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What does the Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander community look like? What we learn from hearing stories across the country and around the globe is that the diaspora is no monolith. In May, films and programs chronicle the breadth, identities and resilience of AANHPIs while showcasing how change is continuously shaping individuals as they explore their distinct experiences.
Aired: 05/01/23
(pensive music) - It's really important for AAPI stories to be told.
We are often underrepresented, misrepresented.
- It's important for us to make sure that our own perspective is being told.
- Without stories, there can't be change.
- [Narrator] When we search for who we are.
- It's so amazing to find out the family history I never knew.
- [Narrator] And our place in the world.
- That's what we're trying to preserve.
That sense of identity and belonging.
- I started to learn who am I.
- [Narrator] When the journey... - This was the beginning of our journey to seek the American dream.
- [Narrator] ...brings us home.
- I feel like there's so much opportunity now to share our stories.
- The versions of the truth that are often left out.
- Just getting those stories out there, that can be a very powerful thing.
- [Narrator] WORLD: Breaking Through.
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