Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander History

In the 1920s, Filipino busboy Pedro Flores transformed how Americans played with the yo-yo.

Discover five history-making figures in the AANHPI community who redefined the American story.

It's 1914 and visitors to the Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco are about to have their fortunes told—by a cookie created by the garden's caretaker, Makoto Hagiwara.

Before Kristi Yamaguchi became an Olympic star, her family faced a challenging road both in war and at home in America.

In the summer of 1982, nearly 20,000 garment workers—mostly Asian American women—filled the streets of New York’s Chinatown in solidarity. Their strike won a decisive victory and challenged the “model minority” myth that still persists today.