Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month | May 2025

Travel with Roadshow as we turn the spotlight on incredible items with Asian and Pacific Islands origins, including a Hawaiian Kou bowl, a Gandhi presentation spinning wheel, and an 1888 Joseph Nawahi painting. Which is valued at $250,000-$300,000?
A historic presidential race in the Philippines, between the son of Ferdinand Marcos and the incumbent woman VP, is seen through the eyes of Nobel-winning journalist Maria Ressa—who cuts through the rhetoric despite the risks.
Enjoy Tony winner David Henry Hwang's comedy starring Daniel Dae Kim as an Asian American playwright who protests "yellowface" casting in the musical "Miss Saigon" only to mistakenly cast a white actor as the Asian lead in his own play.
Led by John Steinbeck's editor, a group of women activists protest Japanese American incarceration and resist racism in WW II California.
After decades in obscurity and sitting on a treasure trove of pictures, elusive San Francisco artist Michael Jang uses guerrilla art tactics to share his stunning, previously unknown work with unsuspecting audiences.
In 1979, history witnessed an end to the killing fields in Cambodia and the harrowing rule of the Khmer Rouge inside the once majestic country. But darkness did not lift, and the country fell into a terrible human crisis as more than a quarter-million Cambodian refugees sought to escape their chaotic homeland.
Discover the art, life and enduring impact of Tyrus Wong, the renowned Chinese-American painter behind Bambi and Rebel Without a Cause, via new and never-before-seen interviews, movie clips and art. Wong once exhibited with Picasso and Matisse.
Journey to early 20th century China through the eyes of an intrepid medical missionary. As the Xinhai Revolution erupts, we see history unfold through his vivid diaries and stunning photographs. This gripping documentary captures a world on the brink of transformation, blending frontline battlefield images with intimate accounts of medical and spiritual work. Experience the twilight of imperialism and the birth of modern China through one man's extraordinary lens and pen. A riveting tale of compassion, courage, and change in a land awakening to a new era.