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AAPI Heritage Month: Our legacies, our experiences and our future

This month, we're telling the stories of AAPI people and how they are weaving their own stories, traditions and community into today's society.

(Rena Li for The 19th)

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This AAPI Heritage Month, we’re telling the untold stories of women, women of color and LGBTQ+ people. Subscribe to our daily newsletter.

Asian-American/Pacific Island (AAPI) covers such a wide range of experiences. People from the subcontinent, Southeast Asia, East Asia and the islands that dot the Pacific Rim all fall under one demographic. It’s not an easy subject to wrap one’s arms around.

But within this broad category, there is a lot to highlight and celebrate. We talk about strength and inspiration. We also take a hard look at some of the challenges that lie ahead.

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Here are our stories about how AAPI people are weaving their stories, traditions and legacies into our country’s. This page will be updated with our coverage throughout the month of May.

The 19th staff reflects on AAPI Heritage Month

Several AAPI staffers at The 19th have come together to reflect on the strength and inspiration of community leaders and storytellers. We look to our families, educators, journalists and advocates who pulled threads from the old world and wove the familiar into something new. 

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  • Read The Full Story: Where AAPI members of The 19th staff look for strength

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Our interview with Connie Wang on ‘Oh My Mother!’

In her debut book, former Refinery29 executive editor Connie Wang captures seminal memories with her mother — and learns they were more alike than she ever imagined.

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  • Read The Full Story: Connie Wang reflects on her own self, her mom and what ‘Asian American’ even means in ‘Oh My Mother!’

Recommended reading from AAPI authors

Scholars, bookstore owners and educators curated reading lists centered on geography, motherhood and visibility — all embodying AAPI authors’ work.

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    A compilation of book recommendations for AAPI Heritage month.
  • Read The Full Story: We asked book lovers to reflect on AAPI Heritage Month. Here’s what they recommended.

Richard Lui shares personal experiences in caregiving documentary ‘Unconditional’

Richard Lui’s second film, “Unconditional,” is personal. The MSNBC anchor talks about gender perceptions and the challenges he faced caring for his father, who had Alzheimer’s and lived across the country.

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    Richard Lui and his father, who has diagnosed with Altzheimer's 8 years ago. Richard Lui holds a note that reads
  • Read The Full Story: Richard Lui’s documentary about caregivers includes the story of how he became one, too

Making history

In the House

Rep. Judy Chu started out in politics to better represent the Asian-American community. Thirty-five years later, she continues to fight against hate and advocate for the marginalized.

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    Rep. Judy Chu is seen on stage during the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
  • Read The Full Story: Judy Chu — the first Chinese-American woman elected to Congress — reflects on history-making career

And on the bench

As the number of Asian Americans grows, so does their political influence, but advocates are continuing to push for increased representation in the pipeline toward judgeship.

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    Judges Neomi Rao (left) and Florence Pan at their respective appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation in 2019 and 2022.
  • Read The Full Story: More AAPI women are becoming federal judges, but barriers remain in the rise to the bench

A long legacy

Ballet’s legacy of Asian American stereotypes have continued to create barriers for AAPI women. Dancers and choreographers talk about yellowface in “The Nutcracker” and how a fear of pigeonholing hinders them in expanding the art.

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  • Read The Full Story: What it means to be Asian American in ballet — and what barriers stand in the way

The data behind the sentiments

AAPI women’s traditional caregiving duties shift as American norms chip away at support

The clashing of cultural norms with American caregiving systems is especially clear to Asian-American and Pacific Islander women — the most likely group to be caring for elderly parents in the United States.

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  • Read The Full Story: In the U.S., a weak support system erodes Asian traditions of intergenerational caregiving

The state of mental and emotional well-being within the AAPI community

Recent surveys found that about half of Asian Americans feel unsafe and nearly 80 percent of Asian Americans, particularly young women, do not feel like they belong.

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  • Read The Full Story: Many AAPI people still feel unwelcome or unsafe, new surveys show

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