To know a people, know their stories.
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month this May and every day with a special PBS collection of stories that explores the history, traditions and culture of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
More than 40 Films are available on WORLD Channel through your local PBS Station this May. Take a look and check your local listings for air times. If you miss them on TV (or they're not avilable in your area), come back to watch many programs online.
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Classroom Resources
PBS Learning Media
Life on Four Strings + Math with Jake
Join ukulele wizard, Jake Shimabukuro, for reflections on Music & Math.
PBS Learning Media
Discover Japan & Cambodia with the First Lady
Discover educational resources about Japan, Cambodia, girls' education issues and more.
PBS Learning Media
A Place in the Middle
Learn about the native Hawaiian approach to gender diversity.
Culture & Identity
PBS Indies
Employed Identity | Duong Khach Linh
Duong Khach Linh proves that music truly is a universal language.
PBS Indies
Employed Identity | Linda Mai Phung
An emerging French-Vietnamese designer shares her experience trying to find her roots.
PBS Indies
Employed Identity | Jenni Trang Le
A producer discovers her stride in Vietnam through film, food, and love.
America ReFramed
Unbroken Glass
The loss of his parents at six prompts Dinesh Sabu to understand their lives and deaths.
PIC
Pacific Heartbeat: POI E: The Story of Our Song
The unbelievable true story of a song and the man who wrote it.
America Reframed
Good Luck Soup
A filmmaker sets out to discover how his family made sense of their lives and heritage.
World Channel
The Last Season
Two veterans, and now mushroom hunters, heal the wounds of war in an unlikely friendship.
Art & Expression
CAAM | America ReFramed
Finding Kukan
Robin Lung documents her journey to uncover the efforts of filmmaking pioneer Li Ling-Ai.
PIC
Ku Kanaka
Kanalu Young, a quadriplegic, inspires Native Hawaiians to reclaim their sense of worth.
A Local USA
Forever Chinatown
A meditation on memory, community (San Francisco Chinatown) & artist Frank Wong’s legacy.
American Masters
Tyrus
Tyrus Wong's pioneering artwork led to iconic works like Bambi and Rebel Without a Cause.
Streaming All Month
WNET
Chasing the Dream
"Like many immigrants, I am not wealthy. However, I am rich in life." -Lana Cheung
Minnesota Original
Gao Hong and Butterfly: Butterfly
Gao Hong and the Butterfly quartet combine African, Indian, Asian & Western influences.
