Waka builder and captain Lilo Ema Siope is dying. Loimata, The Sweetest Tears follows her emotional last few months, as Ema taps into her Samoan culture and strives to help her family heal from past traumas. The film is an intimate portrait of a shattered family working courageously to liberate itself from the shackles of the past.

Sky Blossom: Diaries of the Next Greatest Generation highlights the challenges that these individuals face caring for loved ones who are veterans, particularly during the ongoing pandemic, and sheds a raw, uplifting view into the lives of 24.5 million children and millennials who step forward as caregiving heroes.

A Korean War veteran shares his combat story with never-before-seen footage.

This film tells the story of a group of Japanese Americans and their incarceration by the U.S. government during World War II. It explores the long-term effects of this incarceration and the phenomenon of intergenerational trauma.

Meet pioneering meteorologist Ted Fujita, who transformed our understanding of tornados. His technological advancements saved lives and helped Americans prepare for and respond to dangerous weather phenomena.

The child of immigrants, Norman Mineta’s uniquely American story charts a path from the shame he experienced as a Japanese American inside a U.S. internment camp during World War II to his triumphant rise to political prominence that has shaped every level of government, and made him one of the most influential Asian Americans in the history of our nation.

This film examines a key moment in American/Chinese history, exploring how the two sides remember this shared event in different ways, the reasons for this divergence and what lessons it may hold for today. Recounted by children of the Raiders and their Chinese rescuers, the program offers emotional insights that only family members can provide

Ai-jen Poo has been organizing domestic workers for over two decades, ensuring that they have the same structure and security we give to every other job we value. In this episode, we sit down to discuss the roots of her activism, the art of listening with dignity and the future of caregiving as a profession.

Born from a bloodline that connects him to his family’s unspoken history of war, this film Tu David Phu's journey as a son of refugees growing up in Oakland, California to a professional chef whose creations have been heralded as the next wave of Asian fusion.

PBS Hawaiʻi celebrates AANHPI Month with a diverse selection of programming.