Our legacies, our experiences and our future

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.

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.