Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month | May 2026
Ah Quon Mcelrath: The Struggle Never Ends
Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 9pm
Ah Quon McElrath was an intellectual force who gave voice to Hawaii's working class and helped power a labor movement based on racial equality that transformed Hawaii from a semi-feudal oligarchy to a modern labor democracy. Born to immigrant Chinese parents and raised in extreme poverty, she became one of Hawai'i's most influential leaders.
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 05/05/2026 @ 9:00 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/06/2026 @ 1:00 AM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Thu, 05/21/2026 @ 8:00 PM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Fri, 05/22/2026 @ 1:00 AM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Fri, 05/22/2026 @ 9:00 AM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Fri, 05/22/2026 @ 3:00 PM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 05/24/2026 @ 4:00 AM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 05/24/2026 @ 9:00 AM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 05/24/2026 @ 5:00 PM
Food Roots
Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 8pm
In FOOD ROOTS, Emmy-winning restaurateur Billy Dec travels through bustling Philippine metropolitan cities, remote islands and mountain villages to find his last living relatives and face the family tragedy that haunts his past. By embracing the culinary and cultural treasures of the Philippines and confronting family secrets, Billy gains a deeper understanding of his family history and how food has shaped their worldview.
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 05/12/2026 @ 8:00 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/13/2026 @ 12:00 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 05/14/2026 @ 3:00 AM
- WTVP-CREATE 47.4 - Fri, 05/15/2026 @ 11:00 PM
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- WTVP-CREATE 47.4 - Wed, 05/20/2026 @ 8:00 PM
- WTVP-CREATE 47.4 - Thu, 05/21/2026 @ 1:00 AM
Independent Lens
Light of the Setting Sun
Monday, May 18, 2026, 9pm
After a family member has a mental breakdown, filmmaker Vicky Du traces generational trauma rooted in her family's displacement during China's 1949 revolution. Across Taiwan and New Jersey, she explores if healing can break the mental illness cycle.
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 05/18/2026 @ 9:00 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/20/2026 @ 2:00 AM
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- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Thu, 05/21/2026 @ 12:30 AM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Thu, 05/21/2026 @ 8:30 AM
Independent Lens
Third Act
Monday, May 25, 2026, 9pm
Filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura chronicles his father Robert A. Nakamura's life--from WWII incarceration to becoming a pioneer of Asian American cinema. As Parkinson's and political unrest open old wounds, father and son confront art, memory and legacy.
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 05/25/2026 @ 9:00 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/27/2026 @ 2:00 AM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 05/27/2026 @ 6:30 PM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 05/27/2026 @ 11:30 PM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Thu, 05/28/2026 @ 7:30 AM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 05/30/2026 @ 11:00 AM
Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard
Wednesday, May 28, 2026, 10pm
In 1995, a box was uncovered at the home of a parishioner of All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington, D.C. Inside were nearly 50 colorful drawings created by children of the Honkawa Elementary School in Hiroshima, Japan nearly 50 years earlier. The drawings were sent as a gift of thanks from the war-scarred Japanese children in response to a substantial donation of art and school supplies by the children of the church. Surprisingly, none of the pictures reflected the horror these children had endured less than two years earlier.
Then in 2010, members of All Souls embarked on a special journey to return the newly restored images to Japan and reunite them with the artists who created them. PICTURES FROM A HIROSHIMA SCHOOLYARD explores the fascinating stories behind these hopeful drawings and the evolution of a friendship across distance and time. The film weaves an inspiring tale of reconciliation, hope and friendship, with the drawings serving as the central characters in the narrative.
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 05/28/2026 @ 10:00 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 05/29/2026 @ 1:00 AM
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