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Asian Pacific America: NBC Bay Area and South Bay nonprofit Family Giving Tree once again team up for the annual Supporting Our Schools backpack and school supplies drive.

Asian Pacific America: Chi Shui teaches at an elementary school in Contra Costa County and shares the unique needs at his school where more than half the students are AAPI.

Asian Pacific America: Bay Area scientist and rapper Ruby Ibarra co-founded the Pinays Rising Scholarship Program to encourage more Asian Americans to pursue higher education and get degrees in history and the arts.

Asian Pacific America: San Francisco doctor, chef, and cookbook author Dr. Linda Shiue blends the science of nutrition with flavors from around the world to create healthy recipes in her first cookbook, “Spicebox Kitchen.”

Asian Pacific America: Dr. Natasha Lee is a dentist and assistant professor at University of the Pacific’s Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. The school’s “Dental Care is Essential Care” initiative aims to raise awareness about the importance of oral health and its connection to overall health.

Asian Pacific America: James Kim is a best in class winner in AACI’s Growing Up Asian in America Art, Video, and Essay Contest.

Asian Pacific America: Quyen Vuong leads an organization that provides educational and parenting resources to Bay Area families. Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) honored Quyen for her contributions to the community during AAPI Heritage Month.

Asian Pacific America: The Bay Area director of “Crazy Rich Asians” tells Robert Handa about his new film based on the Tony Award-winning musical, “In the Heights.”

Asian Pacific America: Bay Area director Jon Chu highlights the importance of solidarity between ethnic communities.

Asian Pacific America: Award-winning author Kelly Yang shares how she feels about anti-Asian violence.

Asian Pacific America: American Lung Association’s annual CLIMB has been reimagined as an exploration of the many beautiful and historical staircases in San Francisco. The fundraising event supports the ALA’s lung health and clean air initiatives.

Asian Pacific America: PetCode is a mobile app designed by Bay Area high school students to help pet owners easily manage every aspect of their pets lives.

Asian Pacific America: Elena Stevens is a student at Piedmont High School and the best in class essay winner in the Growing Up Asian in America Contest, the largest youth program celebrating AAPI Heritage Month in the country.

Asian Pacific America: Yanni Zhong is the Lance Lew Grand Prize Winner in AACI’s Growing Up Asian in America Contest. Her winning art piece is “This Is My Family Time.”

Asian Pacific America: Award-winning author Paula Yoo’s new book tells the story of an Asian American man beaten to death in 1982. The story is resurfacing after a spike in violence against Asian Americans.

Asian Pacific America: Alice Lee and Jee Young Han reflect on their role on NBC’s Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and their experience as Asian Americans in Hollywood.

Asian Pacific America: A series of Stop Asian Hate events in the Bay Area will offer the community an opportunity to discuss solutions and raise awareness.

Asian Pacific America: Bay Area violinist Shannon Ma will compete in an event known as the olympics of the violin. She tells us how she is preparing for the virtual competition in May 2021.

Asian Pacific America: Menuhin Competition finalist Shannon Ma performs at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Asian Pacific America: AACI and NBC Bay Area’s Growing Up Asian in America Contest remains one of the largest youth celebrations of AAPI heritage in the country. The deadline to submit entries is April 2, 2021.