AAPI

Stickers have been passed out to businesses in La Jolla to help them be identified as a safe space for victims of hate crimes and harassment.

NBC gave three business owners cameras to document their journey as they fought through shutdowns, positive coronavirus tests, and a test of their pandemic endurance. The owners of Dallas’ Recipe Oak Cliff, Philadelphia’s Kayuh Bicycles & Café, and the CEO of Boston’s Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center joined NBCLX storyteller Jalyn Henderson to talk about how they rebounded from unforeseen...

Taking a page from the playbook of companies like Amazon, Kayuh Bicycles & Cafe’s owner Henry Sam is looking toward the future and is building a mobile repair shop to deliver directly to customers in the Philadelphia area.

Before the pandemic, Philadelphia’s Kayuh Bicycles & Cafe had a growing community of bicyclists, coffee enthusiasts and musicians that could count on each other for companionship and support. But once COVID-19 struck, owner Henry Sam was forced to make tough decisions about how to best care for his community and customers— even if that meant locking the doors.

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.

Mayor Todd Gloria, San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit and Councilman Chris Cate this morning will announce an expansion of the San Diego Police Department’s Safe Place Program to businesses serving Asian Americans.

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...

San Diego mom Olivia Tian is having the hard talks with her kids about hate against the AAPI community, but they’ve learned to lean into the difficult topics, grow and keep their voices going

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

It’s hard to talk about racism. It’s hard to talk about hate. But for one Asian American family in San Diego, the conversations about tough topics are helping them find their voices and connect to one another.

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.

Mexican-Japanese actress Mika Kubo stars on the Telemundo telenovela “La Suerte de Loli.” Through her craft and activism, she wants to break barriers. NBC 7 News Today anchor Marianne Kushi shares Kubo’s story.

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.