Asian American Stories Events

Asian American Stories 2025 Video Contest received entries from 93 contestants spanning over 20 ethnic groups including Filipino, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Indian, Cambodian, Japanese, and others. The youngest contestant was 9 years old, and the eldest was 102. The entries spanned the nation – from Silicon Valley to New York. Some stories came from across the oceans. If anything, the Asian American Stories 2025 Video Contest showed the beauty of our diaspora and just how essential our stories are to the very fabric of America.



These stories are a testament to our community’s heart, resilience, and creativity. They showed the gift we give to America – not just our labor, art, and ingenuity but also our humanity. They are all woven into this nation’s identity.

This year’s entries celebrated unsung heroes of our communities – like Ghino Lee’s mother, who helps elderly Korean Americans navigate legal challenges, to Amanda Nguyen, who turned her trauma into nationwide legal reforms for survivors. Others celebrated institutions and organizations like the Chinese Hospital, which has protected its community for 125 years, or Friends of Children with Special Needs. We saw the stories of Vicki Manolo Draves, an Olympian who broke barriers, and Mr. Fu, a baker whose pastries carry the taste of tradition and love.