AAPI

When gyms closed, Kayuh Bicycles & Cafe owner Henry Sam saw a “bike boom.” People around the country were dusting off their bicycles and bringing them in for repairs as they prepared to ride again. But as demand continues to rise, the mental and physical stress of running a small business during a pandemic has started taking a toll on...

Henry Sam, owner of Kayuh Bicycles & Cafe, admits the timing of the COVID-19 pandemic was not at all ideal for his business. “When I took over Kayuh, I was 20 at the time,” Sam said. “To be completely honest, I wasn’t super sure what I was doing. So when the pandemic hit in March 2020, just a few months into my ownership,...

Nothing could have prepared Henry Sam for the pandemic hitting only a few months after becoming the owner of Kayuh Bicycles & Cafe.

A new report has found the frequency of anti-Asian incidents — from taunts to assaults — reported in the U.S. so far this year seems poised to surpass last year, despite months of political and social activism

Asian American and Pacific Islander women are overrepresented in many service jobs that shut down during the pandemic, and 44% who lost their job in 2020 have remained unemployed longer than 6 months. Sung Yeon Choimorrow from the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum breaks it down.

Morgan Hurd may not be competing in the Tokyo Olympics this year, but she’s no less committed to using her voice to speak out against the rising number of violent attacks in the AAPI community.

News4’s Aimee Cho reports on the Asian Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project.

The Senate and House almost unanimously passed legislation to combat the rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The measure would expedite the review of hate crimes and provide support for local law enforcement in response to thousands of reported violent incidents in the past year. Police have seen a noted uptick in such crimes against Asian...

How visible are AAPI people? 42% of respondents in a study could not name an Asian American or Pacific Islander when asked. “It just goes to show that while we’re visible in some degree, we’re still not top of mind,” Norman Chen tells LX News during AAPI Heritage Month. He leads the group that conducted the survey, LAAUNCH (Leading...

The Tamure Polynesian Arts Group has celebrated their culture through song and dance for almost half a century.

Many Asian Americans have fielded the question their entire lives, along with the common follow-up, “No, where are you really from?”

A half-hour special on News4 on Saturday, May 22 at 9:30 a.m. will showcase stories of how Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are making a difference in communities in the D.C. area.

Ashlyn So is using her platform as a young fashion designer to call attention to the issue of rising hate against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. She told us about getting into sewing and gaining the courage to speak up.

Mika Kubo is a Mexican-Japanese actress who currently stars on the Telemundo telenovela, “La Suerte de Loli.” She talks about how her cultures impact her roles, the stereotypes she’s faced, and the ones she’s breaking.

The Quidachays beat the odds and built a successful coffee and plant shop, La Marque Café, in Hillcrest during the pandemic. They’ve been using their platform to raise awareness about the Asian American Pacific Islander cultures.

Ongoing anti-Asian attacks during the pandemic along with last month’s massage business shootings in Georgia that left six Asian women dead have provoked national conversations about Asian American and Pacific Islander visibility.

The museum, located in Northwest D.C., has been a work in progress for four years.

“I’m an Asian American woman speaking up.” Alice Tsui’s poem “Golden Light,” shared with NBCLX for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, raises a battle cry against AAPI hate and anti-Blackness.

During this Asian American and Pacific Islander Awareness Month, we discuss the 2020 election and AAPI women’s participation in it. Many AAPI women reported voting for the first time in 2020, says Jennifer Wang from the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum.

Yunhan Zhang, the owner of Valley Brook Tea in Dupont Circle, is trying to keep his business alive in the wake of the pandemic and an attack at his store. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.