RAD COMMUNITY EVENT: Asian Fusion Festival Huntley RAD will be wrapping up the school year with its May Community Event celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage and culture. It…
READ: Asian American Voices in Poetry CLICK HERE TO VIEW This collection is intended to introduce new readers to Asian American poets and to help those who are interested in…
READ: 25 Amazing Children’s Books Celebrating Asian Culture CLICK HERE TO VIEW Looking for ways to introduce your child to the rich tapestry of Asian American cultures? Dive into the…
WATCH: Sesame Street: Meet the Friends in Your Neighborhood with Ji-Young, Elmo, and Alan (K-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Join Alan, Ji-Young, and Elmo as they meet some friends and…
WATCH: The Struggles Of Being An Asian American CLICK HERE TO VIEW In honor of Asian Pacific Heritage Month, we wanted to close out this time with a discussion on…
LISTEN: Southern Fried Asian - Perry Yung CLICK HERE TO VIEW Perry kicks off the podcast talking about his family moving to Texarkana, Texas to run a Chinese restaurant when…
WATCH: Minari CLICK HERE TO VIEW A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to an Arkansas farm in search of their…
LISTEN: Saving the Seeds CLICK HERE TO VIEW Why do Asian Americans have such deep relationships with fruit? Cathy goes on a quest to find the answers — starting with…
EXPERIENCE: National Museum of Asian Art CLICK HERE TO VIEW The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, are located on…
READ: The Myth of Asian American Identity CLICK HERE TO VIEW New York Times Magazine: We’re the fastest-growing demographic group in the U.S. But when it comes to the nation’s…
EXPERIENCE: Chinese American Museum of Chicago CLICK HERE TO VIEW Our mission is to advance the appreciation of Chinese American culture through exhibitions, education, and research and to preserve the…
WATCH: Meet the South Asian community that helped create Chicago's Little India on Devon Avenue CLICK HERE TO VIEW A 15-block stretch of Devon Avenue on the North Side has…
PARTICIPATE: 11 India Sites to Explore from Home CLICK HERE TO VIEW Google Arts and Culture: India is a vibrant country full of stunning architectural treasures, unforgettable scenery and a…
READ: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Young Adult Books CLICK HERE TO VIEW A selected list of notable fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels for young adults by and about Asian…
EXPERIENCE: Virtual Story Time CLICK HERE TO VIEW While we are physically apart, we can still share stories from all over Asia. Below is a list of storytelling videos and…
PARTICIPATE: Follow recipes from The Korean Vegan CLICK HERE TO VIEW Molinaro is a Korean American woman, born in Chicago, Illinois. Her parents were both born in what is now…
WATCH: The Korean Vegan- Rainbow Jeon and My Mom's Best Story CLICK HERE TO VIEW Joanne Lee Molinaro shows you how to cook jeon while telling her mom’s best story.
WATCH: Bao CLICK HERE TO VIEW In Disney•Pixar's Bao, a Chinese mom who's sad when her grown son leaves home gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings…
READ: The Story Behind Bao, the Adorable Pixar Short With Oscar Hopes CLICK HERE TO VIEW At just 28, Shi is the first woman to direct a Pixar short. She…
LISTEN: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Playlist CLICK HERE TO VIEW In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month, the Daily Sundial is highlighting five Asian…
LISTEN: Music of Asian American Research Center CLICK HERE TO VIEW Every three months, MAARC will release a Spotify playlist. Some lists are based on particular moods, some commemorate certain…
PARTICIPATE: JASC: Japanese American Service Committee Online Exhibits CLICK HERE TO VIEW The JASC Legacy Center has a long history of producing physical and digital exhibits highlighting materials from the…
PARTICIPATE: Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month CLICK HERE TO VIEW The MWRD will host Mia Park, a multi-dimensional Korean American artist, for Asian American and Pacific Islander…
WATCH/ READ: Pritzker Signs Law Making Illinois First State to Require Asian American History Be Taught in Schools CLICK HERE TO VIEW Members of the Asian American Pacific Islander communities…
READ: Japanese American Relocation CLICK HERE TO VIEW From the United States Holocost Historical Museum- After the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked US forces at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941,…
READ: Crazy Rich Asians Is More Than Glitz and Glamour. It’s Groundbreaking for People Like Me CLICK HERE TO VIEW TIME highlights the significance of the film “Crazy Rich Asians”…
READ: Crossing Cultures: the Art of Manga in Hawai'i CLICK HERE TO VIEW The National Endowment for the Humanities presents the Hawai’i Council for the Humanities supported exhibition Crossing Cultures:…
WATCH: Dance of Asian America: Learning the rich culture through authentic Chinese dance CLICK HERE TO VIEW At Dance of Asian America Academy, the young dancers learn how to preserve…
WATCH: Asian | How You See Me CLICK HERE TO VIEW "Chinese are not the same as Japanese, are not the same as Koreans, Filipinos, or Thai, or Indians..." We…
WATCH: Laura Lim’s TedTalk about Asian stereotypes (6-8) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Asians are stereotyped everywhere, from media to school. This talk explores the overall problems that are faced from…
WATCH: Being Asian in America - Pew Research Center CLICK HERE TO VIEW In a new Pew Research Center analysis based on 66 focus groups conducted in the fall of…
EXPERIENCE: Care Package from the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center CLICK HERE TO VIEW Care Package is a collection of creative offerings by artists, writers, and scholars who we have…
READ: Cowboys in the Tropics: A History of the Hawaiian Paniolo CLICK HERE TO VIEW The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage presents one of the interesting qualities of…
