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Celebrating Asian American heritage: Dr. Mai Keisling’s journey

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‘We want to create a diverse place in Jacksonville’: Market’s assistant manager says it’s the perfect place to explore other cultures
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AAPI Heritage Month: News4JAX reporter goes back to his roots with a taste of Thai cuisine at RD International Market

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Artist with Asian & Norwegian roots wants to connect the world through her work
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A canvas of cultures: Elena Øhlander’s art bridges continents, combats hate

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This image released by Sony Pictures shows, from left, Ralph Macchio, Ben Wang and Jackie Chan in a scene from "Karate Kid: Legends." (Jonathan Wenk/Sony Pictures via AP)
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With ‘Karate Kid: Legends,’ Ben Wang is the 1st Asian American new ‘Kid’ on the block

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It didn’t occur to Ben Wang right away that in taking on “Karate Kid: Legends,” he’d be the franchise’s first Asian American “Kid.”.

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AAPI Month: Highlighting hospitality industry leader Olivia Hoblit

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Olivia Hoblit, a former chair of the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association Board of Directors, came to the U.S. with her family from the Philippines when she was 15.

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AAPI Month: Celebrating local Filipino couple’s global health care mission

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Dr. Philipp and Carmina Aldana are a Filipino power couple in Jacksonville who have dedicated their lives to helping others through their nonprofit organization, the Neurosurgery Outreach Foundation.

Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Month

Marianas Grinds, family then food

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Family owned business feeding familys authentic Filipino food

Farm offices are usually cluttered with an assortment of strange things stuffed in desk cubby holes. There were actually two desks in the main office, with a safe. A portrait of my great Grandfather and Grandmother overlooks the operation

AAPI Heritage Month: Highlighting the long-time Wing Lee Yuen Truck Farm on Jacksonville’s Westside

Read full article: AAPI Heritage Month: Highlighting the long-time Wing Lee Yuen Truck Farm on Jacksonville’s Westside

On Jacksonville’s Westside, Wing Lee Yuen Truck Farm was a long-lasting example of the Chinese-immigrant farms that sprang up in the city during the early 1900s.

Jacksonville, Fla. — Jaguars assistant offensive line/run game specialist Keli'i Kekuewa during OTAs at the Miller Electric Center on May 19, 2025.

His career has pulled him further from home, but Jags assistant coach Keli’i Kekuewa keeps Hawaii on his mind and heart

Read full article: His career has pulled him further from home, but Jags assistant coach Keli’i Kekuewa keeps Hawaii on his mind and heart

The Jacksonville Jaguars’ facility is filled with plenty of new faces coming into the 2025 season, and one of those is Keli’i Kekuewa, the team’s new assistant offensive line coach and run game specialist.

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AAPI Month: Highlighting Blue Bamboo chef & owner Dennis Chan

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Chef Dennis Chan is the owner of Blue Bamboo Canton Bistro -- a Chinese restaurant in Mandarin.

FILE - A sculler rows down the Charles River near Harvard University, at rear, April 15, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Most AAPI adults oppose college funding cuts and student deportations, a new poll finds

Read full article: Most AAPI adults oppose college funding cuts and student deportations, a new poll finds

A new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds that as colleges and universities pull back on diversity practices, young Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders are overwhelmingly against cutting federal funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs in higher education, and deporting students involved in protest activity on campus.

Cambodian students from Royal University of Fine Arts perform the Victory Day dancing during their reign of terror in the 1970s in an event hosted by the ruling Cambodian People's Party to mark the annual of Remembrance Day at Choeung Ek, a former Khmer Rouge "killing field," on the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Cambodia’s ‘Day of Remembrance’ marks the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge genocide

Read full article: Cambodia’s ‘Day of Remembrance’ marks the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge genocide

About 2,000 people attended Cambodia’s annual Day of Remembrance Tuesday to mark half a century since Cambodia’s communist Khmer Rouge launched a four-year reign of terror that caused the deaths of about 1.7 million people.

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Vibrancy, culture headline city event recognizing AAPI Heritage Month

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The city of Jacksonville brought the city together to celebrate the 40 countries that represent the vibrant Asian American Pacific Islander community.

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Asian Night Market Jacksonville thriving after 1 year of being open

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News4JAX anchor Aaron Farrar shows us how the relatively new Asian Night Markets are bringing the AAPI community together.

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AAPI Heritage Month: Celebrating UF Health’s Dr. Linh Nguyen

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Young is current member of Mayor’s Asian American Advisory Board

AAPI Heritage Month: Recognizing Japanese Association of Jacksonville president Kie Young

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We’re shining the spotlight on Kie Young, president of the Japanese Association of Jacksonville. She’s also a member of the Mayor’s Asian American Advisory Board.

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Visit Jacksonville plans out fun weekend to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month

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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is celebrated during the month of May, and to kick off the festivities, News4JAX Reporter and Anchor John Asebes spent a full day embracing the vibrant AAPI culture.

Nominee Daniel Dae Kim from "Yellow Face" attends the 78th Annual Tony Awards Meet the Nominees press event at the Sofitel New York on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Daniel Dae Kim making history at the Tony Awards and pushing for Asian representation on Broadway

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Actor Daniel Dae Kim more than made the nominee list for the Tony Awards.

Tokyo Moreno is first person to make performance art a business in Jacksonville

Jacksonville woman popularizes ‘fire performing’ in River City

Read full article: Jacksonville woman popularizes ‘fire performing’ in River City

If you think you have a unique job, it’s probably not as unusual as the one Tokyo Moreno has. She’s a professional fire performer and even “eats” fire during her performances.

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AAPI spotlight: Local chef Jojo Hernandez helped put Filipino flavor on the map in Jacksonville

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One local chef and restaurant put Filipino food on the map -- and on the Yelp Top 100 list.

William Fong poses for photos in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Asian American veterans share emotional stories 50 years after Vietnam War

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Five decades after the end of the U.S.-led war in Vietnam, Asian American and Pacific Islander veterans are reflecting on the life-changing ordeal that was at time made more complicated by their race.

Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

TELL US: Do you know a local AAPI-owned business that deserves recognition?

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During the month of May, we want to highlight those in the AAPI community locally who own businesses!

FILE - Jen Ho Lee, a 76-year-old South Korean immigrant, poses in her apartment with a sign from a recent rally against anti-Asian hate crimes she attended Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are still targets of hatred 5 years after pandemic surge

Read full article: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are still targets of hatred 5 years after pandemic surge

It was five years ago this month that COVID-19-fueled incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders became so frequent that a reporting center was formed.

FILE - Elon Musk speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Most AAPI adults don’t support cutting agencies and want a focus on costs: AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll

Read full article: Most AAPI adults don’t support cutting agencies and want a focus on costs: AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll

A new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll shows that most Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders do not agree with the strategy of putting entire federal agencies on the chopping block, nor are they broadly on board with mass layoffs of federal workers.

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks before a screening of the series "American Born Chinese" in the East Room of the White House in Washington, in celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, May 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

AAPI adults prioritize immigration, but split on mass deportations: AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll

Read full article: AAPI adults prioritize immigration, but split on mass deportations: AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll

Immigration is a top issue many Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders want the federal government to focus on this year, according to a new poll.

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