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Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2021
May 1, 2021
By Beatrice Alvarez
May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Every year, this is an opportunity to listen and learn about the diversity within AAPI communities as well as how deep the connections are to all facets of American history. Several new films and shows featuring AAPI stories will premiere this month on your local stations. We're also happy to present many more titles that you can stream, including memorable films that have previously aired on PBS stations.
Make sure you follow PBS on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram all month long, as we'll feature AAPI stories that you can stream every day.
Premiering This Month:
Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir | American Masters | May 3
American Masters
Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir is an intimate portrait of the groundbreaking writer.
Far East Deep South | America ReFramed | May 4
America ReFramed
Far East Deep South | Trailer
A Chinese American family’s search for their roots leads them to the Mississippi Delta.
Curtain Up! | America ReFramed | May 11
America ReFramed
Curtain Up! | Trailer
While preparing to stage a musical, Chinatown kids discover their own cultural identities.
The Donut King | Independent Lens | May 24
Independent Lens
Trailer | The Donut King
Meet the Donut King, the Cambodian refugee who built a multi-million-dollar empire baking
Streaming Now:
Asian Americans | Watch the Series
Asian Americans
Breaking Ground
In an era of exclusion and U.S. empire, new immigrants arrive and adapt to life in America
Mr. Tornado | American Experience
American Experience
Mr. Tornado
The story of Ted Fujita's groundbreaking work to understand the deadliest storms.
Prom | Film School Shorts
Film School Shorts
Prom
A blossoming teen romance is derailed by racism.
Down a Dark Stairwell | Independent Lens
Independent Lens
Down a Dark Stairwell
Sometimes the quest for racial justice isn’t black and white.
Anik Khan: Street Level | American Masters
American Masters
Anik Khan: Street Level
Explore the music of Anik Khan, the Bangladesh-born, Queens, NY-raised hip-hop artist.
Delano Manongs | Viewfinder
ViewFinder
Delano Manongs
Forgotten Heroes of the United Farm Workers
Out of State | Independent Lens
Independent Lens
Out of State
American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs | POV | Begins streaming May 3
POV
American Revolutionary: Meet Grace Lee Boggs
Meet Grace Lee Boggs, waging a revolution for over 75 years.
Maia Cruz Palileo: Becoming the Moon | American Masters
American Masters
Maia Cruz Palileo: Becoming the Moon
Maia Cruz Palileo is a multi-disciplinary artist who explores themes of migration.
Standing Above the Clouds | PBS Short FilmFestival
PBS Short Film Festival
Standing Above the Clouds
Native Hawaiian mother-daughter activist stand to protect their sacred mountain Mauna Kea.
Seadrift | Reel South
REEL SOUTH
Seadrift
A fatal shooting in Texas ignites a maelstrom of hostilities against Vietnamese refugees.
Random Acts of Legacy | America ReFramed
America ReFramed
Random Acts of Legacy
A portrait of a Chinese American family in Depression-era America through home movies.
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: This is the Way We Rise | American Masters
American Masters
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: This Is the Way We Rise
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio is a Kanaka Maoli wahine poet, activist, and academic.
The Ito Sisters | Viewfinder
ViewFinder
The Ito Sisters
Explore the lives of three Nisei sisters from the Sacramento Delta, including internment.
Eating Up Easter | Independent Lens
Independent Lens
Eating Up Easter
The challenge to protect remote Rapa Nui culture and environment from modernization.
Relish | Twin Cities PBS
Relish
Pang Vang's Hmong-style Steam Buns
Chef Yia Vang and mom Pang Vang make Pang's Hmong-style pork steam buns.
Island Soldier | America ReFramed
America ReFramed
Island Soldier
The unrecognized sacrifices of foreign soldiers who fight America's wars.
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