningMedia Collection

Explore the fight against Asian American hate following the March 2021 mass shootings at three spas in Atlanta. Examine how this critical moment of racial reckoning sheds light on the struggles, triumphs and achievements of AAPI communities.

This collection also includes resources from the Exploring Hate series be/longing: Asian Americans Now. The series profiles Asian American trailblazers from across the country in five stories of belonging and exclusion; resilience and hope; and solidarity in the face of hate.

The National Association of School Psychologists offers tips and related resources to help educators meet the unique needs of AAPI students and their families in K–12 settings, which may be helpful to review before introducing this material to your students.

Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March Collection

“Memory Piece” VOGUE Best Book of 2024 • Facebook Live Event

“A moving, strikingly evocative exploration of New York’s art, tech, and activism scenes across the decades.”

A Conversation with Bestselling Author, Lisa Ko on Wednesday, May 1 at 8pm ET on WXXI’s Facebook page.

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, PBS Books is thrilled to have a bestselling author, Lisa Ko, join us to discuss her highly anticipated book Memory Piece. Lisa takes us on a road trip through time with Giselle (artist), Jackie (internet tech expert) & Ellen (activist), three lifelong friends whose lives as children growing up in the 80’s shaped their prospects as adults at the turn of the millennia. We discuss the stories, people and cultural events spanning the past four decades that inspired this story, and the outlook based on current events that shaped the book’s dystopian landscape four decades in the future. This visionary book will have you remembering and reflecting on the past, give you a glimpse of life not driven by technology, and leave you questioning what the future looks like. Join Lisa Ko this Wednesday, May 1 at 8pm ET for an opportunity to gain insight and learn about the creative process behind this provocative book. 

A People’s History of Asian America On-Demand

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A People’s History of Asian America is a series of thoughtful visual essays and explainers, hosted by Emmy award-winning journalist, Dolly Li, and Asian studies scholar and professor, Adrian De Leon. Each episode offers informed and empowering perspectives, helping to break down common microaggressions and racist stereotypes through the tools of ethnic studies. This series covers what your classic American school history textbook may not. Brought to you by PBS Voices.

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