WATCH: ”Float” CLICK HERE TO VIEW A father discovers that his son is different from other kids in the most unusual way. To keep them both safe from judgement, Dad…
READ: ‘Float’ Director Bobby Rubio on Unconscious Bias and Pixar’s First Filipino American Character CLICK HERE TO VIEW Bobby Rubio made his directorial debut with Pixar’s animated short “Float” on…
LISTEN: Asian Enough - Padma Lakshmi CLICK HERE TO VIEW A conversation with “Top Chef” host, model and writer Padma Lakshmi about growing up Indian American in the San Gabriel…
READ: 11 Moments From Asian American History That You Should Know CLICK HERE TO VIEW More than 30 years after President George H.W. Bush signed a law that designated May…
READ: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang CLICK HERE TO VIEW White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the…
PARTICIPATE: Asian American Representation in Literature CLICK HERE TO VIEW You’re welcome to join in a thrilling conversation with Rebecca F. Kuang (R.F. Kuang) as she chats with us about her New York Times bestselling novel, Yellowface. Please register. Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation…
EXPERIENCE: Anderson Japanese Gardens CLICK HERE TO VIEW Construction of Anderson Japanese Gardens began in 1978, when Rockford businessman John Anderson was inspired by a visit to the Portland Japanese…
WATCH: Harvard Asian American Dance Troupe Presents: Horizon 2020 CLICK HERE TO VIEW The Harvard Asian American Dance Troupe is excited to present our first-ever virtual show for Fall 2020. All semester, our student dancers, choreographers, and lovely Board members have been working hard to continue learning, teaching, creating community, and eventually performing various Asian…
WATCH: Wind CLICK HERE TO VIEW Set in a world of magical realism, “Wind” sees a grandmother and her grandson trapped deep down an endless chasm, scavenging debris that surrounds them to realize their dreams of escaping to a better life.
READ: Pixar's 'Wind' honors Korean grandmother's sacrifices to get her sons to America CLICK HERE TO VIEW ABC 7 article and video about Pixar’s short film, “Wind,” and how the…
PARTICIPATE: Creating Story with Music CLICK HERE TO VIEW Students express the Balinese concept of working together to create a community by applying the kecak musical pattern of interlocking parts…
LISTEN: AAWW Radio: New Asian American Literature CLICK HERE TO VIEW All your favorite Asian American writers reading & in conversation with each other. AAWW Radio is the podcast of…
READ: The Surprising History of Hawaii’s Hula Dancing (6-8) CLICK HERE TO VIEW How a sacred Hawaiian dance and music ritual was canceled, commercialized, and finally, revived.
PARTICIPATE: 12 Ways to Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month CLICK HERE TO VIEW Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by exploring the history, arts, and culture of Asian Americans…
WATCH: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (K-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage month from Disney Channel!
READ: Speaking to Her People - How Rapper Ruby Ibarra Sings to and about Immigrants CLICK HERE TO VIEW While we in the United States spend July 4 celebrating American…
WATCH: Asian Americans | PBS CLICK HERE TO VIEW Asian Americans is a five-hour film series that delivers a bold, fresh perspective on a history that matters today, more than ever. As America becomes more diverse, and more divided while facing unimaginable challenges, how do we move forward together? Told through intimate personal stories, the…
EXPERIENCE: Korean Heritage CLICK HERE TO VIEW Google Arts and Culture: Explore stories that have shaped the lives of the people of Korea.
PARTICIPATE: An Immigrant's Journey CLICK HERE TO VIEW A selected list of notable fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels for young adults by and about Asian Americans, chosen by Los Angles…
PARTICIPATE: AAJC: Share your or your family’s story of immigrating as an Asian American CLICK HERE TO VIEW The overwhelming majority of Asian Americans are immigrants or the children of…
WATCH: Zheng Chongbin on "I Look for the Sky" CLICK HERE TO VIEW The work of Zheng Chongbin, an American artist born in China and based in the Bay Area for more than three decades, has evolved from traditional figurative ink painting to a multidisciplinary practice encompassing abstract painting, installation, time-based media, and public art.…
EXPERIENCE: Asian Art Museum - Virtually Experience the Exhibits CLICK HERE TO VIEW Museum From Home: Lean into #MuseumFromHome and engage with art at a distance. See below for a…
EXPERIENCE: Virtual Asian American Art Museum (VAAAM) CLICK HERE TO VIEW VAAAM is a collaborative effort in scholarship and resource and collections sharing on Asian American Art. This effort has…
PARTICIPATE: Create Your Own Illustrated Haiku (K-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Objective: Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry made of three lines (5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables) that…
READ: What is the 'bamboo ceiling'? Here's what Asian Americans want you to know CLICK HERE TO VIEW With a recent rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, the term "bamboo ceiling"…
LISTEN: Shalini Govil-Pai’s (breaking) stereotypes CLICK HERE TO VIEW Shalini Govil-Pai is a tech and media executive at Google, who previously worked at Pixar on films like Toy Story and…
WATCH: I Am Not Your Asian Stereotype CLICK HERE TO VIEW Bad driver. Math wizard. Model minority. In this hilarious and insightful talk, eighteen-year-old Canwen Xu shares her Asian-American story of breaking stereotypes, reaffirming stereotypes, and driving competently on her way to buy rice.
PARTICIPATE: Stop AAPI Hate CLICK HERE TO VIEW Our communities stand united against racism. Hate against Asian American Pacific Islander communities has risen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, we can…
LISTEN: Racism in the Time of Coronavirus CLICK HERE TO VIEW Hey. Paola here. In this episode, I share my experience with COVID-19 racism and conversations with Phil Yu (Angry…
